FDA approves first test for screening Zika virus in blood donations Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Oct 2017 10:15 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the cobas Zika test, a qualitative nucleic acid test for the detection of Zika virus RNA in individual...
Johnson and Johnson unit exits insulin pump business amid rising competition Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTJohnson and Johnson’s diabetes care unit, which makes insulin pumps, said on Thursday it would shut its business in the United States and Canada amid...
At least six funds interested in Sanofi European generic drugs unit -Le Figaro Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTPARIS: French pharmaceutical group Sanofi is set to start the process to sell its generic drug business in Europe, and at least six funds have...
Eli Lilly defeats challenge to Alimta cancer drug patent Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTA federal patent review board on Thursday rejected a challenge to a patent covering Eli Lilly and Co’s Alimta drug to treat some lung cancers and...
Roche bladder cancer drug struggles as medics focus on survival Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Oct 2017 9:15 AM ISTLONDON: Roche’s immunotherapy drug Tecentriq has lost market share to Merck & Co’s rival Keytruda since a clinical trial showed the Swiss...
Teva faces generic competition in Europe for Copaxone after US hit Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Oct 2017 9:00 AM ISTLONDON: Teva’s blockbuster multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone will face additional generic competition in Europe, just two days after Mylan NV won...
Novartis divests anti-infectives brands to Samara Capital Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Oct 2017 10:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Global pharma major Novartis AG said it has divested some of its anti-infectives brands mainly catering to the women's healthcare to...
Gilead Sciences completes acquisition of Kite Pharma in 11.9 billion dollar Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTFOSTER CITY, Calif.: Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced the completion of the previously announced transaction for Dodgers Merger Sub, Inc., a...
US court reverses ban on sale of Regeneron, Sanofi cholesterol drug Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTA U.S. appeals court on Thursday threw out a ban on the sale of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA’s cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent and...
Mylan surges, Teva slumps after FDA approves Copaxone copy Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTMylan NV’s long-awaited U.S. approval for its generic version of rival Teva’s blockbuster multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone drove Mylan’s shares...
Sterigenics partners with Noxilizer to provide NO2 sterilization for pharma, biotech and medical device products Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Oct 2017 9:15 AM ISTBALTIMORE and BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio: Noxilizer, Inc. and Sterigenics International LLC announce the signing of a global agreement that will make...
Novel textile material can keep itself germ-free Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Oct 2017 9:00 AM ISTLondon: Scientists have developed a textile material that disinfects itself, an advance that can help fight deadly hospital-acquired infections.By...
