China
China accuses GSK of large scale bribery
July 12, 2013Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Avandia, China, GSK, Seroxat
Health officials in China say they have found evidence GSK tried to generate sales and raise drug prices by bribing …
GSK China probe extends to Botox sales
July 8, 2013Sales and Marketing Botox, China, GSK, whistleblower
GlaxoSmithKline’s woes in China are continuing as the firm’s sales tactics with Botox are put under scrutiny. The London-based firm …
GSK under investigation in China
July 4, 2013Sales and Marketing China, GSK, NDRC, corruption
GlaxoSmithKline is being investigated by authorities in China in what appear to be two separate probes into the UK manufacturer’s …
China tightens quality standards for pharma distributors
July 2, 2013Manufacturing and Production China, FDA, GMP, GSP
From 1 July new pharmaceutical distributors in China will be obliged to adhere to the country’s recently-issued Good Supply Practice …
GSK fires head of China research over data fraud
June 11, 2013Research and Development China, GSK, Jingwu Zang, MS, autoimmune
GlaxoSmithKline has dismissed its vice president of research in China in connection with ‘misrepresentation’ of research data.Jingwu Zang had been senior …
Boehringer unveils biopharma plant plan for China
June 6, 2013Manufacturing and Production Boehringer Ingelheim, China
Boehringer Ingelheim has said it intends to construct a cell-culture biopharmaceutical production facility in China offering contract R&D and manufacturing …
Sinovac appoints chief financial officer
June 3, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, Sinovac
China-based biopharma products provider Sinovac Biotech has appointed vice president Nan Wang to be its chief financial officer. Previous CFO …
Merck opens $120m China factory
April 19, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing China, Merck
Merck is to open a new manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, two decades after the company built its first plant in …
SFDA publishes high-risk excipients list
February 5, 2013Manufacturing and Production China, GMP, SFDA
China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has published a list of 28 excipients which are considered high-risk and therefore …
Sanofi – aiming for number one in the world’s biggest diabetes market
December 18, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, Sanofi, diabetes, obesity
Sanofi is no different from any other major pharma company in seeing China as the single most important growth market …
Swiss Re helps Roche open up China’s oncology market
December 17, 2012Sales and Marketing Cancer, China, Roche, Swiss re, oncology
Roche and reinsurance firm Swiss Re have teamed up to find an innovative way into China’s healthcare market. For the …
Switzerland first to pass EU’s ‘equivalence’ test for APIs
December 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, China, EU, FMD, MHRA
Switzerland has become the first country to be classed as having equivalent standards for the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients …
The future is bright – but don’t rely on emerging markets
November 16, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, emerging markets, industry, pwC
The pharma industry could be “on the cusp of a golden era” of renewed productivity and earnings – but only …
Lundbeck opens first Asian manufacturing plant
November 14, 2012Manufacturing and Production China, Lundbeck
Lundbeck has officially opened its first manufacturing facility in China and says it plans to launch three new drugs there …
AstraZeneca and Ironwood announce $150 million China pact
October 25, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, China, IBS, Ironwood
AstraZeneca has signed a deal with Ironwood to co-develop and co-market Ironwood’s irritable bowel syndrome treatment in China. In August …
