Business news – Page 91
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Business
GSK partners Save the Children for Africa project
Company and charity will work together to provide medicines for the developing world
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BusinessCarbon nanotubes not commercially viable for Bayer
Company terminates Baytubes project and seeks to divest its know-how in the area
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BusinessClinical trial data release blocked by companies
Abbvie and Intermune sue the European Medicines Agency to stop it making data public
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BusinessBuy Viagra online - direct from the manufacturer
Pfizer launches website for mail order erectile dysfunction drug prescriptions
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Business
AstraZeneca site to become biotech hub
As AZ leaves, Alderley Park will become an incubator for small companies
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Business
Judge reverses jury decision over $6.5m Takeda payout
Not enough evidence to link diabetes drug to bladder cancer, the company claims
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Business
Appeal reverses ECHA call for animal tests
Automotive refrigerant will not need further toxicity studies under the Reach regulation
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Business
Bayer buys Conceptus for $1.1bn
Deal gives German pharma giant access to surgery-free permanent birth control procedure
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Business
Portable detector shines light on fake drugs
Testing for counterfeit antimalarials in Africa will help validate a new tool for inspectors
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Business
US sues Novartis over alleged kickbacks
Company fraudulently paid pharmacies to switch patients onto its drugs, government claims
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BusinessIreland picks preferred drugs
Using the cheapest of equivalent options could save healthcare providers millions
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Business
1050 jobs shed in Sabic restructuring
Cuts will be spread across European operations, but the Netherlands and UK take the brunt
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Business
Objections raised to GSK pay-for-delay deals
The UK Office of Fair Trading believes deals to delay generic drugs infringed competition laws
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BusinessThermo Fisher to buy Life Technologies in $15.8bn deal
Equipment suppliers unite, bringing Thermo into life sciences and sequencing markets
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BusinessDeadly blast destroys US fertiliser plant
Up to 15 dead and over 160 injured in a fire and explosion in Waco, Texas
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Business
Waitrose bans neonicotinoid pesticides
Supermarket introduces precautionary ban on fresh produce suppliers using neonicotinoids until their effect on bees is clarified
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Business
BASF introduces cell-based allergen test
Non-animal test for cosmetic ingredients to comply with Reach regulation
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Business
Veolia and Total open oil recycling plant
Osilub plant will re-refine used oils into high grade engine lubricants
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Business
DuPont and Monsanto settle Roundup dispute
Firms drop expensive ongoing litigation in favour of a licensing deal
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Opinion
Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence
Politicians should not rush to ban neonicotinoids until field trials have proved that they are wiping out bee colonies, argues Mark Peplow