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M&A Activity Heats Up In April

May 1 | News

 April proved to be a big month for M&A activity as companies announced more than $29 billion in agreed upon transactions during the month, the bulk of which occurred during the final week.

AstraZeneca and The Medicines Company Announce Global Collaboration in Acute Ischemic Heart Disease

Apr 25 | News

AstraZeneca and The Medicines Company announced today a global collaboration for acute ischemic heart disease compounds. The first part of this collaboration is a US co-promotion for AstraZeneca's oral antiplatelet medicine BRILINTA(R) (ticagrelor) tablets.

AstraZeneca Buying Ardea in $1.26B deal

Apr 23 | News

LONDON (AP) — Anglo-Swedish drug company AstraZeneca PLC is buying Ardea Biosciences, Inc., in a deal which values the U.S. biotech company at $1.26 billion.  

Conformetrix and AstraZeneca Sign Collaborative Agreement

Apr 16 | News

Conformetrix Ltd, a drug discovery and design company, and AstraZeneca announced today that they have signed a research collaboration agreement under which Conformetrix's proprietary NMR-based technology will be applied across AstraZeneca's pre-clinical therapeutic pipeline to enhance lead discovery and hit identification.

AstraZeneca Launches Blood Pressure Drug Dutoprol(2)

Apr 13 | News

NEW YORK (AP) — AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday that it is now selling the new blood pressure medication Dutoprol, and the British drugmaker said it plans to ship the drug directly to patients.

AstraZeneca Shareholders Call for Big Changes

Apr 10 | News

Some of AstraZeneca’s largest investors are lobbying to replace CEO David Brennan and other members of the board and executive team and usher in a new business strategy.

UK Court: AstraZeneca's Seroquel XR Patent Invalid

Mar 22 | News

LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca PLC says that a British court has ruled that its patent on antidepressant drug Seroquel, XR is invalid.  

AstraZeneca Files Suit against FDA over Generic Seroquel

Mar 13 | News

AstraZeneca announced Tuesday that the company filed a lawsuit against the FDA seeking to overturn the agency's recent decision rejecting two Citizen Petitions for Seroquel (quetiapine).

AstraZeneca Fails to Delay Generic Seroquel Launch

Mar 12 | News

WASHINGTON (AP) — AstraZeneca said Friday the FDA rejected a request that would have delayed the launch of generic versions of the company's blockbuster psychiatric drug Seroquel.

Montreal Pharma Research Cluster Threatened Again as AstraZeneca Closes Lab

Feb 3 | News

MONTREAL — Montreal's pharmaceutical research cluster is under further threat as global giants adjust to the loss of patent protection for blockbuster drugs and challenges in developing replacements.

Blogs

The Tale of Two Deviations

The Tale of Two Deviations

Apr 23 | The QA Pharm

It stands to reason that pharmaceutical companies in compliance trouble also have problems with their Deviation Management and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) System(s).

Can the Combination of Creative Destruction and “Steve Jobs’ Traits” Lead to a “Pharma QbD Spring”?

Can the Combination of Creative Destruction and “Steve Jobs’ Traits” Lead to a “Pharma QbD Spring”?

Apr 16 | Girish Malhotra, PE, President, EPCOT International

The answer is an unequivocal yes but we need some outsiders who can conspire with the insiders who will be the flag bearers within the companies. Outsiders can be the counsels/co-conspirators to the insiders for the coup d'etat.

Multimedia

Lung Cancer Drug Treats Rare Lymphoma Tumors

Lung Cancer Drug Treats Rare Lymphoma Tumors

May 17 | Video

A new study found Xalkori effective in treating anaplastic lymphoma among children, an encouraging development for gene-targeted therapy.

Merck - 2012 Facility of the Year Award - Facility Integration

Merck - 2012 Facility of the Year Award - Facility Integration

May 14 | Video

Brian Morrissey, Senior Project Engineer, Merck Manufacturing Division, talks to Pharmaceutical Processing's Editor In Chief Mike Auerbach during INTERPHEX 2012 about the company's Vaccine Bulk Manufacturing Facility Program of Projects. The facility has won the Facility Integration award in the 2012 Facility of the Year Award competition sponsored by ISPE, INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine.

Medicine from a Vending Machine?

Medicine from a Vending Machine?

May 3 | Video

A Chinese company is pushing for acceptance of traditional Chinese medicine with a machine that can dispense herbs.

Taking Precautions to Prevent Contagion

Taking Precautions to Prevent Contagion

Apr 29 | Video

With the recent outbreak of viruses such as SARS, bird flu and swine flu, officials and travelers are being extra careful about preventing the illnesses from being transmitted.

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