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Americas
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) group discussed trade agreements and removing outdated regulations with US President Donald Trump yesterday. 2 February 2017
Big Pharma
Teva has secured a victory at the EU General Court against healthcare company Opko Ireland Global. 2 February 2017
Americas
US biotech company Twist Bioscience and its CEO, Emily LeProust, have countered allegations made against the company last year with a lawsuit. 1 February 2017
Americas
US President Donald Trump has said that he intends to lower drug prices and speed up the Food and Drug Administration approval processes for new drugs. 1 February 2017
Americas
Teva will appeal against a decision which saw the invalidation of four patents covering its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. 31 January 2017
Americas
Mylan's plans to bring a generic version of Shire's bowel disease drug Lialda to market were shut down when a district court judge held that the action would infringe Shire's patent. 30 January 2017
Big Pharma
The University of Oxford and Denmark-based Novo Nordisk have entered into a DKr1 billion ($143 million) research collaboration focusing on type 2 diabetes. 30 January 2017
Americas
A number of doctors have filed amicus briefs backing Sanofi and Regeneron in their fight against an injunction obtained by Amgen. 27 January 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a ruling of a district court yesterday, agreeing that Mylan infringed Cumberland Pharmaceuticals’ patent for Acetadote. 27 January 2017
Europe
The European Commission has given Abbott Laboratories the green light to acquire diagnostic test maker Alere. 26 January 2017