Novartis says top R&D executives no longer at Avexis unit after test data manipulation
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland…
Drug industry urges Canada to act early on U.S. import plan
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group has urged the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding…
Nobio gets FDA approval for anti-bacterial dental fillings
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Nobio Ltd said on Monday it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Roche says test showed Tecentriq helped vs bladder cancer
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
U.S. FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo’s treatment for rare joint tumor
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd’s treatment for adult patients with…
Beyond Meat competitor Impossible Foods receives FDA approval for ‘bleeding’ plant burger
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a key ingredient in plant-based burger patties made by…
Trump firms up plan to import medicines; pharma companies resist
(Reuters) – The Trump administration took a step Wednesday toward allowing importation of medicines from Canada, an action the president…
Apple pays $1 billion for Intel unit in push for chip independence
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) took a major step toward supplying its own smartphone chips by purchasing the majority of…
Allergan recalls textured breast implants worldwide
(Reuters) – Allergan Plc said on Wednesday it was recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders across markets,…
Eli Lilly’s hypoglycemia treatment wins FDA approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the…
BMW picks Oliver Zipse as new CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) said Oliver Zipse will become chief executive on Aug. 16, picking the 55-year-old manufacturing expert…
Amazon offers $10 to Prime Day shoppers who hand over their data
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has a promotion for U.S. shoppers on Prime Day, the 48-hour marketing blitz that started Monday:…
Volkswagen zooms ahead in extension of alliance with Ford to electric, automated cars
, NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said they will spend billions of dollars…
Ford, Volkswagen promise details on electric, autonomous vehicle alliance
HAMBURG/DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said on Thursday they are expanding their global alliance announced…
Novartis to sell epinephrine shot in U.S. pharmacies amid EpiPen shortage
(Reuters) – Novartis AG (NOVN.S) said on Tuesday it would make its generic pre-filled epinephrine shots immediately available in local…
Novartis to sell epinephrine injector in U.S. pharmacies amid EpiPen shortage
FILE PHOTO: EpiPen auto-injection epinephrine pens manufactured by Mylan NV pharmaceutical company for use by severe allergy sufferers are seen…
FDA ties three deaths to Edwards Lifesciences’ recalled heart devices
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday three deaths had been reported related to Edwards Lifesciences…
Lawyers for Huawei CFO urge Canada to withdraw extradition proceedings
(Reuters) – Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer urged Canada’s justice minister on Monday to withdraw extradition proceedings against Meng…
Teleflex recalls breathing tubes worldwide after reports of 4 deaths
(Reuters) – Teleflex Inc said on Monday it plans to recall some lots of its Hudson RCI Sheridan endotracheal tubes…
General Electric to scrap California power plant 20 years early
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Friday it plans to demolish a large power plant it owns…
FDA approves drug for loss of sexual desire in women
(Reuters) – The U.S. drug regulator on Friday approved Palatin Technologies and Amag Pharmaceuticals’ drug to restore sexual desire in…
New blow to Boeing from engine delay, Airbus long-range rival takes off
PARIS, France (Reuters) – Boeing suffered a fresh setback at the opening of the Paris Airshow on Monday as the…
Israel’s Zebra Medical gets FDA ok for brain bleeds product
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Zebra Medical Vision, an Israel medical imaging analytics company, said on Monday it received its third…
Roche’s combo lymphoma treatment wins U.S. FDA approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
Perdue Foods enters crowded plant-based alternative meat market
(Reuters) – Perdue Foods, one of America’s largest chicken producers, said it will sell frozen chicken nuggets mixed with cauliflower,…
Jet.com falls by wayside as Walmart focuses on its website, online grocery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Walmart Inc on Wednesday announced a sweeping overhaul at Jet.com, an online start-up it acquired in 2016…
No meat please! Nestle may extend plant-based burger partnership with McDonald’s
ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle could expand its plant-based burger sales partnership with fast food chain McDonald’s beyond Germany and is…
FDA approves Lilly’s migraine drug as first ever cluster headache treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co’s migraine treatment Emgality on Tuesday became the first drug to gain U.S.…
British Columbia to be first Canadian province to switch patients to biosimilars
