Tag: Europe
GSK’s New Biopharmaceutical Plant
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) unveiled plans for the construction of a new biopharmaceutical plant in the UK in February 2014. The new facility will be located...
PTC’s Translarna receives conditional approval for nonsense mutation DMD in EU
The European Commission has given conditional marketing authorisation for biopharmaceutical company PTC Therapeutics' Translarna (ataluren) in the EU. Translarna is a treatment for the...
Alexion receives orphan drug designation for Soliris in Europe
The European Commission has granted orphan drug designation to Alexion Pharmaceuticals' Soliris (eculizumab), a terminal complement inhibitor, to treat patients with myasthenia gravis (MG)....
Vertex obtains receives European approval for cystic fibrosis oral medicine
The European Commission has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' oral medicine Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Kalydeco is for CF patients who have...
Meda agrees to acquire Rottapharm for €2.3bn
Swedish drugmaker Meda has agreed to acquire Italy-based Rottapharm Madaus for around €2.3bn as part of its strategy to boost its profits and its...
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