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In the latest bold move in Pfizer's restructuring project, which began in early 2007 with CEO Jeffrey Kindler's 'Our Path Forward' plan, the company has reorganised its business into... 2008-10-09

Economic events have overshadowed healthcare in the US presidential election campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain of late. However, McCain brought the issue back to the fore... 2008-10-09

As direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising becomes more prevalent in the medical device industry, so the practice is coming under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers. The US Senate Special... 2008-10-08

US-based Perrigo has acquired Mexico's Laboratorios Diba for around US$25mn in cash. Laboratorios Diba operates a manufacturing plant in Guadalajara and markets around 50 products... 2008-10-07

Demonstrating the importance that big pharma is placing on a strong pipeline as it heads into the patent cliff, Eli Lilly has gazumped rival suitor Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) with... 2008-10-07

US-based Merck & Co has ceased development of potential anti-obesity drug taranabant after serious side-effects were uncovered in phase III trials. Studies suggested that the... 2008-10-03

As BMI reported on September 26, US-based Pfizer is finding that its early stage pipeline is beginning to exceed the available funding. The company's latest update on its R&D... 2008-10-01

Demonstrating the increasingly open-minded approach of the pharmaceutical industry for R&D partnering, Pfizer's President of Global Research and Development, Martin Mackay, highlighted... 2008-09-26

GE Healthcare is the latest medical device major to look to the home medical device market, after it acquired a minority stake in US-based Living Independently for an undisclosed... 2008-09-25

News: According to The New York Times, increase in advertisements of medical devices by manufacturers has raised concerns from lawmakers, medical groups, and others, as they are of... 2008-09-19