Pharmaceutical industry – Page 23
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BusinessBusinesses use blockchain to take on trustlessness
Big companies are looking to blockchain technology to track transactions, finds Andy Extance, while upstarts exploit its cryptocurrency origins
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BusinessVaccine scandal and heart drug recall show China’s pharma struggles
Fifteen arrests amid evidence of bribery related to vaccines, despite new standards and penalties for fraud
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BusinessNovartis exit from antibiotics a setback for race against resistance
Experts say business models must change to halt big pharma exodus
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BusinessTrump coaxes big promises from big pharma
Several drug industry giants are now pledging to freeze price increases in the US, but some suggest the movement is a publicity stunt or worse
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BusinessDrugmaker blocks Nevada execution
Alvogen obtains a restraining order to delay US prisoner’s execution, saying Nevada state obtained its sedative midazolam via ‘subterfuge’
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BusinessJ&J and the question of shadow research
Former academic researcher who found that talc is not carcinogenic admits that J&J funded his work, but says that fact is immaterial
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BusinessGene therapy gathers pace
Sarah Houlton charts the evolution, challenges and opportunities of cell and gene therapy
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NewsFears that US 'right to try' law could put patients at risk
Legislation will give terminally ill patients the option of taking medicines that have had little testing
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BusinessUS senators launch probe of Novartis’ payments to Trump lawyer
Congress demands info from Novartis about its $1.2m in outflows to Michael Cohen, just as it was negotiating payments for its cancer drug
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BusinessTrump lays out plan to slash drug costs
White House strategy to reduce pharmaceutical prices faces backlash from the industry, which cautions against the ‘far-reaching’ proposals
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BusinessTakeda set to swallow Shire
Shire’s US revenue and rare diseases portfolio grab Japanese firm’s attention
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ArticleAre polymer medicines viable therapeutics?
Combining small-molecule medicines with polymers could offer big rewards for pharmaceutical researchers
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ArticleThe dark side of chemical patents
Unloved, ignored and misunderstood but could all that change?
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FeatureUnderstanding Alzheimer’s
After hundreds of failed drug candidates, James Mitchell Crow asks if this is the last roll of the dice for the amyloid theory of Alzheimer’s disease
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Feature3D printing in pharma
Nina Notman explores how 3D printing is carving out a niche for itself in the pharmaceutical industry
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BusinessDeal protects world’s biggest selling drug from biosimilar erosion
AbbVie and Samsung Bioepis resolve patent litigation over arthritis drug Humira
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BusinessIndia creates national drugs database to address supply and quality issues
Regulatory body takes steps to reform how it manages and monitors pharmaceuticals
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BusinessNovartis’ $8.7bn AveXis deal shows gene therapy appeal
Acquisition indicates the value of potentially permanent cures for inherited diseases
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