MUMBAI: The woes of the pharmaceutical industry are likely to continue at least for the next couple of weeks, despite curtains being drawn over Beijing Olympics. Before the Olympics, Chinese authorities had clamped down on manufacturing units as a

The pharmaceutical industry is under siege with the looming end of blockbuster drugs, imminent patent expiries on top-selling medicines and government pressure to lower prices amid accusations of profiteering. GlaxoSmithKline's new boss, Andrew Witty,

First stop was Sandoz Ltd, Unit 37, Woolmer Way, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9QE Sandoz are tucked away in the corner of a business park, but they can't hide from the truth: the truth about the pain, fear and isolation inside Huntingdon Life Sciences,

This year's international animal rights gathering, AR 2008, was held in the beautiful Swedish countryside last week. After four days of inspirational workshops and the sharing of ideas, either "formally" in the barn or informally around the campfire,

Image caption: McCain or Obama? Swiss firms donate money to both presidential candidates (Reuters) The Republicans are set to approve John McCain as their candidate following the Democrats' endorsement of Barack Obama. But even before the party

At 1034 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.25 percent at 1,193.84 points, taking its gains for August to 1.3 percent and raising the prospect of the index recording only its second month of gains in the last 10. Banks rose,

Monday, August 18, 2008 Demo #1: Novartis 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20004 S#725 202-638-7429 Approximately 50 demonstrators converged on Washington DC after attending the 4 day National Animal Rights Conference, AR2008, held in

Growth stocks are the beauties of the stock world, plain and simple. They're exciting, they have good stories, and they can make you a lot of money. Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) may still be off from the peak it hit during the dot-com bubble, but investors

Earlier this week, Novartis got FDA priority review for Gleevec, its cancer med, for treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors after surgery. The agency will say "yea" or "nay" on the new indication within six months, rather than the typical

Good medicine and cheap medicine don't always show up in the same pills, but here are two that do. For years, doctors have recommended a daily, low-dose (children's) aspirin for people at risk of coronary heart disease. Aspirin is effective and cheap