All articles by Phillip Broadwith – Page 13
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Achillion partners with Janssen to boost hepatitis C pipeline
Development deal worth up to $1.1bn includes three investigational drugs aiming to extend treatment options in fast-moving market
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Actavis plan to thwart generics blocked
Company prevented from withdrawing original formulation of Alzheimer’s drug to force patients onto extended release version and extend patent exclusivity
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Endo to buy Par as generics consolidation continues
$8bn deal follows trend as drugmakers aim for economies of scale
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GSK commits to HIV research
Firm will partner with US university and cancels plan to sell its share of ViiV Healthcare joint venture
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DuPont overcomes investor challenge
Shareholders decline to elect activist board nominees in a show of support for the current management’s strategy
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Alexion to buy Synageva for rare disease drugs
$8.4bn deal gives firm access to enzyme drug currently under review with US and EU regulators
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Takeda offers $2.4bn to settle diabetes litigation
Aims to settle multiple outstanding lawsuits relating to Actos (pioglitazone) and bladder cancer
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Zoetis to sell or close 10 plants in cost-cutting drive
Animal health firm will slash product portfolio in a bid to save $300m annually
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BusinessKolon and Dupont settle trade secrets case
Korean firm admits stealing Kevlar technology and will pay $360m in fines and restitution
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Daiichi Sankyo steps out after Sun-Ranbaxy merger
Ranbaxy’s Japanese owner has sold off its stake in the merged company, but will retain its business partnership
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BusinessEnvironmental research goes private
Exclusive interview with Fera chief Hilary Aldridge as the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency becomes majority-owned by Capita
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Valeant heads off Endo bid for Salix
Bid raised to $15.8 billion in cash after rival offer from Irish firm
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BASF introduces bio-based polyTHF
Process uses 1,4-butanediol from microbial digestion of sugar feedstocks to make component of polyester and polyurethane materials
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Mallinckrodt to buy Ikaria to expand in US hospitals
$2.3bn deal brings nitric oxide ventilator system for newborns with respiratory failure
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J&J to sell cardiac devices to wholesaler Cardinal
Commodity technology no longer fits with company’s focus on growth and innovation
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AstraZeneca to spin off anti-infectives research
Early-stage research will transfer to a new company, while AZ and MedImmune retain late-stage programmes
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Asahi Kasei to buy Polypore for battery materials
$2.2bn deal adds to Japanese consolidation in energy storage