USA 14/04/2017 Critics slam 'assembly line executions' in Arkansas Tension is rising in Arkansas as it prepares to put seven prisoners to death over an 11 day period starting from Monday.
corporate 10/04/2017 German drugmaker Stada agrees takeover A lengthy takeover process ends with German generic drugmaker Stada agreeing to be bought by investment groups Bain Capital and Cinven.
corporate 26/01/2017 Johnson & Johnson pays big for Swiss biotech firm Actelion US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is to buy biotech company Actelion to access its highly profitable range of medicines for rare diseases.
business planet 28/12/2016 The vital role of SMEs in medical research This week’s Business Planet comes from the German city of Bonn.
corporate 07/12/2016 Britain fines Pfizer record 98-million euros for huge drug price hike Britain’s competition watchdog has fined Pfizer a record 98 million euros for radically raising the cost of an epilepsy drug.
Cinema 02/12/2016 La Fille de Brest - a David and Goliath story which revealed the dangers of the drug Mediator The film “La Fille de Brest” – the daughter of Brest – rolls out like an inquiry.
economy 26/08/2016 US: EpiPen costs to be slashed for some patients amid wave of criticism Under mounting pressure, pharmaceutical company Mylan says it will slash the costs of emergency EpiPens for some patients in the US.
corporate 22/08/2016 Pfizer to buy Medivation and boost cancer drug portfolio Pfizer has outbid Sanofi to buy the US cancer drug company Medivation, thereby acquiring the prostate cancer treatment Xtandi.
corporate 24/05/2016 Monsanto rejects Bayer multi-billion dollar bid Monsanto has rejected an offer worth $62 billion (55.6 billion euros) from Bayer trying to create the world's biggest agricultural supplier.
corporate 23/05/2016 Bayer 'confident' Monsanto offer will be accepted Germany's Bayer has offered to buy US seeds company Monsanto for $62 billion (55 billion euros) in cash trying to gain the top spot in the fast-consolidating farm supplies industry.
USA 14/05/2016 Pfizer blocks drugs sales for use in lethal injections in US prisons Drug companies are saying No to death row. The latest pharmaceuticals giant to restrict sales of drugs used in lethal injections to US prisons is
economy 06/04/2016 Pfizer calls off merger with Allergan after US Treasury nixes deal The US Treasury has tightened its rules to prevent companies moving abroad to avoid US taxes. The immediate effect has been for the number one
corporate 09/02/2016 Sanofi earnings to be 'stable' despite declining sales French drugmaker Sanofi has pledged its 2016 earnings will be stable despite declining sales of diabetes and cancer treatments.
USA 05/02/2016 US: Former drug exec goes silent at medicine prices hearing A former pharmaceuticals chief, who hiked the price of a life-saving medicine by more than five thousand percent, has refused to testify in front of
economy 20/01/2016 Millions committed for Ebola vaccine deal Gavi, an alliance committed to saving lives through vaccination, has put up $5 million for future purchases of a vaccine from US drugmaker Merck Sharp & Dohme to help take it through late-stage clinic
France 17/01/2016 France: Volunteer left brain dead after clinical drug trial dies in hospital A man left brain dead after a clinical trial in France has now died. He was one of dozens of volunteers at a private facility to have tested an
France 17/01/2016 Patient dies following clinical drug trial in France A patient has died after falling into a coma following a medical trial in Rennes, northwest France. Five other people were hospitalised following the
USA 17/12/2015 US justice catches up with Martin Shkreli to charge entrepreneur with fraud It appears karma may have caught up with US entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, who has been arrested on fraud charges. In 2015 he became the internet’s
world news 14/12/2015 Nurofen pulled from shelves as British maker found cheating in Australia A British pharmaceuticals giant has been forced to pull a bestselling product from the shelves in Australia after a court order. Judges ruled Reckitt
economy 23/11/2015 Pfizer secures Allergan takeover deal to create new drugs giant A potent mix of Viagra and Botox is on the cards: their makers have agreed the healthcare sector’s biggest ever takeover deal. The transaction to
