Industry News
Greece to cut 4,000 drug prices by a fifth
The Greek government has released a list of over 4,000 drugs on which it will impose heavy price cuts. More…
UK biotech body elects new chairman
Cellzome’s president and chief executive Tim Edwards has been elected chairman of the BioIndustry Association. More…
Genzyme available for 'fair value', says Termeer
Genzyme’s chief executive Henri Termeer has said his company could be for sale to Sanofi-Aventis if it offers a ‘fa More…
Merck averts day in court over Dutch plant closure
Merck & Co has postponed the planned closure of the former Organon facility in Oss, the Netherlands, after week More…
GSK paves way for biopharmaceuticals growth
GlaxoSmithKline has handed Swiss contract manufacturer Lonza a contract to produce clinical trial batches of five m More…
J&J and Merck heading for showdown over drug rights
Johnson & Johnson’s disagreement with Merck over rights to two arthritis drugs is set to come to a head in the More…
Seven Seas picks McCallum Layton for multivitamin NPD work
UK— Vitamins, minerals and supplements supplier Seven Seas has hired research agency McCallum Layton to undertake N More…
Pharma sector optimism growing
Pharma execs are more confident about the sector's outlook than they were at the start of the year.
A survey of 1,0 More…
PCT managers have 'no automatic right' to GP commissioning
Primary care trust managers should not have a legal right to transfer to similar roles in GP commissioning groups, More…
inVentiv Health acquires French advertising group
InVentiv Health is to acquire Star Terre Santé, a leading group of healthcare marketing and communications agencie More…