Topic - Pfizer

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General news, Biosciences, Internet, Finance

Merck’s Fix: Schering-Plough for $41B

Pharmaceutical giant acquires biopharmaceutical researcher in move to diversify beyond current blockbuster drugs. Schering-Plough shares soar 14 percent; Merck dips 7.7 percent.
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General news, Biosciences, Internet, Finance

Vivus Taps Deerfield to Fund Viagra Rival

Life sciences investment firm shells out $30M for clinical trial of drug in stock and royalty deal.
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Biosciences

Pfizer Cuts 10,000 Jobs

Earnings for drug maker’s fourth quarter are flat.
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Biosciences

Damage from Parkinson’s Drugs

Two treatments for Parkinson’s found to harm heart valves.
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Biosciences

FDA OKs Ranbaxy Heart Drug

Indian firm receives U.S. approval to market Simvastatin, a rival to Merck’s Zocor.
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Biosciences, Finance

Pfizer Hammered by Drug Woes

Company shares plummet in the wake of dissapointing trials for an experimental cholesterol drug.
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Biosciences

Inhale Your Medicine

The greatest thing since insulin? Inhaled insulin.
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Biosciences

Is Pfizer’s Blockbuster a Bust?

Experimental cholesterol medication also raises blood pressure.
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Biosciences

Pfizer Wins on Lipitor

Federal court denies a rehearing on Lipitor patent case.
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Biosciences

Pfizer Nabs Startup PowderMed

The drug company agrees to acquire the U.K.-based vaccine maker.
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Computers, Biosciences

GE Buys Biacore for $390M

Healthcare unit acquires Swedish drug development equipment maker as Pfizer divests holdings.
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Biosciences

RH Biosciences report

Red Herring magazine’s biosciences news briefs for the week of June 19, 2006.
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Biosciences

Big Pharma Emphasizes Cancer

Traditionally the home turf of biotech companies, big pharma is making strides in developing new cancer drugs.
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Media, Communications

FCC Studies Bogus TV News

Resource-strapped TV stations are using ‘news’ videos sponsored by big business and made by PR firms.
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Biosciences, Finance

Neurocrine Shares KO’d by FDA

Agency’s rejection of high-dose insomnia pill rips stock and leaves Pfizer deal in flux.
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Computers, Biosciences, Finance

SupplyScape Raises $8M

Pharma supply chain software maker raises second round from Pfizer, Bethesda Partners, and existing investors.
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Biosciences, Finance

Pharma Hypes Disease: Report

A leading medical journal says big pharma over-hypes and even makes up diseases for profit.
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Biosciences, Finance

Drugs & Devices: VC Cash

Drug developer Merrimack grabs $65M; Lung device maker Spiration gets $13.4M; Treating colon cancer with Celebrex.
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General news, Biosciences

New Insulin to India

The race is on to serve world’s largest diabetics population.
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Biosciences

Celebrex Dangerous as Well?

A study claims Celebrex should not receive preferential treatment over Vioxx.
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