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Watson Sues FDA on Generic Diabetes Drug Ruling

15.08.2012 - Generic drugmaker Watson Pharmaceuticals sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenging a ruling against Watson's generic version of a big-selling diabetes drug, Actos...

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Amgen Q2 Profit Beats Estimates

27.07.2012 - Amgen on Thursday reported far higher-than-expected second-quarter profit and revenue on strong demand for many of its drugs, and the world's largest biotechnology company raised...

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Takeda Chases Emerging Market Sales with Brazil Buy

25.05.2012 - Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan's top drugmaker, is to buy Brazil's Multilab for up to 540 million Brazilian reals ($265 million) in a deal highlighting global drugmakers' appetite...

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Japan's Asahi Kasei to buy U.S. Zoll for $2.2 Billion

12.03.2012 - Japan's Asahi Kasei will buy U.S. medical equipment maker Zoll Medical for $2.21 billion as it looks to build a globally competitive healthcare business and reduce its reliance on...

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E&Y Sees $1-5 Billion As Sweet Spot For Biotech M&A

14.06.2011 - Biotech deals in the $1 billion to $5 billion range are likely to be a sweet spot for drug companies looking to bolster their pipelines through M&A in an increasingly tough...

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Takeda To Reveal $12 Billion Purchase Of Nycomed

18.05.2011 - Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan's largest drugmaker, will announce the 1 trillion yen ($12 billion) purchase of closely held Swiss rival Nycomed on Wednesday as it seeks to expand in...

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Takeda Denies Nycomed Bid

16.05.2011 - Takeda, Japan's largest drugmaker, said on Friday it has not agreed to buy Swiss rival Nycomed, following reports it was in talks to buy the privately held company for more than...

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Takeda in Talks to Buy Nycomed In $14.2 Billion Deal

12.05.2011 - Japan's largest drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical is in talks to buy privately-held Swiss rival Nycomed in a deal that could be valued at about $14.2 billion, Bloomberg said, citing...