05.04.2019
- Frankfurt / Weinheim, 03 April 2019. Seven companies from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries have been awarded the "Best Employer in Chemistry" prize as part of the new...
26.04.2016
- Novartis is said to be planning to divest its nearly $14 billion stake in rival Swiss drugmaker Roche, accounting for about 6% of that company’s shares and more than 30% of its...
29.12.2015
- Swedish drug developer and toll manufacturer Recipharm has signed a long-term agreement with Swiss eye-care treatment company Alcon, part of Novartis, to manufacture a range of...
19.09.2013
- Novartis said it would investigate allegations published in a Chinese newspaper that its eye care unit Alcon bribed doctors. The 21st Century Business Herald, citing a...
16.07.2013
- Abbott said on Monday that it would enter the laser cataract surgery business by buying privately held OptiMedica for up to $400 million and in a separate deal would pay $310...
27.07.2012
- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel on Thursday recommended two drugs for combating different forms of vision loss that can lead to blindness among a range of adults...
12.03.2012
- Bayer is sounding out its debt financing options with banks to prepare for takeover opportunities such as one that may arise from Pfizer's mooted exit from veterinary medicine...
13.09.2011
- Novartis Tuesday said it now expects the integration of Alcon as an eye care segment to create annual cost synergies of $350 million by 2013. In January 2010, on acquiring a 77%...
