Keyword: healthcare

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Johnson & Johnson to Close Scotland Plant

13.03.2017 - US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced plans to close its surgical suture manufacturing plant in Livingston, Scotland, with the potential loss of 400 jobs...

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Mundipharma to Launch Biosimilar Truxima in Europe

28.02.2017 - UK pharmaceutical group Mundipharma is gearing up to launch Truxima (rituximab), a biosimilar from South Korea’s Celltrion, for the treatment of certain cancers and inflammatory...

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Sanofi to Sell Five OTC Products to Ipsen

15.02.2017 - French pharmaceutical producer Sanofi has agreed to sell five consumer healthcare products in certain European territories to compatriot drugmaker Ipsen for €83 million. The cash...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Kuehne + Nagel: IATA Certification of Entire Global Air Network

09.02.2017 - Logistics company Kuehne + Nagel got a full IATA CEIV Pharma network certification of the entire global air network. “KN PharmaChain” GxP compliant network is currently including...

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Air Liquide Buys Colombia’s Oxymaster

30.01.2017 - Major French industrial gases group Air Liquide has entered the Colombian home healthcare sector after acquiring a majority stake in Oxymaster. Financial terms and the size of the...

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J&J and Actelion Said Talking to Swiss Regulators

09.01.2017 - Actelion and Johnson & Johnson may be edging closer to a deal that would give the US healthcare giant at least a major chunk of the Swiss biotech firm, according to the Zurich...

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Lonza Confirms Talks With Capsugel

13.12.2016 - Swiss fine chemicals producer and contract manufacturer Lonza has confirmed a “strong interest” in acquiring Capsugel, a Morristown, New Jersey, USA-based producer of capsules used...

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Sanofi Said Eyeing Actelion Bid

07.12.2016 - French drugs major Sanofi is weighing a rival offer to Johnson & Johnson’s recent bid for Swiss pharmaceuticals and biotech firm Actelion, the news agency Bloomberg has reported...