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P&G to acquire Merck KGaA consumer health unit
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Procter & Gamble has confirmed that it has signed a deal to acquire the Consumer Health business of Merck KGaA for €3.4 billion -- about $4.21 billion, one of the c...Read more
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New commercial chief at Ra Pharma
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Ra Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of next-generation therapeutics for the treatment of complement-mediated diseases, anno...Read more
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J&J ramps up pricing for Imbruvica
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Johnson & Johnson will implement a new pricing and dosage scheme for cancer med IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) conveniently ahead of research that suggests the drug, which costs ~$148...Read more
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Mundipharma expands partnership with Caris Life Sciences
World | News | 0 Comment | 18 Apr, 2018
Mundipharma is partnering with Caris Life Sciences, a leading US biotechnology company, to provide the exclusive sales, promotion, marketing and distribution of its tumor profiling service,...Read more
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Novartis to invest $100M for malaria elimination
World | News | 0 Comment | 18 Apr, 2018
Novartis has announced a five-year commitment to the fight against malaria in conjunction with the 7th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Conference and the Malaria Summit of the Commonweal...Read more
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Sartorius Stedim Biotech, PSU announce partnership
World | News | 0 Comment | 18 Apr, 2018
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Penn State University (PSU) have entered into a collaborative partnership to advance multidisciplinary teaching and research in biotechnology. This long-term re...Read more
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GE launches new facility for viral vector based therapeutics
World | News | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2018
GE Healthcare is launching a ready-to-run factory-in-a-box to speed up the production of viral vector based therapeutics, including viral vector based vaccines, oncolytic viruses and gene a...Read more
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Shire offloads its oncology business for $2.4B
World | News | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2018
Shire, a leading global biotechnology company focused on rare diseases is selling its oncology business to French drugmaker Servier S.A.S. for $2.4 billion. The US-based company said that t...Read more
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Maternal metabolic factors and early-onset puberty may be related
World | News | 0 Comment | 16 Apr, 2018
Singapore - In a study of more than 15,000 girls and their mothers — all Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California — maternal overweight and hyperglycemia were ...Read more
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Major Italian sector federations showcase latest trends in healthcare
World | News | 0 Comment | 16 Apr, 2018
Singapore – Nine major Italian federations representing sectors from fashion to healthcare and technology, arrived in Singapore to promote the “Made In Italy” label. ...Read more
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UK team develops novel skin patch for diabetes
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
A group of scientists at the University of Bath has created a non-invasive adhesive patch that promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without carrying out the pain...Read more
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Merck to accelerate global access to affordable vaccines
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Merck, a leading science and technology company has announced a partnership with Oxford University’s Jenner Institute to develop more robust and scalable vaccine manufacturi...Read more
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Sanofi to invest in Canadian vaccine facility
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Sanofi is investing €350M (CAD $500M) to construct a new state-of-art vaccine manufacturing facility at the Sanofi Pasteur Canadian headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. Th...Read more
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Mylan, Biocon to launch Adalimumab Biosimilar in EU
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Mylan and Biocon have agreed to accelerate introduction of adalimumab biosimilar in Europe through Mylan’s in-licensing arrangement with Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics (FKB). F...Read more
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Boston Therapeutics poised to acquire MTA
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Boston Therapeutics inks a non-binding letter of intent with Medical Technology Associates to acquire MTA, a privately-held company dedicated to the development of nove...Read more
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Abpro Therapeutics on deck for IPO
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Woburn, MA-based Abpro Therapeutics (ABP) has filed a preliminary prospectus for a $69M IPO. The preclinical-stage biotech firm develops next-generation anti...Read more
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World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Vermillion, a bio-analytical solutions company focused on gynecologic disease, announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock and convertible preferred stock in co...Read more
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New study brings relief for travellers from leg swelling and jet lag
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Singapore- A new peer-reviewed, published study shows that natural French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol is effective in reducing lower leg swelling known as edema and relieving jet ...Read more
