UNITED KINGDOM – GlaxoSmithKline announced on Wednesday that Hal Barron, chief scientific officer (CSO), will leave the company later this year to become CEO of the biotechnology start-up Altos Labs.…
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UNITED KINGDOM – Unilever has ruled out increasing its £50 billion (US$68.3 billion) bid for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer health unit after the pharma giant turned down the latest of three approaches…
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BELGIUM – Belgian-based UCB has agreed to buy Zogenix Inc, a U.S. maker of drugs to treat seizures and rare diseases, for US$1.9 billion, expanding its portfolio to treat epilepsy.…
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INDIA – MyHealthcare, a pioneer in the digital healthcare ecosystem, has announced the appointment of Sanjay Bapna as Chief Commercial Officer. MyHealthcare is a specialized healthcare platform that collaborates with…
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SWITZERLAND – Roche has outlined a new clinical path forward for tominersen, a closely watched Huntington’s disease drug, ten months after disappointing Phase 3 study results appeared to spell the…
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USA – Eli Lilly and Company has announced a drug discovery collaboration with Evotec in the field of metabolic diseases, with a focus on kidney diseases and diabetes. The three-year…
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UGANDA – The Parliamentary Committee on Health is interested in investigating the existence and operation of private pharmacies within Mulago National Referral Hospital. First Pharmacy and Ecopharm are two privately…
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USA – Vir Biotechnology and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have collaborated to develop broadly neutralizing antibodies with a vaccinal effect for HIV treatment and malaria prevention. According to…
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INDIA – Dhoot Transmission, one of the largest manufacturers of two-wheeler wiring harnesses, is expanding into the health and wellness segment with a virus neutralizer that will help purify air…
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FRANCE – Pfizer has said that it will add a production facility for its antiviral COVID-19 pill in France as part of a five-year investment plan worth 520 million euros…
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