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HUMAN GENOME UNLIKELY TO ATTRACT A HIGHER BID - BMO


(Reuters) - There is a high risk of GlaxoSmithKline dropping its pursuit of Human Genome Sciences Inc , BMO Capital Partners said, adding that a rival...

GSK PAYS 61 MILLION POUNDS TO TAKE CONTROL OF CELLZOME


LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is paying 61 million pounds to take full control of Cellzome, a Anglo-German biotech whose drug discovery platform ...

GSK TO GO HOSTILE WITH $2.6 BILLION HUMAN GENOME TENDER


LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline will take its $2.6 billion (1.6 billion pounds) bid for Human Genome Sciences direct to shareholders this week, aft...

ANALYSIS - BIOTECH TARGETS FIGHT BACK AS BIG PHARMA CIRCLES


LONDON (Reuters) - Biotech companies are fighting back in an unequal battle with Big Pharma, helped by a small but powerful cohort of investors who do...

DRUGMAKER GSK STRUGGLES TO GROW IN FIRST QUARTER


LONDON (Reuters) - Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline grew revenue just 1 percent in the first quarter, reflecting pressures on its business from government pr...

PHARMA FIRM MERCK SLASHES JOBS IN SWITZERLAND

The struggling German pharmaceuticals group Merck KGaA said Tuesday it would close the headquarters of a subsidiary in Geneva, cutting 580 Swiss jobs ...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
1 month ago

DOW'S NEW CORN - "TIME BOMB" OR FARMERS' DREAM?

(Reuters) - A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of super-weeds. Or ...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
1 month ago

ASTRA SAYS LOOKS AT "EVERYTHING", SILENT ON AMYLIN

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca , which plans to buy Ardea Biosciences for $1.26 billion (782.8 million pounds), is also looking at a range of other bi...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
1 month ago

ASTRA FUELS BIOTECH M&A WITH $1.26 BILLION ARDEA BUY

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has agreed to buy U.S. company Ardea Biosciences for $1.26 billion (782.31 million pounds), giving it a new gout drug t...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
1 month ago

PETER THIEL'S BREAKOUT LABS AWARDS $350K EACH TO SIX AMBITIOUS BIOTECH STARTUPS

While most of us are still reeling in shock last week's one billion Instagram buy,  Peter Thiel -- through both Founders Fund and the Thiel ...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
1 month ago

GSK UPS LUNG DRUG BET BY BUYING MORE OF THERAVANCE

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline bet another $212.9 million on the success of lung drug Relovair on Monday by raising its stake in U.S. biotech firm...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

AMGEN, ASTRA TO COLLABORATE ON SEVERAL DRUGS

(Reuters) - Amgen Inc and British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc announced on Monday a major collaboration deal to jointly develop and sell five biotech dr...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

GENMAB SAYS GSK SETTLES PATENT CASE WITH GENENTECH

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish biotech company Genmab said on Tuesday its partner GlaxoSmithKline had agreed a settlement with Roche-owned Genentech re...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

MONTHLY SHOT LOWERS CHOLESTEROL 66 PERCENT: STUDY

A monthly injection of an experimental drug made by the US biotech firm Amgen reduced patients' cholesterol by up to 66 percent, according to a s...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

GSK CONFIRMS $800 MILLION UK MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline , Britain's biggest drugmaker, confirmed plans on Thursday to invest more than 500 million pounds ($792 millio...[ BIOTECH ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago
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