02.03.2016
- US law firm Zeldes Haeggquist & Eck has started investigating a possible violation of federal securities laws by Indian generics manufacturer Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and US...
06.11.2015
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is expecting to file 20 new drugs by 2020, with another 20 to follow in the following five years. In a presentation to investors in New York, CEO Andrew Witty...
19.09.2014
- The decision by Swiss drugmaker Roche in August to buy US biotech company InterMune for $8.3 billion was "exceptional" and not a sign of more ambitious plans for major acquisitions...
18.06.2013
- ViroPharma is attracting preliminary interest from several pharmaceutical companies about buying the orphan drugmaker, according to three people familiar with the matter. While...
09.01.2013
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical, which makes high-priced drugs used to treat rare diseases, would not consider a buy-out offer for even a 25-30% premium, according to the company's chief...
03.01.2013
- Rare diseases are a growing focus for drug companies, with prices for some treatments for ultra-rare conditions running into hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. The following...
03.01.2013
- The Western world's first drug to fix faulty genes promises to transform the lives of patients with an ultra-rare disease that clogs their blood with fat. The only snag is the...
02.01.2013
- U.S. regulators approved 39 new drugs in 2012, the most in 16 years, suggesting that pharmaceutical makers are poised for growth after losing billions of dollars in recent years to...
