Topic: European Union
The European Union approved Merck & Co.'s proposed takeover of Schering-Plough, which would create the second-biggest global producer of prescription medicines.The EU's antitrust authorities said in a statement Friday that the "transaction would not significantly impede effective competition" in Europe.The $41.1 billion ...
EU approves proposed Merck, Schering-Plough tie-up, no competition worries in EuropeThe European Union on Friday approved the proposed tie-up of U.S. drug makers Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. which would create the second-biggest global producer of prescription medicines.The EU's antitrust authorities ...
The European Union is putting the interests of big drug companies ahead of those of millions of people without access to essential medicines, two non-governmental organisations said Tuesday.The EU's executive arm, the European Commission, was also accused of acting against the spirit ...
European Union farm ministers refused to give their seal of approval on Monday to plans to allow the import of genetically-modified maize from US growers, diplomats said.During a meeting of European Union agriculture ministers in Luxembourg dominated by crisis in the dairy ...
The EU Commission stressed Thursday that health and environmental factors were foremost in approving genetically modified foodstuffs, while protesting farmers and environmentalists called for an outright ban. "Our priority is to make sure when we authorise (GMOs) that there is no risk ...
The article reports on a joint campaign launched by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and European Commission to improve awareness of the European Union (EU) Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation at a workshop in Brussels, Belgium on April ...
French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis ( SNY - news - people ) has nothing to hide from EU antitrust regulators and is ready to cooperate fully with their investigations, the company's chief executive said on Thursday. Earlier this week, EU regulators raided several pharmaceutical ...
Drug makers Sanofi-Aventis SA, Novartis AG and Ratiopharm International GmbH said Wednesday that EU regulators had carried out surprise raids at their French offices as part of an antitrust probe.The European Commission on Tuesday said it had visited the offices of several ...
Investigators raided at least two European pharmaceutical giants on Tuesday over suspected competition violations, the European Commission said.The commission " can confirm that on October 6 commission officials started surprise inspections at the premises of certain companies active in the pharmaceutical industry," ...
This special feature is brought to you by the AAAS/Science Business Office. On the European Union level, science budget cuts are unlikely. The framework through which the EU funds research-Framework Programme 7 (FP7)-is dedicated money. This spring the European Commission (EC) announced ...
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