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Novo petitions FDA to require copies of Victoza to conduct clinical trials With one drugmaker already trying to pry patent protection off of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Victoza before its 2022 expiration, the insulin specialist has taken new steps to deter copies. The Danish drugmaker has filed a citizen petition arg...

Thrombolytic Sciences announced completion of Phase I TS01 trial A clinical stage vascular health and biotech company, Thrombolytic Science, LLC (TSI), announced the completion of its Phase I trial investigating TS01, which is a new-generation clot-dissolving therapy for the treatment of clot-induced diseases like i...

Bayer and Berkeley Lights embark on a project to automate drug discovery Pharmaceutical giant Bayer and Berkeley Lights have announced their collaboration to conduct a strategic project on a discovery platform aimed to automate antibody discovery and development of cell lines. Bayer and Berkeley Lights’ platform- Be...

Samsung and Merck launch Remicade biosim at 35% discount After the first biosimilar of Johnson & Johnson’s big-selling immunology drug Remicade hit the market last year at a modest discount, another has come along with a much deeper pricing slash. Samsung and marketing partner Merck & Co. Monday launched the...

NPPA slams pharma giants for overcharging The price regulator in the pharmaceutical industry, National Pharmaceutical Price Authority (NPPA) has discovered that the leading Pharma companies are overcharging customers for abundantly prevalent drugs in the market. NPPA has alleged that the listed 634 drugs are being s...

Prosecutors rope Pfizer into fast-growing copay assistance probe After first focusing on biotech and speciality pharma, the feds have made their way to Big Pharma, with the New York drug giant joining a group that includes Gilead Sciences, Biogen, Valeant Pharmaceuticals and others about ties to copay assistance pro...

Mead Johnson Acquired By Reckitt Benckiser for $16.6 Billion Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN), the manufacturer of infant formula and nutritional supplements, has agreed to be acquired by Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Group plc in a deal that values the former's equity at $16.6 billion. Mead Johnson shareholders w...

In letter to Allergan, SEC says it will scrutinize industry's use of non-GAAP accounting When the SEC criticized Valeant Pharmaceuticals over its use of non-GAAP reporting, it seemed like a regulator barking at a company known for pushing the limits. But now the agency has fired a warning shot across the bow of the ...

With Flublok at a standstill in Japan, Astellas ditches collaborator UMN Pharma After Japanese regulators turned away the partners’ submission for a new cell-culture flu vaccine, Astellas has pulled the plug on a collaboration with UMN Pharma. UMN said it’s “regrettable” the companies can no longer work together to ...

The Anticoagulants (VTE & AF) Therapeutics Market was around $11.4 billion in 2015 and is estimated to reach $17.2 billion by 2020 growing at a CAGR of 8.59% from 2015 to 2020. DelveInsight Report “Anticoagulants-Market Insights & Drugs Sales Forecast (VTE & AF) -2020” provides an overview of the Antico...