The US government has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis claiming the company made illegal payments to induce pharmacies to switch kidney transplant patients to its immunosuppressant drug Myfortic. Civil fraud lawsuit claimed ...
Tags: Civil Fraud Lawsuit, Health, Healthcare Scam
Compressed air-operated products manufacturer Nex Flow has unveiled its Ring Vac Compressed Air Operated Conveyor in 316L Stainless steel versions. The company noted that the new product is ideal for applications in the food and ...
Good news for the chemical, food, pharmaceutical and other process industries. According to a recent survey conducted by the CHEM SHOW and Processing magazine, production and capital spending will increase this year, and next. The jointly ...
Global demand for robots is forecast to increase nearly 11% per year through 2016 to $20.2 billion, outpacing both the world’s economy and overall manufacturing activity. The United States is projected to grow at more than 15% per ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, robots
Specialty pharmaceutical company Nuvo Research has announced the launch of Pliaglis (lidocaine and tetracaine) cream 7%/7% by Galderma in Europe. Galderma has worldwide marketing rights for Nuvo's Pliaglis, a topical local anesthetic ...
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The USPTO has issued a notice of allowance for GW Pharmaceuticals' patent application regarding Sativex formulation spray device. The patent alleges a metered valve pump spray device comprising a liquid cannabis extract, in propylene ...
Tags: USPTO, GW Pharmaceuticals
Teva has established Global Specialty Medicines group as part of its strategic plan to optimize commercialization. The company has named Dr. Rob Koremans as the president and CEO of Global Specialty Medicines. Koremans will report to ...
Tags: Teva, Medicines Group
Croatian pharmaceutical packaging producer Piramida d.o.o. will receive an investment of 3.6m from EBRD to strengthen and expand its production. Of €3.6m, €2.7m will be used for balance sheet restructuring and €0.9m will ...
Teva Pharmaceutical and Xenon Pharmaceuticals have announced the FDA orphan drug designation for analgesic XEN402 being developed to treat pain associated with erythromelalgia (EM). The novel chemical entity XEN402 is designed to inhibit ...
Tags: Pharmaceutical, FDA, Orphan Drug
Moxie Software will now provide its full enterprise social networking (ESN) software for free because the company is convinced that standalone, general-purpose ESN capabilities are a commodity. The company will charge customers when and ...
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Modern Material Handling magazine’s 16th annual survey of the world’s leading materials handling systems suppliers shows the top performers have held their ground and the rest on the list climb steadily upwards, despite the ...
A dividend of EUR 0.65 per share was approved at the Annual General Meeting of Gerresheimer AG held today in Düsseldorf. The company, a leading partner to the pharma and healthcare industry, presented a strong set of results for ...
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Argex Titanium Inc. is pleased to announce the establishment of a fully comprehensive Research and Development Centre (“R&D Centre) at its recently announced facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Valleyfield), the planned site of its ...
Tags: Argex, Argex Titanium, Construction
Bormioli Rocco has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Italian glass manufacturer Neubor Glass for an undisclosed value. The operation is expected to increase Bormioli Rocco's production volume with the construction of a new ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Warner Chilcott's new oral contraceptive MINASTRIN 24 FE. MINASTRIN 24 FE (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol capsules and ferrous fumarate capsules) is indicated for use by ...