Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival Vitrakvi
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
Novartis replaces top scientists at Avexis after drug data manipulated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novartis AG said on Wednesday it replaced the two top research and development executives at its…
Novartis names Bulto as new head of U.S. drugs business
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is seen at its branch in Schweizerhalle near Basel, Switzerland, March 29, 2018.…
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…
Amgen wins U.S. patent battle on arthritis drug Enbrel, thwarting Novartis
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday upheld two patents relating to Amgen Inc’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel, denying…
No-deal Brexit could deepen Europe’s shortage of medicines – experts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As the Oct. 31 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union approaches, health professionals are warning…
Senator Grassley seeks info on Novartis’s Zolgensma data issues
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks to reporters on his way from the Senate floor after a vote…
AMS plans rival takeover bid for Germany’s Osram
FILE PHOTO: CEO of lamp manufacturer Osram Olaf Berlien poses during the opening of the company ‘World of light’ showroom…
Investors embrace ESG investing but don’t target gun stocks
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two new BlackRock Inc funds that exclude gun makers are off to slow starts as socially-minded investors…
Three Congolese doctors arrested in connection with WHO official’s death
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Three Congolese doctors have been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a…
Medicare to cover expensive cancer cell therapies
FILE PHOTO: A Gilead Sciences, Inc. office is shown in Foster City, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (Reuters)…
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…
Second Ebola case in Congo’s Goma infected several people: government
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – The second case of Ebola recorded in east Congo’s main city of Goma had a large…
Congo races to contain Ebola after gold miner contaminates several in Goma
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congolese authorities were racing to contain an Ebola epidemic on Thursday, after a gold miner with…
Roche’s Tecentriq recommended for EU approval to treat lung cancer form
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
WHO says it could use more U.S. help on the ground in Ebola fight
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo by…
Exclusive: White House preparing order that would cut drug prices for Medicare: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a sweeping executive order that would cut prices on virtually…
Sanofi signs U.S. rights deal with Roche for flu treatment Tamiflu
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Sanofi is pictured during the company’s shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit…
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia: study
FILE PHOTO: Anopheles minimus mosquitoes are pictured at a lab in the Public Health Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, November 9,…
Novartis’s older MS drug Gilenya wins Chinese approval
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland…
WHO says investigators conclude Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Congolese woman who may have spread the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda did not go to…
Timeline: How a Congo Ebola outbreak became a global concern
DAKAR (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, after the virus threatened…
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely…
WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday withdrew a report that said an Ebola patient may have entered…
Facebook vows Libra currency will wait for approval as U.S. airs worries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it would not proceed with the launch of its Libra cryptocurrency until…
Ebola spread to east Congo’s Goma massively raises risk – U.N.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo/GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola’s arrival in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma severely raises the risk…
AB InBev pulls Budweiser listing, canceling year’s largest IPO
HONG KONG/NEW YORK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev said on Friday it will not proceed with the planned listing in Hong…
Potential IPO candidate BioNTech secures $325 million in financing round
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German biotech firm BioNTech has secured $325 million in a private financing round to boost its cancer…
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…
WHO keeps key lung cancer drugs off its essential medicines list
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Immunotherapies that have emerged as a breakthrough in treating lung cancer have been rejected for inclusion on…
Kering crown jewel Gucci banks on high-end gems for growth
PARIS (Reuters) – Gucci, the luxury brand that powers most of parent Kering’s (PRTP.PA) profits, made its first steps in…
Mother of French quadriplegic brings appeal to keep him alive to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The mother of a quadriplegic French man who has been in a vegetative state for more than…
Deutsche Bank in wealth management hiring spree
LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank plans to hire 300 more relationship and investment mangers for its wealth management business by…
U.S. banks play cat-and-mouse game with Fed on capital returns
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An annual stress test of banks introduced by U.S. regulators after the 2007-09 financial crisis to…
French court rules that quadriplegic should be allowed to die
FILE PHOTO: Viviane Lambert, mother of French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, who has been in a deep vegetative state for more…
Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world’s second-largest…
Conatus Pharma to explore options as liver disease drug fails trial
(Reuters) – Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday it plans to explore options and implement a restructuring plan after its…
U.S. group says Novartis MS drug price out of line with benefit
ZURICH (Reuters) – A U.S. group that reviews the value of medicines issued a critical report on Novartis’s new multiple…
U.S. banks clear first hurdle of Federal Reserve’s annual stress test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 18 largest banks operating in the United States took the first step toward doling out capital…
Severe turbulence leaves 10 injured, throws flight attendant into ceiling
Frightening passenger video captured severe turbulence that sent a flight attendant and her drink cart into the ceiling during a…
GSK pharma head flags need for speed in high-pressure drug market
LONDON (Reuters) – Doing things one at a time in drug development is not a luxury that GlaxoSmithKline can afford…
Family sent back to DR Congo after two die of Ebola in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Authorities repatriated the relatives of two people who died of Ebola in Uganda back to the Democratic…
Bluebird prices gene therapy at 1.58 million euros over 5 years
(Reuters) – Bluebird bio Inc on Friday set a price for its gene therapy, Zynteglo, at 1.58 million euros ($1.78…
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,…
Broadcom’s $2 billion warning rattles global chip sector
LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Broadcom Inc sent a shockwave through the global chipmaking industry on Friday with its forecast that U.S.-China…
WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency
GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola…
WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency: experts
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) should and is likely to declare an international emergency over the Ebola…
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…
Uganda confirms first case of Ebola, a Congolese child – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, a five- year-old Congolese child who is…
Takeda scraps late-stage amyloidosis study
FILE PHOTO: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s logo is seen at its new headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File…
Struggles of transport stocks transmit caution to market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Add this to worries about Wall Street: The index of planes, trains and trucking companies, considered…
Nestle still committed to global confectionery: CEO
Mark Schneider, CEO of Nestle gestures during an interview at the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) conference in Interlaken, Switzerland May…
U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations named an Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator on Thursday, creating a new position to boost…
Novartis CEO plans gene therapy price ‘far lower’ than $4 million to $5 million range
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 25, 2017.…
U.S. states accuse Teva, other drugmakers, of price-fixing: lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. states filed a lawsuit accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc of orchestrating a sweeping scheme with 19…
U.S. states accuse Teva, other drugmakers, of price-fixing: lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. states filed a lawsuit accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc of orchestrating a sweeping scheme with 19…
‘We screwed up’ not buying Google shares, Berkshire’s Munger says
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger walks past a crowd at the annual Berkshire shareholder shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska,…