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Actelion ready to launch Uptravi after FDA approval

December 22, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, FDA, Jean-Paul Clozel, Uptravi, pulmonary arterial hypertension, selexipag

Actelion says it is ready to launch Uptravi, its drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension in the US in January, after …

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Actelion confirms takeover talks with ZS Pharma

September 11, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, Shire, ZS Pharma, mergers and acquisitions

Swiss drugmaker Actelion has entered discussions with US biotech company ZS Pharma, over a takeover thought to be worth $2.5 …

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Shire makes £12 billion move for Actelion

June 8, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actelion, Shire, brett wells, nps pharma

Not a week goes by without a big pharma merger story, and now it’s the turn of Dublin-headquartered Shire that …

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Actelion becomes latest recruit to join PatientsLikeMe

August 6, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, PatientsLikeMe, digital

PatientsLikeMe and Actelion have come together in order to help create a new patient-reported outcomes tool for the rare form …

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Positive CHMP verdicts for Actelion and Lundbeck

October 28, 2013
Sales and Marketing Actelion, CHMP, FDA, Lundbeck

Actelion and Lundbeck both took a step closer to EU approval for two drugs seen as pivotal to their future …

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Actelion to buy Ceptaris

August 1, 2013
Sales and Marketing Actelion, FDA, ceptaris, valchlor

The US arm of Swiss speciality pharma group Actelion is in line to pay $250 million to buy private firm …

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Jobs under threat in Actelion cost saving

July 12, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, R&D, Tracleer, cuts

Swiss speciality pharmaceutical company Actelion has unveiled a new cost saving plan which could include the loss of 260 jobs …

Actelion boosted by trial success

April 30, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, Tracleer, almorexant, macitentan

Actelion’s pulmonary arterial hypertension drug macitentan has met its primary endpoint in a Phase III trial.  The news comes after …

Crisis in the boardroom: 2011’s most dramatic departures

January 11, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, KV pharmaceuticals, Kindler, Pfizer, management

In December 2010, Jeffrey Kindler, the chief executive of Pfizer suddenly announced his departure from the company.His abrupt exit made …

Actelion’s MS candidate shows promise

August 2, 2011
Research and Development Actelion, MS

Actelion’s prospective multiple sclerosis pill ponesimod has cheered the company by meeting its primary endpoint in a phase IIb trial. …

Actelion plans biotech start-up

June 20, 2011
Research and Development Actelion, biotech

Swiss biopharmaceutical company Actelion is planning to launch a biotech start-up that would run separately from the main company. It …

Elliott maintains pressure on Actelion

April 15, 2011
Sales and Marketing Actelion, pharma mergers and acquisitions

Investment firm Elliott Advisors is maintaining its push for a new leadership team at Actelion.The investment firm is the biggest …

Actelion defends itself against investor aggression

March 9, 2011
Sales and Marketing Actelion, Tracleer, almorexant

Swiss biotech firm Actelion is mounting a defence of its management board and strategy following an offensive by a shareholder …

GSK and Actelion drop insomnia treatment

January 30, 2011
Research and Development Actelion, GSK, insomnia

Actelion and GlaxoSmithKline are to abandon development of phase III insomnia drug almorexant because of problems with side-effects.Almorexant a dual …

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Tracleer continues to fuel Actelion growth

February 19, 2010
Sales and Marketing Actelion, Tracleer

Actelion has posted a 20% increase in revenue on the strength of its pulmonary hypertension treatment Tracleer. The drug saw …

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