From RETAIL & CONSUMER 11:20pm

Boots and Walgreens add to pharma empire

Pharma partners in deal with AmerisourceBergen

From INDUSTRIALS 2:52pm

Filtrona buys packaging group for £160m

Questions raised over purchase price for Contego Healthcare

Lombard Mar 19, 2013

Defensive AstraZeneca punts on Cambridge

Pharmaceutical group pulls plug in chancellor’s constituency

Mar 18, 2013

Soriot’s bitter pill for chancellor

Pascal Soriot shocks Osborne’s constituency in Budget week

From WORLD Mar 18, 2013

A bitter pill for Osborne’s constituency

Site’s advantage over competitors has decreased

From WORLD Mar 18, 2013

AstraZeneca to shift 1,000 jobs south

Positions to be moved from chancellor’s Chesire constituency to Cambridge

Mar 18, 2013

AstraZeneca cuts 1,600 jobs in UK and US

Pharma group to take $1.4bn charge for restructuring

Universities in the northwest of England, including Manchester, attracted only 5 per cent of the early stage funding for life science companies in the UK ©Alamy From FINANCIALS Mar 17, 2013

Uni spinout funds struggle to take off

Northwest institutions lose out to London and Oxbridge

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 17, 2013

Athens urged to import generic drugs

Cheaper versions from India and Canada cost 10% of European price

Mar 15, 2013

Danish pension fund in Death Row protest

Latest move in campaign against drugs used for lethal injections

From WORLD Mar 15, 2013

Top UK medic to launch ‘superbug’ push

Move to bolster fight against drug-resistant organisms

Number Cruncher Mar 14, 2013

Rival’s problems lift Hikma

Pharmaceutical group’s performance likely to slow this year

From FINANCIALS Mar 13, 2013

African groups seek growth across borders

Expansion across continent is a vital strategy

From WORLD Mar 13, 2013

US groups accuse India of IP protectionism

Pfizer says intellectual property regime deters US investment

Mar 12, 2013

Man guilty of manipulating drug tests

Former employee had falsely given impression of studies

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 12, 2013

Danone beats US rivals on nutrition index

World’s 25 largest companies assessed commitment to formulating healthier products

From WORLD Mar 12, 2013

Trends point to time for non-European pope

African church grows rapidly and half of US immigrants are Catholics

Mar 11, 2013

Ex-Novartis chief Vasella to move to US

Pharmaceuticals veteran gives up Swiss residency

Mar 11, 2013

Health chief warns on antibiotics threat

Better hygiene call against high risk of drug resistant infection

Mar 10, 2013

Valeant seeks debt remedy in race to grow

Focus on acquisitions has prompted questions about sustainability

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