Pharmaceuticals
Allergan to buy adult migraine treatment drug maker MAP Pharmaceuticals for $958 mn
23 Jan 2013
Allergan expects to fund the transaction with a combination of cash on hand, cash equivalents and short-term borrowings under its commercial paper program.
Humans are not guinea pigs, SC tells govt
03 Jan 2013
The Supreme Court today pulled up the union government for its failure to stop “illegal” clinical trials of untested drugs on human beings by multinational companies
Illumina reportedly agrees to Roche's $8.2-bn takeover offer
21 Dec 2012
The potential acquisition of Illumina would make Roche a market leader in gene sequencing, a procedure that helps develop personalised drugs to suit individual patients
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2012 to replace DPCO
12 Dec 2012
The new policy seeks to regulate drug prices on the basis of essentiality of the drug through market-based pricing of formulations rather than regulating bulk drug prices through cost-based pricing
Amgen to buy Decode Genetics for $415 million
11 Dec 2012
Wipro to acquire Singapore’s LD Waxson Group for Rs790 crore
08 Dec 2012
The acquisition will expand Wipro's portfolio of facial skincare products and extend its reach to markets like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China
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