United Kingdom

Clinical trials in the UK have come under the spotlight since the TeGenero disaster in March when the first six healthy volunteers who took the monoclonal antibody under investigation... 2006-04-03

Indian firm Ranbaxy Laboratories is to acquire Allen SpA - the Italian generic business of UK drug major GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) - through its local subsidiary, Ranbaxy Italia. The... 2006-03-28

UK pharmaceutical company Renovo is planning an STG139mn (US$243mn) initial public offering (IPO) of its stock. Proceeds of STG40mn (US$70mn) from the offering will be used to further... 2006-03-27

The UK medicines regulator - the MHRA - has set up a programme to ease the regulatory burden of companies that market over-the-counter (OTC)

Germany should continue to promote branded generics and not adopt an "English style" generics market where the concept is not encouraged, according to a report published in the industry... 2006-03-08

An investigation has been launched after four men were injured in an explosion at a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) factory in Scotland - the second to hit the site in seven