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Maryland-based biotech company Novavax en route to crack a vaccine for common respiratory virus
Monday, August 10, 2015A Marylandbased biotech company believes it can solve a riddle that has baffled Big Pharma for decades how to protect against a virus that infects almost every American child If midstage trial data proves positive Novavax Inc will be closer than any...
China Resources Sanjiu's unit to acquire Zhongyi Pharma for 1.3 bln yuan
Saturday, August 08, 2015China Resources Sanjiu Medical Pharmaceutical Co Ltd Says unit plans to acquire Zhejiang Zhongyi Pharmaceutical for billion yuan million reuterscom
Pfizer, Bristol revive cancer drugs that rev up immune system
Friday, August 07, 2015Some of the most heralded new cancer drugs fight the disease by removing brakes on the immune system Now a few leading drugmakers are paying attention to a second opposing force medicines that accelerate the immune systems attack Pfizer Inc which is...
AstraZeneca widens cancer push with up to $500 million Heptares deal
Friday, August 07, 2015AstraZeneca expanded its push into cancer immunotherapy on Thursday by striking a deal potentially worth more than million with Soseis biotech unit Heptares giving it rights to an experimental treatment AstraZeneca said it would pay an initial mil...
Britain raps Pfizer over inflated epilepsy drug prices
Thursday, August 06, 2015Britains competition watchdog alleged on Thursday that US drugmaker Pfizer PFEN and Flynn Pharma had breached competition law by ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug used by more than British patients The Competition and Markets Authority CMA sa...
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Expands Distribution of its Proprietary Ophthalmic and Urologic Formulations into Texas and Virginia
Thursday, August 06, 2015Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary compounded drug therapies has expanded the availability of its proprietary ophthalmic and urologic compounded formulations...
Drugmaker Shire bids $30 bln for Baxter spin-off Baxalta
Wednesday, August 05, 2015Drugmaker Shire said on Tuesday it was seeking to buy Baxalta a company spunoff by Baxter International last month for billion to forge the leading global specialist in rare diseases The Londonlisted group went public with its approach after the US...
Pfizer wins EU approval for $15 billion Hospira buy
Wednesday, August 05, 2015US drugmaker Pfizer gained European Union antitrust approval on Tuesday for its proposed billion acquisition of US rival Hospira HSPN after pledging to sell some drugs to allay competition concerns The approval is conditional on Pfizer divesting ce...
Shire buys U.S.-based Foresight Biotherapeutics Inc for $300 mln
Tuesday, August 04, 2015Pharmaceuticals company Shire Plc said it had bought New Yorkbased Foresight Biotherapeutics Inc for million gaining access to a latestage therapy being developed for the treatment of infectious conjunctivitis known as pink eye The deal gives Shire...
Ascendis Health to acquire 49 pct in Farmalider S.A
Tuesday, August 04, 2015Ascendis Health Ltd acquisition of initial pct of Farmalider SA a Spanish pharmaceutical group Acquisition provides Ascendis with an entry into attractive eur billion Spanish pharmaceutical market Initial acquisition effective date is October C...