China
WuXi PharmaTech borrows to expand
February 24, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing China, NextCODE Health, WuXi PharmaTech, XenoBiotic Laboratories, philadelphia
WuXi PharmaTech has kick started a syndicated loan arrangement in order to borrow up to $165 million from a consortium …
Official linked to GSK bribes facing prison
February 20, 2015Sales and Marketing China, Deirdre Connelly, GSK, Jack Bailey, Novartis, bribes
A Chinese health official linked to the GSK bribery scandal has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Huang Fenping, …
GSK denies China job cutting rumours
January 27, 2015Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Jobs, Novartis, caixin, pharma
GlaxoSmithKline has told Pharmafile that the news and rumours circulating about 1,000 employees facing the axe in China are not …
Roche unveils plans for first Asian diagnostics plant
November 6, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Asia-Pacific, China, Roche, asia pacific, asian, manufacturing
Roche has said it will invest 450 million Swiss francs ($468m) in the construction of a diagnostics manufacturing facility in …
Reprieve for Boehringer plant as Chinese buyer comes forward
November 3, 2014Manufacturing and Production Boehringer, China, Petersburg, UniTao Pharmaceuticals
A US manufacturing facility cued up for closure by Boehringer Ingelheim has been bought by a Chinese drugmaker. Boehringer had …
New chairman to take seat at GSK
September 25, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, RBS, gent, philip hampton
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s chairman Sir Philip Hampton has been appointed by GlaxoSmithKline to succeed Sir Christopher Gent in …
GSK fined, executives face jail sentence in Chinese bribery case
September 19, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery, sex tape
China has fined Britain’s largest pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline $490 million (£297m) for corruption after a year-long investigation into claims it …
China: a dangerous game that pharma must play
September 1, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, chinese, emerging, market access, pharma, susie lunt
Set to be the biggest country for pharma growth in the 21st century, with rising levels of chronic disease, an …
Merck Serono breaks ground in China with new plant
August 27, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing China, Merck Serono, manufacturing, metformin
Merck Serono has broken ground for its new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Nantong, China. The new facility, which will be …
GSK now faces bribery allegations in Syria
August 13, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery
GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh allegations that it bribed Syrian doctors and officials to boost sales of its medicines in what is …
GSK investigator jailed by Chinese police
August 8, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Peter Humprhey
A private investigator hired by GlaxoSmithKline to look into the secret recording of a sex tape of its China boss …
RBS chairman favoured as next GSK head
August 8, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, RBS, Sir Christopher Gent
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s current head Sir Philip Hampton is the most likely candidate to take over as the …
GSK seeks regulatory review of first malaria vaccine
July 26, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, malaria, rts, s
GSK has submitted a regulatory application to the European Medicines Agency for its malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S and hopes it …
Another major drop in sales for GSK
July 23, 2014Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Q2, Witty, bribery, sales, scandal, sex
GlaxoSmithKline posted a 4% slide in revenue for the second quarter today as its recovery from a slew of patent …
UK digital health showcased in China
July 15, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, Shanghai, UK, britain, comms, digital, health
The British government is showcasing its most promising digital health firms at a new centre in China. The “Healthcare is …
