LONDON (Reuters) - It's been a bad month for Pfizer's <PFE.N> research labs but its head of R&D says the world's biggest drugmaker is on track to hit earlier targets for new drug filings despite the setbacks. "We have had some disappointments, ...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Israel's Teva <TEVA.TA> has won the battle for German generic drugmaker Ratiopharm, paying an enterprise value of 3.625 billion euros to fix the industry leader's weakness in the world's second-largest generics market. Teva, which beat U.S. drugs powerhouse Pfizer ...
FRANKFURT/COLOGNE (Reuters) - The tussle over German generic drugs maker Ratiopharm is drawing to a close as the three remaining contenders square off in the final round of bidding, sources close to the deal told Reuters on Wednesday. Pfizer <PFE.N> will submit ...
Pfizer says Sutent fails to meet key goals in 2 late-stage breast cancer studies Pfizer Inc. said Thursday the cancer drug Sutent did not meet key goals in two late-stage studies focusing on advanced breast cancer. The drug is already sold as ...
Merck, Frontline maker Sanofi-Aventis uniting animal medicine businesses into world's largest Two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday they are uniting their animal health businesses in a deal to become the top dog in the veterinary industry. Merck & Co. ...
The Supreme Court is entering an emotionally charged dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers." The court agreed Monday to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law protects vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits in state court seeking damages for alleged design defects. The high court agreed to hear a Pennsylvania case involving a ...
Pfizer CEO Kindler got 2009 compensation worth $13.7 million, down 8%, due to weak economy The chief executive of drug giant Pfizer Inc., Jeffrey Kindler, received a 2009 compensation package valued by The Associated Press at $13.7 million, down 7.6 percent from ...
US indexes are up about a third of a percent, possibly driven by a better than expected ISM report on the service sector. The Institute for Supply Management's services gauge reading of 53 was higher than the expected reading of 50.5.Among gainers ...
Early gains in stocks unraveled Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled that the economic recovery will be slow. Stocks ended mixed after the Fed's announcement that economic activity has improved in nine of its 12 districts but that the gains are "modest." ...
