Pharmaceutical industry – Page 45
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Biotech bounced back in 2013, says report
R&D investment increasing, but industry needs to use its cash more wisely
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Shire fends off AbbVie takeover bid
Board says deal undervalues the company and its growth potential
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Medtronic to buy Covidien for $43bn
Tax inversion deal continues consolidation theme among medical device makers
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Novo Nordisk to create 6000 jobs by 2022
Half of the new Danish employees will be in R&D roles
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BusinessPharma vies to unleash immune system power on cancer
Immuno-oncological drugs look set to earn billions and significantly lengthen patients’ lives
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Merck & Co bolsters hepatitis C pipeline with Idenix acquisition
Early-stage drugs complement Merck’s own developmental portfolio
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Drug giants settle mismarketing lawsuits
Pfizer and GSK settle claims over promoting drugs for unapproved uses in the US
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Generics giants jostle over pain drug
Mylan and Actavis contest Teva’s generic celecoxib exclusivity
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Drug companies rapped for anticompetitive behaviour
Italian authorities demand €1.2 billion in damages from Roche, Novartis and Pfizer
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OpinionMessy megamergers
Big company buyouts are more about immediate gains and rarely consider the impact on research, says Derek Lowe
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BusinessChinese-made DNA sequencer aims to challenge foreign dominance
Domestic instrument pitching for a slice of the world’s fastest growing genome sequencing market
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Boehringer to settle blood thinner drug suits for $650m
Company confident in drug safety but says court cases are too risky
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Time called on Pfizer–AstraZeneca deal
Pfizer could make a fresh approach after six months under City takeover rules
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FeatureReaching out
Andy Extance surveys how pharma uses outsourcing in a variety of different ways
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Novartis enhances its focus with eyecare deal
Swiss firm buys rights to wet AMD drug from Ophthotech for up to $1bn
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AstraZeneca refuses Pfizer’s ‘final’ offer
Pfizer pledges not to make hostile bid direct to shareholders
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Lilly protests $450m Brazilian fine
Firm says chemicals employees were allegedly exposed to were never used at site
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Chinese police hand GSK bribery case to prosecutors
Investigation alleges senior manager ordered staff to hand out bribes
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BusinessPfizer presses hard for AstraZeneca deal
Executives face down international controversy over tax schemes and previous post-merger record