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The UK has recently announced a two-year pilot scheme aimed at tackling obesity, which has become a significant financial burden on the National Health Service (NHS). 28 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
The newly-elected presidency team of Europe’s leading trade body has met to discuss the industry’s growing concern over the impact of proposed changes to pharmaceutical legislation in the region. 26 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
A few days after the World Health Organization (WHO) flagged seven India-made syrups during a global investigation into contaminated medicines, India's Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asserted that India follows a zero-tolerance policy on spurious medicines. 23 June 2023
Generics
India has made it clear that it will not compromise on intellectual property, regulatory data protection, and patent extension as part of ongoing trade negotiations with the UK and the European Union. 22 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
The US drug industry is not happy with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and is pursuing broad legal action in an attempt to limit its impact. 22 June 2023
Generics
The Delhi High Court has sought the Indian government's position regarding a petition that challenges the ban on fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, reports The Pharma letter’s local correspondent. 20 June 2023
Biosimilars
Medicines for Europe has said that it sees the revision of European Union (EU) pharmaceutical legislation as an opportunity to accelerate patient access to safe, effective, and affordable medicines and to improve security of supply. 15 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
India is to join an international system - the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation Scheme (PIC/S) - that fosters cooperation between countries and regulatory authorities on good manufacturing practices (GMPs) in order to improve the quality of its medical products. 14 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
An initiative to regulate non-scheduled drug prices in India, which was under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) consideration, has been pushed to the back burner. 13 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
The Biden administration has provided more evidence of its desire to follow rhetoric with action on lowering drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 12 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
In mid-2014, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) faced one of the most daunting economic development challenges of its modern history, when crude oil prices collapsed by more than half. 9 June 2023
Generics
Russian pharmaceutical companies will receive additional subsidies from the state for the development of analogues of foreign drugs, as part of the current state plans for the reduction of import dependence in the country’s pharmaceutical sector, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 9 June 2023
Generics
The Indian government is exploring the possibility of introducing a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for basic chemicals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) industries. 8 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
The Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech are in talks with the Mexican government for manufacturing vaccines in a deal that will help the two Indian pharmaceutical companies expand their presence in Mexico and the Latin American market. 6 June 2023
Pharmaceutical
Findings of a study funded by the US biotech industry suggest the Inflation Reduction Act could have a negative impact on drug development. 2 June 2023
Biotechnology
US pharma giant Pfizer’s proposed $43 billion ($229 per share) acquisition of Seagen has won approval from the latter’s shareholders. 31 May 2023
Generics
Even as Tariq Ahmad, UK Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks in Delhi on Monday, and discussed the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Indian pharmaceutical companies have joined forces to urge the government to maintain a strong stance on the Patents Act as it negotiates FTAs with key global partners. 30 May 2023
Pharmaceutical
A £650 million ($802 million) war-chest to fire up the UK’s life sciences sector and drive forward the government’s priority to grow the economy has been unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today. 26 May 2023
Biosimilars
The European Union must improve its biosimilar medicines policy to increase equity of access and bring much needed savings to healthcare budgets, says Medicines for Europe, the trade group that represents makers of generic and biosimilar medicines in the region. 25 May 2023
Pharmaceutical
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced the government of Japan's pledge to contribute $200 million to the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund). 25 May 2023
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The UK government has reappointed BioIndustry Association (BIA) chairman Daniel Mahony as its Life Sciences Investment Envoy. 21 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Danish government’s newly-unveiled health reform has been praised for tackling chronic disease care and health inequalities while driving health innovation. 18 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
New research published by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) provides in-depth analysis of the economic footprint of the pharmaceutical industry in Europe, across member states and compares Europe to other regions of the world. 18 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Johnson & Johnson has taken legal action to defend a contentious rebate initiative, filing a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. 15 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
The share prices of Pfizer, GSK, Novavax and other vaccine companies were all markedly lower on Friday. This was not due to the publication of disappointing research results in the sphere, or an ominous stance taken by a major regulator on a key filing, but rather a political development that could spell trouble for the vaccines field as a whole. 15 November 2024
Biotechnology
BeiGene has announced plans to rebrand as BeOne Medicines, a move the cancer specialist says reflects its commitment to fighting cancer through collaboration. 15 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Danish patients are being offered fewer innovative treatments than Norwegians and Swedes, a new estimate from the Danish Medicines Council shows. 11 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
According to the Swedish pharma trade group Lif, it is positive that, in the updated life science strategy, the government expresses an ambition for Sweden to become more attractive for research investments. 11 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Li Li, Commissioner of China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), and Mette Aaboe Hansen, interim director general of Danish Medicines Agency, have signed a letter of intent to promote bilateral cooperation in regulation of drugs and medical devices. 11 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Following the news that Donald Trump is the winner of the 2024 US Presidential Election, Morningstar Equity analyst Julie Utterback has published a new note about the impact of this on the managed-care industry. 7 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
UK pharma major AstraZeneca, which has invested heavily in China, hosted a sell-side analyst call on Wednesday (November 6) to discuss the recent media reports about ongoing investigations in China. 7 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Some of the UK’s leading academics and industry professionals have welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £520 million ($669 million) pledge to develop the country’s medicine manufacturing capabilities. 6 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
European regulators will decide by December 6 whether Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk, can finalize its $16.5 billion acquisition of contract drug manufacturer Catalent. 5 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Danish government is rolling out the red carpet and welcomes several pharmaceutical companies. 4 November 2024
Generics
Medicines for Europe has launched a study of market barriers faced by European generics and biosimilar pharmaceutical companies operating in 11 key third-country markets. 31 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Following the first Labour budget for 14 years, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) welcomes Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ measures to improve UK life sciences competitiveness. 30 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
HOPO Therapeutics has been awarded a contract valued at up to $226 million from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). 29 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Danish government has presented part of the plan for a future life science strategy, which has been welcomed by the industry. 28 October 2024
Biotechnology
Legend Biotech has removed Genscript Biotech as its majority shareholder, in a move coinciding with rising US concerns over Chinese ties within the biotech sector. 24 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Trade group the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has had its say on UK government plans to overhaul the National Health Service (NHS). 21 October 2024
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