Pharmaceutical industry – Page 29
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BusinessMerck & Co settles cancer antibody patent dispute
US firm will pay Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ono $625m plus royalties on future sales of immunotherapy
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BusinessTeva hit with fines and patent loss
Double whammy as firm settles subsidiary pay-for-delay suit and courts invalidate patents on multiple sclerosis drug
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BusinessJ&J to buy Actelion for $30bn
Actelion’s R&D will spin out as a new company, while Janssen will take on in-market and late-stage medicines
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BusinessBiogen pays $1.25bn to protect multiple sclerosis drug sales
Agreement with Forward Pharma gives Biogen license to keep selling blockbuster Tecfidera
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OpinionDrug regulation is a burden worth bearing
Calls to break down regulatory barriers show a misunderstanding of the industry
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Business
Novartis on winter deal spree
Swiss company aims to re-stock drug pipeline with three new deals in skin, eye and cardiovascular health
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ResearchDrug binding simulations promise to get personal
Fast, reliable new molecular dynamic simulation methods set to speed up research are under investigation by GSK
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BusinessCholesterol drug withdrawn in patent dispute
Ruling that Regeneron’s Praluent antibody infringes Amgen’s Repatha patent could stifle innovation
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BusinessIpsen to buy Merrimack’s cancer drugs
$1bn deal covers two liposome-encapsulated formulations of approved therapies
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BusinessTaming vaccines with chemistry
Vaxxilon aims to simplify vaccine development by replacing biological components with well-defined synthetic molecules
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BusinessTakeda to buy cancer specialist Ariad
Japan’s largest drug company agrees $5.2bn deal to expand oncology portfolio and boost pipeline
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BusinessIndian court revokes ban on combination drugs
Companies claim government failed to follow procedure in restricting risky medicines
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BusinessTeva fined $520m for corruption
World’s largest generics manufacturer admits paying bribes in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico
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BusinessMylan may lay off up to 3500 staff
The move forms part of the US generic firm’s restructuring efforts
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BusinessLonza to buy capsule manufacturer in $5.5bn deal
Swiss pharma firm looks to strengthen its position as world’s biggest drug manufacturing subcontractor
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BusinessUS pharma executives face bribery charges over opioid painkiller prescriptions
Insys Therapeutics chief executive and senior managers accused of running a conspiracy to bribe doctors across several states
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BusinessBristol-Myers Squibb planning huge reorganisation in the US
Job losses likely as Hopewell, New Jersey site will close by 2020
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CareersCatching up with AstraZeneca's graduate programme
Three years on, Manisha Lalloo revisits the pharma giant’s training scheme