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Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Success Story of Biosimilars

13.09.2023 -

With their triumphant advance, biosimilars are also setting in motion the usual market mechanisms. Biopharma interest groups warn against the automatic substitution of...

Markets & Companies

Injecting Growth and Innovation

13.09.2019 - Abbvie takes over Allergan, Pfizer merges its generics business with Mylan, Takeda integrates Shire — the pharmaceutical industry is making a name for itself in 2019 with several...

News

Boehringer Wins Europe’s First Biosimilar Approval

21.11.2017 - Boehringer Ingelheim has been granted its first biosimilar approval in Europe, receiving authorization to market Cyltezo for treating a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases in...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Chances and Hurdles for Biosimilars

07.10.2015 - With biosimilars the pharmaceutical industry and health-care business move into a relatively young discipline with high sales potential. The follow-up drugs of biopharmaceuticals...

Markets & Companies

Leaving the Patent Cliff Behind

07.10.2015 - The pharmaceutical industry is entering a period of sustained growth. Prescription drug sales are set to advance at almost 5% a year until 2020, while worldwide prescription drug...

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AbbVie Wins Shire Prize for Nearly $55 Billion

21.07.2014 - In its fifth attempt to buy the company, AbbVie, a recent spin-off of US drugmaker Abbott Laboratories, has won the race to acquire European rival Shire, clinching the deal for...

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Shire to Bow to AbbVie's Sweetened $53 Billion Offer

15.07.2014 - Dublin-based pharmaceutical producer Shire, a specialist in drugs to treat rare diseases, has succumbed to an increased £31 billion ($53 billion) takeover offer from US drugmaker...

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The Biosimilar Market

07.02.2014 - Pharmaceuticals - Many biologic drug developers can be pleased with how well their products have performed in the market place. Blockbuster products such as Abbvie's (ex-Abbott)...