Asia
Pfizer, Lilly and Merck partner for cancer research
February 23, 2010Research and Development Asia, Cancer, developing world, em, emerging markets
Three pharma companies have formed a not-for-profit organisation, the Asian Cancer Research Group (ACRG), to boost work on treating common …
Triple approval for Novartis in Japan
January 20, 2010Sales and Marketing Afinitor, Asia, Exforge, Galvus, Japan, Novartis, hypertension
Japanese regulators have approved three new Novartis medicines for use patients with type II diabetes, high blood pressure and advanced …
AstraZeneca taps Korean firm for antibiotics
January 15, 2010Research and Development Asia, AstraZeneca, CrystalGenomics, Korea, anti-infectives
AstraZeneca has signed another licensing deal to bolster its anti-infectives business, this time signing a deal with Korean company CrystalGenomics …
Merck makes Indian bioscience acquisition
October 14, 2009Research and Development Asia, India, Merck
Merck KGaA has bought an Indian company specialising in research products in a deal it says will make it one …
Indian government accepts pro-patent report
September 1, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, India, patents
The government of India has accepted the findings of a report into its patent laws, which recommends maintaining a higher …
GMP violations at Indian CMO hit UK generics makers
July 8, 2009Manufacturing and Production Asia, India
Eight manufacturers of generic medicines in the UK have been forced to withdraw batches of product from the market because …
Asia Pacific vaccines market requires flexible, targeted portfolios
July 2, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, vaccines
Spanning one third of the globe's circumference and home to more than half of the world's population, the Asia Pacific …
EDQM takes issue with more Chinese APIs
May 5, 2009Manufacturing and Production Asia, China
The European Directorate on the Quality of Medicines has suspended the certificates of suitability (CEPs) of four active pharmaceutical ingredients …
Sanofi-Aventis commits 100 million euros to Chinese expansion
April 23, 2009Research and Development Asia, China, Sanofi-Aventis
France's Sanofi-Aventis is planning a major capital investment programme in Beijing in a bid to bolster its position in the …
Deal brings single ASEAN pharma market closer
April 22, 2009Manufacturing and Production Asia
An accord signed by economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, aimed at bringing manufacturing standards into line, …
Lilly forges risk-sharing R&D alliance with India’s Zydus
April 6, 2009Research and Development Asia, India, lilly
Eli Lilly has forged a research collaboration with India's Zydus Cadila that sees the two companies combine their efforts in …
Pfizer expands product deal with Indian generic company
March 5, 2009Sales and Marketing Asia, India, Pfizer, generics
Pfizer has linked up with Indian drug manufacturer Aurobindo Pharma to expand its portfolio of generic medicines in the US …
Chinese move marks ‘globalisation’ of Bayer Schering R&D
March 2, 2009Research and Development Asia, Bayer, China
Bayer Schering Pharma's plan to build a 100 million-euro R&D centre in Beijing marks the company's first major foray into …
Novartis to be first pharma to conduct R&D in China
November 7, 2006Research and Development Asia, China, Novartis, em
Novartis is to open a major, new pharmaceutical research and development centre in China, becoming the first company in the …
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