Pharmaceuticals

US medical insurer Aetna to buy Medicity for about $500 million

08 Dec 2010

Glaxo to buy China's specialist drugmaker MeiRui Pharma for $70 million

08 Dec 2010

China's Bright Food in talks to buy US vitamin retailer GNC Holdings

07 Dec 2010

Merck to buy diabetes drug developer SmartCells in a $500 million-plus deal

03 Dec 2010

Baxter to licence Vero cell-based influenza vaccine technology to Takeda

03 Dec 2010

GlaxoSmithKline plans to acquire China’s Nanjing MeiRui Pharma

02 Dec 2010

SC rejects Bayer plea against generic Cipla drug

02 Dec 2010

Axcan Holdings to buy specialty pharmaceutical firm Eurand for $583 million

02 Dec 2010

GSK plans to invest £500 million in new projects in UK

01 Dec 2010

Cardinal Health acquires Chinese drug distributor for $470 million

01 Dec 2010

US FDA grants tentative approval for Sun's generic Aricept

30 Nov 2010

Indo-EU deal on drug seizures, FTA likely soon

30 Nov 2010

Strides Arcolab rebrands specialities business as Agila Specialties

25 Nov 2010

Solvay Pharma to merge with Abbott India in a 3:2 share swap

25 Nov 2010

Indian scientists tap bioactive compounds from marine life to develop drugs

24 Nov 2010

Medtronic to buy hypertension treatment firm Ardian for $800 million

23 Nov 2010

J&J recalls Benadryl, Motrin

23 Nov 2010

Claris Lifesciences Rs300 crore IPO set at Rs278-293 a share

22 Nov 2010

Boston Scientific acquires Sadra Medical for $386 mn

20 Nov 2010

UK’s specialty pharma firm BTG to acquire Biocompatibles for £177.2 million

19 Nov 2010

US drug distributor Cardinal Health to buy rival Kinray for $1.3 billion

18 Nov 2010

Genzyme to sell diagnostics business to Japan’s Sekisui Chemical for $265 million

18 Nov 2010

Roche to axe 4,800 jobs in $2.1-b restructuring

17 Nov 2010

Merck aims for top slots in seven emerging markets

15 Nov 2010

GlaxoSmithKline expands research collaboration with Brazil's Fiocruz

13 Nov 2010