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Teva to acquire CoGenesys with a purchase price of $400 million cash |
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoGenesys, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company with a broad based biotechnology platform and focused on the development of peptide- and protein-based medicines across broad therapeutic categories. |
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Abbott Reports 16.1 Percent Sales Growth in Fourth Quarter |
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007.
- Worldwide sales in the fourth quarter increased 16.1 percent to $7.2 billion, including a favorable 4.5 percent effect of exchange rates. For the full-year 2007, worldwide sales increased 15.3 percent to $25.9 billion, including a favorable 3.2 percent effect of exchange rates.
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Roche invests 430 million Swiss francs at sites in Germany and Switzerland |
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 |
Roche has approved extensive investment plans for its Penzberg, Mannheim and Kaiseraugst sites. Around 280 million Swiss francs will be invested in expanding biotech drug research and development activities at Penzberg. This decision will ensure that the company's own value added chain is exploited to its full potential in the development and production of biopharmaceuticals mainly for oncology applications. |
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Novartis achieves record results in 2007 underscoring benefits of strategic healthcare portfolio |
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Monday, 21 January 2008 |
Novartis achieved record results for the total Group in 2007, with net sales rising 8% (+3% in local currencies) and net income advancing 66% to USD 12.0 billion. Sandoz and Vaccines and Diagnostics led the expansion with double-digit net sales growth and strong contributions to operating income, while Consumer Health provided additional support with a solid performance. |
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Pfizer and Scil Finalize Agreement for Novel Cartilage Growth Factor |
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and Scil Technology GmbH (Scil) have signed a licensing agreement for worldwide collaboration on Scil’s cartilage specific growth factor CD-RAP. Under this agreement, Pfizer will obtain a worldwide exclusive license to develop and commercialize CD-RAP. |
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Genzyme and Isis Announce Strategic Alliance Including Exclusive Worldwide License of Mipomersen |
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Tuesday, 08 January 2008 |
Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ) and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS) announced that they have entered a major strategic alliance in which Genzyme will develop and commercialize mipomersen, Isis' lipid-lowering treatment for high risk cardiovascular patients that utilizes novel antisense technology. As part of the strategic relationship, Genzyme will also have preferred access to future Isis drugs for CNS and certain rare diseases. |
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Pfizer Completes Sale of Consumer Healthcare Business |
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
Pfizer Inc said that it has completed the sale of its Pfizer Consumer Healthcare business to Johnson & Johnson for $16.6 billion or about $13.5 billion in after-tax proceeds. |
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Avista Capital Partners to Acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging for $525 Million |
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, announced today the parties have signed a definitive agreement for Avista to acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging ("BMS MI"), a business unit of Bristol-Myers Squibb, for approximately $525 million of cash proceeds. BMS MI is a leading supplier of medical imaging products for nuclear and
ultrasound cardiovascular diagnostic imaging procedures. |
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Pfizer and Adolor Enter into Exclusive Worldwide Collaboration |
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Adolor Corporation (Nasdaq: ADLR) announced today an exclusive worldwide collaboration to develop and commercialize novel compounds, ADL5859 and ADL5747, for the treatment of pain. Both compounds are proprietary Delta opioid receptor agonist candidates with the potential to treat a wide range of inflammatory, neuropathic and acute pain conditions. |
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Merz Group experiences successful 2006/07 financial year |
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA, based in Frankfurt am Main, was able to continue the dynamic growth of the previous years during their 2006/07 financial year (ending June 30th). Group revenue increased by 12.8% to 535.5 million Euros (previous year: 474.6 million Euros) due to new product introductions and internationally successful marketing and sales measures. |
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