China
Industry
Attracted by significant growth opportunities, US-based healthcare company Aetna has opened a representative office in Shanghai, which is the first step in offering insurance policies...
2008-06-30Industry
China is the premier investment focus for German firm Bayer, much like the US was in the 1990s. Indeed, Bayer believes it can supplant AstraZeneca as the number one drugmaker in the...
2008-06-23Industry
The pharmaceutical industry is frequently accused as being motivated by profits over patients. Terms like patent evergreening and disease mongering are an ongoing smear on a sector...
2008-05-02Industry
Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac (Beijing Kexing Bioproducts) has received State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) approval for production of its whole-viron inactivated...
2008-04-04Industry
Chinese pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing firm Wuxi PharmaTech has revealed that revenue for 2007 reached US$135mn, an increase of 93%. Even more impressively, net income rose by...
2008-03-14Industry
Emboldened by strong financial results, Swiss multinational Novartis is increasing its activities in China. The company intends to boost sales in rural areas, sell more vaccines and...
2008-03-07Industry
Unlike most other foreign players, US-based pharmacy chain Medicine Shoppe is facing 'severe business challenges' in China, according to the local media. Its expansion plan has fallen...
2008-03-06Industry
Due to a stagnating domestic market, two Japanese pharmaceutical wholesalers have revealed plans to establish joint ventures in China. Mediceo Paltac intends to provide drug management...
2008-02-22
