Australia

Australian pharmaceutical and healthcare company Sigma Pharmaceuticals is concentrating on high-margin products to maintain financial health in an increasingly challenging operating... 2008-03-26

Reinforcing its position as one of Australia's leading drugmakers, Sigma Pharmaceuticals has acquired compatriot firm Orphan Holdings. The AUD130mn (US$113mn) deal gives Sigma an... 2007-12-24

In a blow to efficiency and a victory for nationalism, plans for a combined Australia/New Zealand agency for the approval of medicines have been deferred until there is more support... 2007-07-17

UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)'s cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix has been approved in Australia, its first major market. This news is a bright note for GSK after the... 2007-05-23

Creating a world class antibody powerhouse, the Australian biotechnology firms Peptech and EvoGenix are to merge in an AUD156mn (US$130mn) deal. BMI is expecting great things from... 2007-05-15

Australian biotechnology firm Biota has increased its damages claim against UK-based multinational GlaxoSmithKline, alleging that its senior development partner for its influenza... 2007-04-02

Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology firms have outperformed other industries in Australia in terms of share price in the past 21 years, according to analysis from research firm