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AbbVie’s recent $54 billion acquisition of Shire and subsequent relocation to Ireland will mean substantial tax savings for the US pharmaceutical giant, according to analysts at research and consulting firm GlobalData.

The pharma, medical and biotech industry is the leading sector for M&A activity this year, Mergermarket‘s Q2 M&A stats reveal.

For pharma companies, entering the social media scene is not as simple as just creating a Facebook page or learning how to tweet in 140 characters or less.

The UK government pledged late last year that it would double funding for dementia research by 2025 (from £66m [US$112m] in 2015 to £122m [US$207m]), but today Prime Minister David Cameron spoke on the subject again in light of expert warnings that little progress is being made.

At the annual meeting of the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) this year, FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg concluded her keynote address by describing a “dramatically changing global marketplace” and its “huge implications” for FDA’s ability to ensure the safety and quality of products manufactured elsewhere.

Big Pharma employment dropped by 3 percent in the decade 2003–2013, allaying fears that industry consolidation and restructuring would lead to significantly reduced headcounts and payrolls, a report by EP Vantage reveals.

A new report from GlobalData states that the increase of biosimilars will have a negative impact on the biologics market after 2019.

Biopharmaceutical drug discovery companies have progressively tailored their pipelines to specialty therapeutic areas and smaller patient populations.

When Audre McDonald accepted her sixth Tony Award (theater’s version of the Academy Awards) this month in New York City.

The major pressures hindering pharmaceutical industry success have not changed-payer constraints on drug costs, R&D productivity.

The future of GSK’s Tykerb (lapatinib) in the breast cancer market is unclear, after the combination of Tykerb and Herceptin in the large Phase III trial.

Brunei is harnessing its rich biodiversity and the growing halal market in a bid to develop its pharmaceutical sector.

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Pressure is mounting on European legislators to introduce tighter regulations at both the European Union (EU) and national levels on the potentially harmful impact of pharmaceuticals on the environment.

The recent geopolitical developments in Ukraine have seriously influenced the conditions and the environment for clinical trials in Ukraine and in Russia.

Years ago, while sitting in an Rx company lunch room, I was listening to one of the company’s top sales reps discuss the commercial progress a recently launched prescription was making.

Speaking at the 2014 New York BIO conference, FDA Commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, addressed the pressing issues affecting the biopharmaceutical industry and the FDA

Dealmaking lessons from history's storyboard.

Therapeutic specialization, competitive differentiation, and a finely-tailored value proposition are creating a new drug world of bespoke market niches-and infinite future possibilities for the best of this year’s Pharma 50.

Among the many announcements Apple made earlier this month at its annual World Wide Developer’s Conference, one was of particular interest to the healthcare industry.

The Rx360 pharmaceutical supply chain consortium celebrated its first five years with an anniversary conference on June 5 in Washington, D.C.

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) set out their proposals for value-based assessment (VBA) in March 2014.

Industry investment in pharma sales force and marketing channels remained “flat” in 2013 at just under €85 billion constant US dollars.

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) yesterday launched what it called “a landmark paper” outlining steps towards an integrated strategy for the life sciences sector in Europe.

While at the 2014 New York BIO Conference (NYBIO), Applied Clinical Trials‘ Moe Alsumidaie spoke to Nathan Tinker, Executive Director at the New York Biotechnology Association.

Private equity and venture capital (PEVC) deal activity decreased from 1063 in 2010 to 480 in 2013, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report.

Eli Lilly and Company has announced it will begin sharing its clinical trial data with scientific researchers through www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com.

There is more collaboration than ever between payers and providers in the drive to provide high-quality.