Pharmaceutical Industry Prepares For New Business Under Health Reform Law.

Dr.Shruti Bhat, an Expert in Pharmaceutical industry, brings to you some highlights from current pharma business news-


Abbott Labs Completes Purchase Of Starlims.  
"Abbott Laboratories said Monday it completed its purchase of Starlims Technology" for $123 million, or $14 per share. Abbott said that Starlims will "increase its position in the diagnostic testing market.

WHO: Drug-Resistant TB Killed 150,000 In 2008.  
The New York Times reported that the WHO announced data last week showing that "drug-resistant tuberculosis killed about 150,000 people in 2008, and half of all the world's cases are thought in be in China and India...

Transgene Sells Novartis Option On Rights To Experimental Cancer Vaccine.
Bloomberg News reported that French biotechnology company Transgene SA "sold Novartis AG an option on rights to the experimental TG4010 cancer vaccine in a deal that may fetch as much as $960 million...

Pharmaceutical Industry Prepares For New Business Under Health Reform Law.
The US drug industry fended off price curbs and other hefty restrictions in President Obama's healthcare law even as it prepares for plenty of new business when an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans gain health coverage...

FDA clears Vytorin and Zetia of suspected link to cancer.
The Los Angeles Times blog reported "Booster Shots" that after examining two previous studies, a Food and Drug Administration review committee has determined that it is ...

Roche Seeks Acquisitions To Boost Its Research Programs.
Roche Holding AG Chief Executive Officer Severin Schwan said he seeks acquisitions that will bolster the company's research programs, rather than 'mega-mergers' designed to add immediate revenue...

Roche To Introduce At Least Six New Drugs By 2015.
In a separate story, Roche also expects to introduce "at least six new medicines by 2015." Roche "wants to expand" the use of its cancer drugs "by testing them in different tumors and earlier in the disease." The company "also is seeking to expand beyond cancer and tap markets for conditions such as diabetes and diseases of the central nervous system." 

Pharmaceutical Thefts Becoming More Common.
The $75 million heist at" Eli Lilly's "warehouse in Connecticut was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market...
 

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