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August 20, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cambrex, GSK, Laureate, Morphotek
GlaxoSmithKline says it has shut down one of its two manufacturing facilities in India after offering all workers there early …
GSK severe asthma drug progresses to Phase III
August 20, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Advair, GSK, Phase II, asthma, phase III
GlaxoSmithKline’s severe asthma drug mepolizumab has impressed in a mid-stage study, meaning it can now progress into Phase III testing. …
GSK sheds Australian generics unit for £172m
August 15, 2012Sales and Marketing Aspen Global, GSK, generics
GlaxoSmithKline has divested the majority of its Australian generics unit to Aspen Global, a firm it partly owns. The South …
Pfizer pays $60m in bribery cases
August 8, 2012Sales and Marketing DoJ, FDA, GSK, Janssen, Pfizer, Wyeth, bribery
Pfizer has been fined $60 million for making improper payments to doctors in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The …
GSK’s Votrient gains new licence
August 8, 2012Sales and Marketing GSK, NICE, Votrient, soft cell sarcoma
GlaxoSmithKline has gained a new European licence for its cancer pill Votrient adding to its renal cell carcinoma licence. The …
GSK submits melanoma drugs for regulatory approval
August 3, 2012Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, NDA, Zelboraf, melanoma, oncology
GlaxoSmithKline has submitted its two investigational melanoma drugs to regulators in both Europe and the US. The firm is seeking …
Olympics to kick-start research ventures
August 1, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, London 2012, Olympics, research
London 2012 could provide a boost in the continuing search for personalised medicines for diabetes, heart disease and dementia as …
GSK falters in Q2 as austerity measures bite
July 25, 2012Sales and Marketing Benylsta, GSK, Q2, Seretide, Witty
GlaxoSmithKline posted a loss in its second quarter results, as pressure in mature markets continues to affect the firm. Pharmaceutical …
GSK raises stake in Amicus for Fabry drug
July 18, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amicus, Fabry, GSK, R&D
GlaxoSmithKline is to increase ownership in Amicus Therapeutics as the firms extend their collaboration to find a new drug for …
Glaxo seals $3 billion acquisition of HGS
July 17, 2012Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Benlysta, GSK, Human Genome Sciences, R&D
GlaxoSmithKline has finally sealed the acquisition of Human Genome Sciences, the company with which it co-markets lupus treatment Benlysta. The …
GSK and Theravance file COPD drug
July 16, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, GSK, Relovair, Revlar, Spiriva, Theravance
GlaxoSmithKline and US biopharma firm Theravance have submitted their investigational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug to regulators in Europe …
GSK launches Olympics drug test adverts
July 16, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, London 2012, Olympics, doping
GlaxoSmithKline has launched a UK advertising campaign to celebrate the role anti-doping science will play in keeping the Games as …
GSK ruling: Another failing, but will the industry learn?
July 4, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, fraud, legal, marketing fine
Court papers surrounding GSK’s $3 billion fraud charge make for grim reading, and further damages an industry that already struggles …
GSK to pay ‘unprecedented’ $3 billion fraud charge
July 3, 2012Business Services, Sales and Marketing Avandia, Bextra, GSK, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Witty
GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion in fraud charges, the largest of its kind in US history. The charges relate to …
GSK and Theravance post COPD pill data
July 2, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COPD, GSK, LABA, LAMA, Theravance
GSK and partner Theravance have released new data for its combination COPD drug. Results from four late-stage trials suggest that …
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