Keyword: healthcare

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Kare Schultz Named CEO of Teva

13.09.2017 - After a protracted search, Israeli generics giant Teva has appointed a new president and chief executive officer. Kåre Schultz will take over from interim CEO Yitzhak Peterburg at...

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Lonza Completes Capsugel Acquisition

11.07.2017 - Lonza has gained all regulatory approvals for its proposed acquisition of Capsugel – the biggest buy in its history – and expects to close the transaction imminently, the company...

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US Court Ruling May Curb Drug Suit “Tourism”

26.06.2017 - Last week’s 8-1 ruling by the US Supreme Court in a long-running case brought against Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and California-based drug distributor McKesson Corp – which could...

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Journalists Unhappy with Drugmaker Communications

22.06.2017 - In unusually open criticism of a sector journalists report on widely, the digital communications platform ISEBOX has accused the international pharmaceutical industry of failing to...

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Biesterfeld Expands Portfolio with Bio-gen’s Plant Extracts

15.06.2017 - German distributor Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has boosted its portfolio following a deal to distribute Bio-gen Extracts’ nutraceuticals and plant extracts in Europe. Located in...

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Germany’s Merck Sells Biosimilars to Fresenius

28.04.2017 - German pharmaceuticals and chemicals producer Merck is divesting its Biosimilars business to compatriot firm Fresenius Kabi, a unit of medical technology and healthcare group...

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Iran: Rediscovering a Sleeping Giant

27.04.2017 - Iran has one of the longest histories of medical practice in the world. In the modern era, however, the Middle East country has fallen off the world‘s medical and pharmaceutical...

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Pfizer CEO Criticizes US Healthcare

27.03.2017 - On the eve of the US Republican party’s failed bid to repeal the Affordable Care Act (AHA) of former US president, Barack Obama and replace it with its own plan, Pfizer CEO Ian...