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AstraZeneca 'magic' faces rare test after trial failure, share slide

By Maggie Fick LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's long-time CEO Pascal Soriot has rarely put...

24th July, 2026

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Generic drugmaker Sandoz to engage with US after Trump tariff threat

By Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, July 22 (Reuters) - Swiss generic drugmaker Sandoz said on Wednesday it...

22nd July, 2026

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Novo sues Lilly, claiming misleading ads in weight-loss drug battle

By Maggie Fick LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday it was suing rival Eli Lilly...

21st July, 2026

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Novartis backs full year forecast after $6 billion profit beat helped by one-offs

July 21 - Novartis' second-quarter core operating profit beat market expectations on Tuesday, helped...

21st July, 2026

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Novartis faces drug pipeline test with valuation premium in focus

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Novartis investors will look beyond Tuesday's quarterly...

20th July, 2026

Image for Samsung Biologics to launch $1.8 billion all-cash bid for PolyPeptide
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Samsung Biologics to launch $1.8 billion all-cash bid for PolyPeptide

July 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Biologics will launch a 1.46 billion Swiss francs ($1.81 b...

20th July, 2026

Image for Italy's Recordati says board finds CVC, GBL offer 'fair' as independent directors dissent
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Italy's Recordati says board finds CVC, GBL offer 'fair' as independent directors dissent

July 15 (Reuters) - Recordati said on Wednesday that a majority of its board has deemed as "fair" an...

15th July, 2026

Image for Alector and GSK partnership to end after dementia, Alzheimer's drug failures
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Alector and GSK partnership to end after dementia, Alzheimer's drug failures

July 8 (Reuters) - Alector said on Wednesday that GSK had terminated their neuroscience collaboratio...

8th July, 2026

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AstraZeneca, Daiichi near UK pricing deal for breast cancer drug, Bloomberg News reports

July 8 (Reuters) - Drugmakers AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo are nearing an agreement with the UK's...

8th July, 2026

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Swiss pharma at risk of US trade investigation, industry body says

ZURICH, June 26 (Reuters) - The United States could open a trade investigation into Switzerland's ph...

26th June, 2026

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EU regulator backs revoking Amgen's right to sell rare-disease drug

By Christy Santhosh June 26 (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator on Friday recommended revoking the m...

26th June, 2026

Image for China approval for Eli Lilly GLP-1 pill to come as soon as 2026, executive says
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China approval for Eli Lilly GLP-1 pill to come as soon as 2026, executive says

By Maggie Fick and Andrew Silver BRUSSELS, June 24 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's orforglipron type-2 diabe...

24th June, 2026