Keyword: Amgen

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Amgen Takes Back Bone Drugs from GSK

18.12.2015 - US biopharmaceutical group Amgen is buying back from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) all of its remaining rights to the bone drugs Prolia (denosumab), Xgeva (denosumab) and Vectibix...

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Chances and Hurdles for Biosimilars

07.10.2015 - With biosimilars the pharmaceutical industry and health-care business move into a relatively young discipline with high sales potential. The follow-up drugs of biopharmaceuticals...

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Leaving the Patent Cliff Behind

07.10.2015 - The pharmaceutical industry is entering a period of sustained growth. Prescription drug sales are set to advance at almost 5% a year until 2020, while worldwide prescription drug...

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Amgen to Buy Dezima Pharma, Collaborates with Xencor

21.09.2015 - US biopharmaceutical group Amgen is to acquire Dezima Pharma, a privately held Dutch biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for dyslipidemia. The transaction is...

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AstraZeneca Acquires US Biologics Plant from Amgen

14.09.2015 - As a first step toward doubling its manufacturing and production capacity for biologics in the US, AstraZeneca has acquired a high-tech biologics bulk manufacturing facility in...

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Valeant Teams with AstraZeneca on Psoriasis

04.09.2015 - Canadian drugmaker Valeant has said it will work with AstraZeneca on a potential treatment for psoriasis, brodalumab, taking up the gauntlet from Amgen, which recently curtailed...

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Novartis and Amgen Partner on Alzheimer’s and Migraine

03.09.2015 - Swiss drugmaker Novartis has announced it will cooperate with US biopharmaceutical group Amgen to develop and sell neuroscience treatments for conditions such as Alzheimer's...

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FDA Releases Naming Rules for Biosimilars

31.08.2015 - The US Food and Drug Administration has released a proposal for naming biosimilars – lower-cost biotech drugs – almost simultaneously with the market launch of the first such...