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Pfizer, Lilly and Merck partner for cancer research

February 23, 2010
Research 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 …

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Triple approval for Novartis in Japan

January 20, 2010
Sales 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 …

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AstraZeneca taps Korean firm for antibiotics

January 15, 2010
Research 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 …

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Merck makes Indian bioscience acquisition

October 14, 2009
Research 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 …

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Indian government accepts pro-patent report

September 1, 2009
Research 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 …

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Sanofi buys Indian vaccines firm

July 27, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, Sanofi-Aventis, vaccines

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GMP violations at Indian CMO hit UK generics makers

July 8, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Asia, India

Eight manufacturers of generic medicines in the UK have been forced to withdraw batches of product from the market because …

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Asia Pacific vaccines market requires flexible, targeted portfolios

July 2, 2009
Research 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 …

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EDQM takes issue with more Chinese APIs

May 5, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Asia, China

The European Directorate on the Quality of Medicines has suspended the certificates of suitability (CEPs) of four active pharmaceutical ingredients …

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Sanofi-Aventis commits 100 million euros to Chinese expansion

April 23, 2009
Research 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 …

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Deal brings single ASEAN pharma market closer

April 22, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Asia

An accord signed by economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, aimed at bringing manufacturing standards into line, …

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Lilly forges risk-sharing R&D alliance with India’s Zydus

April 6, 2009
Research 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 …

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Pfizer expands product deal with Indian generic company

March 5, 2009
Sales 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 …

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Chinese move marks ‘globalisation’ of Bayer Schering R&D

March 2, 2009
Research 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 …

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Novartis to be first pharma to conduct R&D in China

November 7, 2006
Research 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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