Friday, February 5, 2010

Abbott Reports Double-Digit Sales and Earnings Growth in Fourth Quarter

Abbott Reports Double-Digit Sales and Earnings Growth in Fourth Quarter

Thursday, 28 January 2010

AbbottWorldwide sales increased 10.6 percent to nearly $8.8 billion, including a favorable 2.4 percent effect of exchange rates. Excluding the expected decline in Depakote(R) sales due to generic competition, worldwide reported sales increased 12.7 percent. Full-year 2009 sales were $30.8 billion.

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New Pfizer Pipeline Shows Progress And Growth In Vaccines, Biologics And High-Priority Disease Areas

New Pfizer Pipeline Shows Progress And Growth In Vaccines, Biologics And High-Priority Disease Areas


Thursday, 28 January 2010

Pfizer Inc.Pfizer Inc. has provided an update to its pipeline for the first time since the close of the acquisition of Wyeth in October, 2009. The new development pipeline, composed of assets from both legacy companies, includes 133 programs from phase 1 through registration, and shows growth and increased diversity in each of the areas where the company invests in research and development.

AstraZeneca Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results 2009

AstraZeneca Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results 2009

Friday, 29 January 2010

AstraZenecaRevenue in the fourth quarter increased by 4 percent at constant exchange rates (CER), but was up 9 percent on an actual basis as a result of the positive impact of exchange rate movements. Revenue benefited from strong growth of the Toprol-XL franchise in the US as a result of the market withdrawal by two generic competitors and from revenues from US government orders for vaccine for Novel Influenza A (H1N1);

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Digital Pharma Europe at Bayer Schering Pharma Headquarters Berlin

Digital Pharma Europe at Bayer Schering Pharma Headquarters Berlin

Friday, 29 January 2010

29-30 March 2010, Bayer Schering Pharma Headquarters Berlin, Germany.
The time has come for a new kind of event that will help the European Pharmaceutical Industry fully explore and engage in the communications revolution that we are witnessing online. Digital Pharma Europe's mission is to help propel the industry into this new era, and Exl Pharma has assembled an outstanding faculty to lead the event.

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Lilly Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results

Lilly Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results

Monday, 01 February 2010

LillyIn the fourth quarter of 2009, worldwide total revenue was $5.934 billion, an increase of 14 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2008. This 14 percent revenue growth was comprised of an increase of 7 percent due to higher volume, 3 percent due to higher prices, and 3 percent due to the impact of foreign exchange rates (numbers do not add due to rounding).

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Roche establishes new medical research hub in Singapore

Roche establishes new medical research hub in Singapore

Monday, 01 February 2010

RocheRoche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) will enter into a strategic alliance with Singapore's scientific and medical institutions to set up a major new translational research hub in Singapore. This "Hub for Translational Medicine" aims to enhance the understanding of how scientific advances from preclinical research can be transferred in practice to patients.

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VYVANSE® - new ADHD treatment option - now available in Canada

VYVANSE® - new ADHD treatment option - now available in Canada

Tuesday, 02 February 2010

Shire plcCanadian families managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have a new treatment option. Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced the Canadian availability of VYVANSE (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsule), the first and only prodrug therapy approved for ADHD treatment in Canada.

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