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Lundbeck, Merck KGaA and Others Fined for Blocking Rival Drugs

20.06.2013 - European antitrust regulators fined nine drugmakers, including Denmark's Lundbeck, a total of €146 million ($195 million) for blocking the supply of a cheaper anti-depressant to...

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EU to Fine Lundbeck, Others for Blocking Generic Drugs

03.06.2013 - A European regulator will fine Denmark's Lundbeck and eight other makers of generic drugs for limiting the supply of cheaper medicines, two people with knowledge of the matter said...

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Chemical Industry in Transition

03.06.2013 - During the next decades the world is poised to witness a period with the longest positive transformation in human history. With more than 9 to 10 billion people depending on the...

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Pfizer Takes its Shot at a Vaccine for Evasive Superbug

23.05.2013 - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the...

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Novartis' Vasella Exit Opens Door to Roche Stake Sale

16.05.2013 - A changing of the guard at Switzerland's two biggest drugmakers is fuelling talk that Novartis may finally sell its multi-billion-dollar stake in cross-town rival Roche...

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Drugmakers Face More Scrutiny of Discordant U.S. Prices

11.05.2013 - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer and...

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Novartis Seeks Productivity Improvements with New CFO

24.04.2013 - Novartis has promoted Harry Kirsch, who has driven productivity improvements at its pharmaceuticals division, to be chief financial officer as the Swiss drugmaker looks to grow...

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U.S. Sues Novartis, Alleging Kickbacks to Pharmacies

24.04.2013 - The U.S. government filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis on Tuesday, accusing a unit of the Swiss drug maker of causing the Medicare and Medicaid programs to pay tens of...