United Kingdom

UK drugmaker Shire Pharmaceuticals has announced that it is planning to sell a basket of medicines to Spanish drugmaker Almirall for US$213mn, as it looks to focus on core-products... 2007-10-09

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is aiming to outsource all of its manufacturing operations within the next ten years as it looks to cut costs. Contract manufacturing organisations... 2007-09-17

The Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) claims that the OTC sector in the country has benefited greatly from the Better Regulation of Over-the-Counter Medicines (BROMI)... 2007-08-31

The UK's medicine watchdog the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has won a crucial round of judgements from the High Court concerning its controversial... 2007-08-13

Attacks by animal rights extremists on research institutions and employees in the UK have dropped to a new low, presenting some upside for the country's Business Environment Ranking.... 2007-07-30

However, earnings fell slightly in H107 compared to the same period last year, with the poor performance accelerating in Q2 as net profit dropped by 10.8%. Vaccine-maker

UK-based chemicals and healthcare company

Following their arrival en masse in 2004, Polish builders are ubiquitous in the UK. Now it appears that pharmacists are joining their compatriots. Poland's Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna... 2007-07-13

UK-based drugmaker

Britain's new Heath Minister Alan Johnson has announced that there is to be a wide-ranging review of the National Health Service (NHS) although he has ruled out a far-reaching overhaul... 2007-07-05