Business news – Page 97

Business
Generic Actos approved

2012-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mylan, Ranbaxy and Teva have won US marketing approval for their generic versions of Actos diabetes tablets
Business
BASF parts with paints

2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

German and French parts of subsidiary Relius sold to wholesaler Prosol
Business
Pfizer to pay $250m for Nexium

2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

AstraZeneca has sold rights to an over the counter version of its heartburn tablets
Business
Elan spins off drug discovery

2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The new company will be called Neotope Biosciences and focus on chronic degenerative diseases
Business
DSM to cut 1000 jobs

2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Netherlands speciality chemical company will reduce its headcount by 1000 over the next 18 months
Business
DSM buys into cattle supplements

2012-08-13T00:00:00Z

The company has struck a EUR465 million deal to acquire Tortuga
Business
Bapineuzunab dropped

2012-08-09T00:00:00Z

Development for the Alzheimer’s treatment stopped after clinical tests
Business
Irish pharma exports tumble

2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Seven of the top 10 drugs going off patent between 2011 and 2014 are produced in Ireland
Business
Pfizer secures Sandwich buyer

2012-08-03T00:00:00Z

The R&D site in Sandwich, UK, has been bought by a private consortium
Business
Monsanto wins $1bn in patent case

2012-08-02T00:00:00Z

Monsanto had claimed that DuPont infringed its patents covering glyphosate pesticide products
Business
New cystic fibrosis drug in EU

2012-07-31T00:00:00Z

Ivacaftor works by helping defective proteins function more normally
Business
China to investigate polysilicon imports

2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

An ongoing international row over the market for solar panels is spilling over into the supply chain
Business
AkzoNobel sells ICI Pakistan

2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

Yunus Brothers will pay $150 million for the recently restructured business
Opinion
Screen shots

2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

Derek Lowe makes the case against using ‘frequent hitters’ in your assays
Business
New US chemical rules edge nearer

2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

Chemical manufacturers would have to produce safety data for their products
Business
Drugs top EU counterfeit imports

2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

In 2011, medicines topped the list of fake products entering the EU
Business
UK urged to clean up London air

2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

Think tank says ‘invisible’ pollution is public health problem comparable to obesity and alcohol
Business
GSK secures $3.6bn HGS deal

2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

GlaxoSmithKline is set to buy Human Genome Sciences for $3.6 billion
Business
Obesity drug approved in US

2012-07-18T00:00:00Z

Qsymia from Vivus joins Belviq in a lucrative part of the pharma industry
Business
First HIV drug approved as prevention

2012-07-17T00:00:00Z

Truvada tablets can reduce the risk of infection for an HIV-negative person