WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan
Typically, if EP patents are opposed, they are opposed at the end of the 9-month EPO opposition term. The chart below compares numbers of EP patents opposed in quarter years with numbers of patents granted 9 months (3 quarter-years) earlier. The patterns of patents opposed and earlier grants correlate rather well.
Novartis has received approval for the administration of Tafinlar and Mekinist together for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC).
Dow component Merck (MRK) surged to a three-month high Tuesday as the company did an about-face and reported strong results for its immuno-oncology and chemotherapy treatments for lung cancer a year ahead of expectations, casting the shares of rivals downward.
The acquisition of FMC Corporation's health and nutrition business gives DowDuPont “one of the broadest pharma offerings to serve the growing excipients industry,” the firm says.
Drug firms need excipients suited to continuous manufacturing according to Dow, which says a better understanding of how products perform when used in round-the-clock production is required.
Dow Chemical and DuPont Have Completed a $130 Billion Merger
Bayer Offers Concessions in $66 Billion Monsanto Deal to Ease Competition Concerns
Dubbing themselves the American Made Coalition, the industry leaders said reforming the nation’s “outdated tax code” will spur economic growth. In the letter, the manufacturers said the current tax code penalizes U.S.-based companies because it taxes business income on a worldwide basis. By implementing the reforms, the CEOs said the plan would result in higher wages and “roughly 1.7 million new jobs here at home.” The CEOs decried the current tax plan which they said penalizes American workers who make products sold abroad, while favoring international competitors.
J&J’s Mentor Worldwide unit failed to conduct proper studies of its silicone-based implants’ health risks that were mandated by government regulators, lawyers for Rexine Mize said in the suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles. Leaks from the devices are causing a variety of ailments for Mize and other women, she says in the complaint.