Germany
Merck KGaA hands over CAR-T therapy business to Intrexon in deal worth $175 million
December 20, 2018Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CAR T, CAR-T, Cancer, Germany, Intrexon, Merck KGaA, darmstadt, oncology
German pharma firm Merck KGaA has agreed to hand over its CAR-T therapy business to US company Intrexon in a …
Bayer to cut 12,000 jobs by 2025
December 6, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Germany, Jobs, manfucaturing, monsanto, production
German pharma giant Bayer is set to cut 12,000 jobs by 2025 as part of a plan to focus on …
German health minister Jens Spahn calls for faster adoption of biosimilars
November 14, 2018Research and Development AbbVie, Germany, biosimilars, jens Spahn
Germany’s health minister Jens Spahn has called for faster uptake of biosimilars in an effort to cut the cost of …
Merck KGaA announces new Senior Vice President, Head of Global Affairs
July 26, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Maria Rivas, Germany, Merck, Merck KGaA, research and development
Merck KGaA has announced the appointment of Dr Maria Rivas as Senior Vice President, Head of Global Affairs. Dr Rivas, …
Merkel opens Takeda’s new production facility in Germany
June 20, 2017Manufacturing and Production Germany, Takeda, merkel
Angela Merkel was part of the opening ceremony that saw Takeda announce the completion of a third production space in …
Roche, Bayer and more speak out against German pricing cap plans
November 14, 2016Sales and Marketing Bayer, Germany, Roche
A number of major drug manufacturers have spoken out against German government plans to cap prescription drug pricing in the …
Merck KgaA foresees meeting 2018 objectives and plans for 2022
October 13, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 2018, 2022, Germany, Merck KGaA
Speaking at its 2016 Capital Market Day about the progress it had made towards its 2018 objectives, CEO Stefan Oschmann …
New treatment for leukaemia nullifies cancer cells
October 13, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boston, Cancer, Germany, Harvard, Mainz University, leukaemia
New research was able to demonstrate that a targeted drug-based inactivation of two chromatin regulators would interrupt the self-renewal of …
€10.2 billion lost every year across the EU due to fake medicines
September 30, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications EU, European Union Intellectual Property Office, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, united kingdom
A report commissioned by the European Union Intellectual Property Office has shown that a staggering amount of money, €10.2 billion, …
Hanmi Pharma shares crash after shock contract termination
September 30, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Germany, HM61713, Hanmi Pharmaceutical, Tagrisso, south korea
News broke on 29 September that Hanmi Pharma, South Korea’s leading drug maker, had signed a $910 million deal with …
Eisai “cannot understand” German agency’s recommendation to reject Halaven
September 6, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Eisai, Germany, Halaven, IQWIG, german
Eisai has issued a statement to declare their “bewilderment” following a decision from the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency …
Untested cancer drug suspected cause of three deaths at German alternative medicine centre
August 17, 2016Research and Development 3-Bromopyruvate, Cancer, Germany, alternative medicine, patient deaths
The deaths of three patients at an alternative medicine clinic in Germany have prompted suspicion of a clinically untested cancer …
Doctors ‘distrust apps developed by pharma’ – survey
July 31, 2015Medical Communications France, GPs, Germany, Healthcare Technologies, UK, chronic disease, disease management, healthcare tech
A study of GPs in three European countries show GPs feel there is a role for healthcare technologies in disease …
Novo Nordisk pulls Tresiba in Germany after pricing row
July 6, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, Germany, Novo Nordisk, Reimbursement, Tresiba, market access
Novo Nordisk has discontinued its distribution of once-daily basal insulin Tresiba after pricing talks with the German body that represents …
Sanofi plays host to German chancellor Angela Merkel
May 29, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing France, Germany, Sanofi, angela, brett wells, merkel
German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel met with Sanofi bosses in Frankfurt to discuss antibiotics and open a new manufacturing facility. …
