Pharmaceuticals
Aurobindo Pharma to acquire Actavis’s European operations
18 Jan 2014
Aurobindo Pharma will acquire the generics commercial operations of Actavis Plc in seven markets across Western Europe
J&J to sell Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit to Carlyle for $4.15 bn
17 Jan 2014
US healthcare major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) yesterday agreed to sell its Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) unit to private equity firm Carlyle Group for $4.15 billion.
Sanofi unit Genzyme in alliance with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to develop RNAi therapeutics
13 Jan 2014
Novartis arm faces criminal case in Japan over exaggerated advertising
09 Jan 2014
Under Japanese law, anyone found guilty of exaggerated advertising can be punished with up to two years in prison or a fine of as much as ¥2 million
Forest Labs acquires Aptalis for $2.9 bn
09 Jan 2014
The acquisition of Aptalis will help diversify Forest's pharmaceuticals portfolio while advancing its strategy to create blockbuster therapeutics
Thermo Fischer to sell cell research business to GE for over $1 bn
07 Jan 2014
The world’s second-largest laboratory equipment and supplies provider Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc will sell its cell research business to GE Healthcare for $1.06 billion,to gain EC’s approval for is acquisition of rival Life Technologies
