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China accuses GSK of large scale bribery

July 12, 2013
Medical 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 …

News
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GSK China probe extends to Botox sales

July 8, 2013
Sales 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 …

News
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GSK under investigation in China

July 4, 2013
Sales 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 …

News
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China tightens quality standards for pharma distributors

July 2, 2013
Manufacturing 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 …

News
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GSK fires head of China research over data fraud

June 11, 2013
Research 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 …

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Boehringer unveils biopharma plant plan for China

June 6, 2013
Manufacturing 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 …

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Sinovac appoints chief financial officer

June 3, 2013
Manufacturing 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 …

Appointment
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Merck opens $120m China factory

April 19, 2013
Manufacturing 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 …

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SFDA publishes high-risk excipients list

February 5, 2013
Manufacturing 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 …

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Sanofi – aiming for number one in the world’s biggest diabetes market

December 18, 2012
Manufacturing 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 …

Feature
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Swiss Re helps Roche open up China’s oncology market

December 17, 2012
Sales 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 …

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Switzerland first to pass EU’s ‘equivalence’ test for APIs

December 12, 2012
Manufacturing 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 …

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The future is bright – but don’t rely on emerging markets

November 16, 2012
Manufacturing 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 …

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Lundbeck opens first Asian manufacturing plant

November 14, 2012
Manufacturing and Production China, Lundbeck

Lundbeck has officially opened its first manufacturing facility in China and says it plans to launch three new drugs there …

News
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AstraZeneca and Ironwood announce $150 million China pact

October 25, 2012
Research 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 …

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