United Kingdom

Following a negative appraisal from the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Roche is to lower the price of its non-small cell lung cancer treatment... 2008-07-09

New GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) CEO Andrew Witty has reaffirmed the company's commitment to developing innovative therapies, and dispelled rumours that a foray into the generics industry... 2008-07-08

Not wanting to be left behind in the current spate of biotech acquisitions, UK based Shire has struck a deal to acquire German firm Jerini for EUR349mn (US$548mn). In what Jerini... 2008-07-04

In an effort to penetrate emerging markets, UK specialty drugmaker Sinclair Pharma has contracted Mumbai-based Wockhardt to distribute four of its products in India. The deal runs... 2008-06-30

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Merck & Co are set to go head-to-head in childhood rotavirus vaccination, after the US Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Advisory Committee... 2008-06-27

In an effort to expand its presence in emerging markets, GE Healthcare has decided to establish a headquarters for its Eastern and Asian markets (EAGM) in Istanbul, Turkey. The global... 2008-06-18

New GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty has put forward plans for the company's strategy, with a combination of more focused research strategies and a diversification of interests. Witty,... 2008-06-17

European wholesale and retail pharmacy giant Alliance Boots has seen trading profits rise by 20% year-on-year (y-o-y) for 2007, a positive performance for the company, which was 2007's... 2008-06-12

AstraZeneca has asked a US judge to throw out or reduce the US$215mn fine that resulted from a Medicaid drug price fraud lawsuit. The UK drugmaker was found liable for misrepresentation... 2008-06-11

The European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-Line Wholesalers (GIRP) has used its most recent annual general meeting (June 2008) to voice its growing concerns over direct-to-pharmacy... 2008-06-09