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Canadian province of British Columbia said on Monday that its public drug plan will switch as…
Exclusive: U.S. airlines expect Boeing 737 MAX jets need up to 150 hours of work before flying again
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Once regulators approve Boeing Co’s grounded 737 MAX jets for flight, each aircraft will likely require between…
U.S. eases curbs on Huawei; founder says clampdown underestimates Chinese firm
SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has temporarily eased trade restrictions on China’s Huawei to minimize disruption for its…
Exclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist – source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and…
Exclusive: U.S. may scale back Huawei trade restrictions to help existing customers
(Corrects title in 17th paragraph of this May 17 story to say “Chief Financial Officer” Meng Wanzhou, not “Chief Executive…
FDA approves expanded label for Regeneron/Sanofi’s cholesterol drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s cholesterol drug Praluent as a treatment…
Return of the bench seat: Concept EVs show space big enough for sofas
(This April 19 story was refiled to remove Breakingviews topic code) FILE PHOTO: A designer presents an Audi AI:me concept…
Second death in Novartis gene therapy trials under investigation
(Reuters) – Novartis AG, which this week announced positive interim trial results for its experimental gene therapy for spinal muscular…
No-frills no longer: GM’s China brand Baojun attempts a major makeover
LIUZHOU, China/BEIJING (Reuters) – By many measures, General Motors’ China brand Baojun has been an exceptional success story, growing at…
Mattel’s Fisher Price recalls all ‘Rock ‘n Play’ models due to reports of death
(Reuters) – U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday that toymaker Fisher-Price has voluntarily recalled all its “Rock ‘n…
Caito Foods recalls fresh cut melon over Salmonella outbreak
(Reuters) – An Indianapolis food company has voluntarily recalled fresh cut melon produced at its facility after reports of nearly…
JetBlue targets low-fare transatlantic travel with 2021 London launch
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp hopes to break into the low-fare, transatlantic travel market beginning in 2021 with multiple daily…
No call for simulators in new Boeing 737 MAX training proposals
SEATTLE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co said it will submit by the end of this week a training package that…
Chinese smartphone firms jazz up products, seize turf in home market from Apple
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Smartphone retailers in China say it’s a tough sell of late with consumers reluctant to upgrade, put…
GM to announce $300 million investment in Orion EV/AV plant
(Reuters) – General Motors Co will announce on Friday plans to invest $300 million in a suburban Detroit plant that…
Jazz Pharma’s sleep disorder treatment gets FDA nod
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc’s treatment for patients with a form of sleep…
California jury awards $29 million to woman with cancer who used J&J talc
(Reuters) – A California jury on Wednesday awarded $29 million to a woman who said that asbestos in Johnson &…
J&J nasal spray gets U.S. approval as first new type of anti-depressant in decades
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it approved a Johnson & Johnson nasal spray antidepressant…
FDA chief tough on e-cigs steps down in surprise resignation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Tuesday that he plans to step down…
Eli Lilly seeks to quell drug price anger with cheaper insulin
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced plans on Monday to sell a half-price version of its popular insulin injection Humalog,…
New cancer-causing toxin found in recalled blood pressure pills
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators said on Friday a third cancer-causing toxin was found in some blood pressure pills recalled…
Southwest Airlines readies Hawaii flights in West Coast push
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co will soon begin flying to Hawaii from California, as part of the budget-friendly carrier’s push…
Samsung announces folding phone with 5G at nearly $2,000
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday unveiled a nearly $2,000 folding smartphone in a bid to…
Airbus A380 under threat as Emirates weighs rejigged order: sources
PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai’s Emirates is exploring switching some orders for the world’s largest jetliner, the Airbus A380, to the…
Amazon removes numerous products from India site as new e-commerce rules bite
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – E-commerce rules that went into effect in India on Friday caused widespread disruption for Amazon.com, forcing…
Italy drugmaker Zambon ready to splash out in U.S., China push
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian drugmaker Zambon is looking to China and the U.S. to grow its respiratory and nervous system…
Tesla’s Model 3 gets green light in Europe
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 car is displayed during a media preview at the Auto China 2018 motor show…