Pharmaceuticals
Dutch company Micreos launches first non-antibiotic treatment for MRSA, Staphefekt
08 Nov 2014
Micreos says Endolysin Staphefekt was the first such treatment available for human use on intact skin that had multiple benefits as compared to antibiotics
Botox maker Allergan in talks with new suitor
07 Nov 2014
Allergan did not name the proposed new suitor, which some media reports speculated might be Actavis Inc
Perrigo Co to buy Belgian pharmaceutical firm Omega Pharma for $4.5 bn
06 Nov 2014
US private-label over the counter medicines maker Perrigo today struck a deal to buy Belgian pharmaceutical company Omega in a bid to expand in Europe
AstraZeneca strikes three oncology deals
04 Nov 2014
British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca today struck three deals to strengthen its oncology business
Wockhardt Q2 net plunges 97% on US export ban
04 Nov 2014
Cipla wants Novartis’s patents on respiratory drug revoked
30 Oct 2014
Cipla, which launched a generic version of the drug, said Novartis imports "negligible quantity" of its patented drug Onbrez from Switzerland, thereby creating a supply shortage at a time when 15 million Indians needed treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Merck oncology drug wins ‘breakthrough’ classification by US regulators
28 Oct 2014
Keytruda, Merck & Co's flagship new drug, forms part of a new generation of oncology treatments that use the body’s own immune system to attack and destroy tumours
