Keyword: pharmaceutical industry

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GlaxoSmithKline Wins Top Prize at IChemE Awards

02.11.2012 - GlaxoSmithKline clinched the top prize at the IChemE 2012 Awards last night in recognition of its radical change in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. The organisation won the...

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Europe Approves High-Price Gene Therapy

02.11.2012 - European officials have approved the Western world's first gene therapy drug from a small Dutch biotech company, in a milestone for the novel medical technology that fixes faulty...

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Vertex Posts Q3 Loss as Hepatitis Drug Sales Plunge

02.11.2012 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss for the third quarter on Thursday with results hurt by fast-declining sales of its Incivek hepatitis C drug, as the company turned its...

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Teva Pharmaceutical Adjusted Profit Tops Estimates

01.11.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's biggest generic drugmaker, posted adjusted quarterly profit that beat expectations as strong U.S. revenue offset lower European generic...

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Pfizer Quarterly Revenue Fall Far Short of Forecasts

01.11.2012 - Pfizer reported on Thursday quarterly revenue well below Wall Street expectations, on sharply weaker sales of specialty care drugs and a pullback of emerging market revenue...

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AstraZeneca Deepens Collaboration with Academia

31.10.2012 - British academic researchers have secured 7 million pounds ($11 million) of funding from the country's Medical Research Council (MRC) to investigate a range of potential new drugs...

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Top Medical Innovations Address Headache, Diabetes, Cancer

31.10.2012 - The best medical innovations for next year include an almond-size device that's implanted in the mouth to relieve severe headaches and a hand-held scanner resembling a blow dryer...

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Switzerland's Lonza to Cut 500 Jobs

31.10.2012 - Swiss drugs industry supplier Lonza plans to cut 500 jobs, including 400 at its main plant in Visp, to improve profitability as it grapples with price pressures, a strong Swiss...