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Merck & Co Analyst Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

23.02.2015 - A former New York-based financial analyst who followed the pharmaceutical industry and is believed to have been employed by Merck & Co has pleaded guilty to participating in an...

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Orphan drugmaker ViroPharma attracts takeover interest

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...

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Optimer Shares Rise After Report Names Glaxo, Cubist as Potential Buyers

03.04.2013 - Shares of Optimer Pharmaceuticals rose as much as 24% after a Bloomberg report said GlaxoSmithKline and Cubist Pharmaceuticals were among those interested in buying the antibiotic...

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Top-Selling Drugs for Ultra-Rare Diseases

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...

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ViroPharma Licenses Rights from Intellect Neurosciences for Friedreich's Ataxia

30.09.2011 - ViroPharma announced the license of worldwide rights from Intellect Neurosciences to its clinical stage drug candidate, OX1, being developed for the treatment of Friedreich's...