Keyword: cancer drugs

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Ono to Acquire Deciphera for $2.4 Billion

02.05.2024 -

Japan’s Ono Pharmaceutical agreed to acquire US cancer-therapy company Deciphera Pharmaceuticals for approximately $2.4 billion. Deciphera focuses on innovative cancer...

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EU Commission Approves Pfizer’s Takeover of Seagen

20.10.2023 -

The US pharmaceutical company Pfizer has been cleared to acquire Seagen, a biotech company focused on developing cancer treatments.

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EU Investigates Aspen for Price Gouging

18.05.2017 - The European Commission (EC) is investigating South African pharmaceutical producer Aspen Pharmacare on charges it raised the price of five cancer drugs by “several hundred per...

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AstraZeneca Cancer Drug Breakthrough

10.02.2016 - The combination of two cancer drugs from UK-Swedish drugs maker AstraZeneca and its biologics research and development arm MedImmune could be a potential breakthrough in treating a...

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New Immunotherapy Coalition Launched in US

13.01.2016 - Five major internationally active drugmakers, including American biotech firms Amgen and Celgene, along with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and non-US players such as Glaxo SmithKline...

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AstraZeneca Confirms Talks with Acerta

15.12.2015 - AstraZeneca has confirmed speculation that it is “exploring potential strategic options” with Acerta Pharma, a privately owned biotech firm with operations in the Netherlands and...

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Merck Serono in Spanish Drug Development Pact

23.12.2013 - Merck Serono, the biopharmaceuticals division of Germany's Merck KGaA, has signed a global license agreement with the Spanish National Research Center (CNIO) in Madrid on cancer...

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Roche to Spend $880 Million on Manufacturing, Create 500 Jobs

14.10.2013 - Swiss drug maker Roche is to invest 800 million Swiss francs ($880 million) in its global manufacturing facilities over the next five years, creating 500 jobs, as it prepares for...