PHARMACEUTICALS 6:47pm

Icahn steps up Herbalife fight with Ackman

Activist investor lifts pressure by building a 13% stake

HEALTH CARE 11:29pm

US regulator approves first bionic eye

Device to offer limited sight to victims of genetic eye disease

From WORLD 10:37pm

Badger culling unlikely to stop spread of TB

Trials could help control infections in worst-hit areas

HEALTH CARE 10:05pm

Cardinal in $2bn AssuraMed home care deal

Remote care increasingly important due to Obama incentives

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 14, 2013

Adult demand for ADD drug lifts Shire

Sales rise 12% despite generic competition

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 14, 2013

Britvic and AG Barr defy merger setback

Soft drinks groups push on with plan despite probe

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 13, 2013

Reckitt gets taste for Chinese remedy

Oriental Medicine Company purchase helps group to diversify

From LEX Feb 12, 2013

Olympus: climbing a mountain

Break-up of company last year would have been a good idea

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 12, 2013

Olympus trims full-year outlook

Digital camera downturn takes toll on Japanese group

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 12, 2013

FDA rejects Novo Nordisk insulin remedy

Shares in Danish drugmaker fall 13% after setback

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 11, 2013

e-Therapeutics plans to raise £40m

Biggest new investor is Aviva

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 11, 2013

Perrigo expands UK presence

£180m acquisition of Rosemont

From LEX Feb 11, 2013

Novo Nordisk: reality check

The specialist in diabetic treatments gets hit by an FDA ruling

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 8, 2013

Sanofi forecasts possible earnings dip

Fourth-quarter core profits down 24%

HEALTH CARE Feb 7, 2013

S&N solid finish outweighs weaker outlook

Good news on knee implants and wound management buoy Smith & Nephew

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 6, 2013

Biogen to buy Elan’s stake in MS drug

US biotechnology company to pay $3.25bn in cash for full control of Tysabri

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 6, 2013

GSK unveils European restructuring plans

Lucozade and Ribena drinks brands placed under review

From LEX Feb 6, 2013

Elan / Biogen: where are the drugs?

Biotech group needs a new strategy now more than ever

PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 5, 2013

Campaigners welcome GSK disclosure move

Clinical study reports to be released

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 4, 2013

Needle-free syringe passes test on mice

Technique could improve distribution of fragile vaccines

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