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Takeda moves potential first-in-class diabetes drug into phase III

September 12, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing TAK-875, Takeda, diabetes

Takeda has moved its potential first-in-class diabetes candidate TAK-875 into phase III clinical trials. The company hopes TAK-875 will offer …

NICE recommends Takeda’s cancer drug Mepact

September 7, 2011
Sales and Marketing Mepact, NICE, Takeda

NICE has reversed its stance on Mepact and recommended the bone cancer drug after re-examining discounts and a new patient …

Takeda and Amylin stop obesity trial

August 8, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amylin, Takeda

Takeda and Amylin have decided to halt further studies of its combination treatment for obesity, due to ‘evolving dynamics’ within …

Takeda forced to withdraw Actos in France

July 11, 2011
Sales and Marketing Actos, Competact, Takeda, diabetes

Takeda has officially taken its diabetes drug Actos off the market in France at the request of the country’s medicines …

Takeda Actos (pioglitazone)

France pulls Takeda diabetes drugs after cancer fears

June 13, 2011
Sales and Marketing Actos, Competact, EMA, Takeda

The French medicines agency has moved to prevent two Takeda diabetes drugs from being prescribed after fears they could increase …

Takeda headquarters

Takeda buys Nycomed for $13.6bn

May 19, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nycomed, Takeda

Takeda has acquired Swiss specialist pharma firm Nycomed, boosting its presence in emerging markets. The deal comes in at 9.6 …

Takeda denies $12bn Nycomed takeover reports

May 13, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nycomed, Takeda

Japan’s biggest pharma firm Takeda has denied reports it is negotiating a billion dollar deal to acquire Swiss speciality firm …

Amgen

Amgen’s novel lung cancer drug disappoints in phase III

April 1, 2011
Research and Development Amgen, Millennium, NSCLC, Takeda, motesanib, non-small cell lung cancer

Amgen’s lung cancer drug motesanib has not meet its primary endpoint in a phase III study. The drug, developed in …

Obesity

Takeda obesity drug falters at phase II

March 18, 2011
Research and Development Alli, Amylin, Contrave, Meridia, Qnexa, Takeda, Xenical, lorcaserin, metreleptin, obesity, pramlintide

Yet another investigational drug appears to have faltered on the rocky path to develop anti-obesity treatments. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and …

Takeda and Baxter make pandemic flu vaccine plans for Japan

December 7, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Takeda, baxter, pharma manufacturing, vaccine manufacturing, vaccines

Takeda has made another move into the vaccines sector with the expansion of a deal with Baxter International for the …

Genzyme

Genzyme courting ‘white knight’ bid from Takeda

November 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis, Takeda, pharma mergers

Genzyme is in talks with Takeda to secure a ‘white knight’ bid that would prevent Sanofi-Aventis from taking over the …

Anna Protopapas to lead Takeda’s global business development unit

October 21, 2010
Sales and Marketing Anna Protopapas, Japanese pharma company, Takeda, appointment, sales and marketing

Takeda has set up a new global business development unit within its US subsidiary to oversee mergers, acquisitions and other …

NICE unmoved on Takeda bone cancer drug

October 13, 2010
Sales and Marketing Mepact, NICE, Takeda

NICE has refused to recommend Takeda’s Mepact because of its “exceptionally high cost” and the “substantial uncertainty” about the osteosarcoma …

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

September 21, 2010
Manufacturing and Production AAIPharma, Actavis, Japan, KV Pharmaceutical, Purac, Takeda, contract manufacturing

This week’s round-up of pharmaceutical manufacturing news includes updates from Takeda, KV Pharmaceutical, Actavis, AAIPharma and Purac, while Japan’s CMOs …

FDA launches safety review of Actos

September 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing Actos, Takeda, diabetes

A new safety review of Takeda’s diabetes drug Actos has been launched by the FDA after a long-term study suggested …

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