EU sets out tough rules on medicines information

2011-10-11T06:00:25Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe will strictly limit the amount of information that drugmakers can supply to the public on prescription-only medicines and retain a ban on advertising under proposed rules set out on Tuesday.

The latest proposals from the European Commissio...

Are patent deals slowing cheaper drugs?

2011-01-17T13:00:09Z

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU regulator said on Monday it was pressing pharmaceutical companies for more information on their patent deals with generic companies to make sure there is no delay in cheaper drugs coming to market.

The move is the latest in a series of EU crackd...

Milk and meat from cloned animals declared safe

2010-11-29T14:47:02Z

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EU exec proposes ban on animal cloning for food

2010-10-22T13:29:37Z

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union announced plans on Tuesday to temporarily ban the use of animal cloning for food production, while allowing imports of food derived from the offspring of clones from the United States

Teva Receives European Commission Approval for ratiopharm Acquisition

2010-11-02T12:39:46Z

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AstraZeneca loses generic drug case versus EU

2010-09-22T13:56:16Z

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union court backed an EU antitrust decision against Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca Thursday, lending weight to a regulatory crackdown on firms blocking cheaper drugs coming to market.

Antitrust lawyers said th...

Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes

2010-03-03T08:16:18Z

The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments.

Austria said it was planning an immediate ban on the potatoes' cultivation, while It...

Biotech's Latest Failed Trials, Mishaps and Missed Targets

2010-10-22T13:11:03Z

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Industry prepares to go digital in 2009

2010-10-22T12:09:23Z

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Novartis subsidiary Sandoz raided by EU

2010-04-16T09:57:02Z

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said on Wednesday that offices of its subsidiary Sandoz were raided by European Commission investigators probing suspected competition violations.

"The French offices of Sandoz were raided" on Tuesday, a Novartis spokesman said, without giving further details.

He added that European authorities had not sought further i...

Public-Private Partnerships: A Recipe For Success?

2010-10-26T23:20:32Z

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Pharmaceuticals ampfine chemicals

2010-10-22T11:29:29Z

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EU warns of antitrust probes into drug makers

2010-06-11T20:18:15Z

The European Union warned Wednesday of a wave of antitrust investigations into major drugmakers, saying they were deliberately stalling cheaper generic versions of their own medicines once exclusive patents expire.

"Makers of original medicines are actively trying to delay the entry of generic medicines onto their markets," EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes sai...

EU probes pharma industry over generic medicine concerns

2010-04-16T11:26:39Z

The European Union's competition regulator launched a probe into the pharmaceutical sector Wednesday over concerns that cheap generic medicines are not reaching patients in need.

The move came after a sector-wide report showed that the number of new drugs reaching the market annually had dropped by over a third since 2000 and that people are being deprived of innovative, affordable and safe medicine.

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EU to examine Pfizer takeover of rival Wyeth

2010-04-16T12:00:03Z

The EU's competition services will examine US drug manufacturer Pfizer Inc's takeover of rival Wyeth, the largest pharmaceutical takeover deal in nearly a decade, the European Commission announced Tuesday.

The EU Commission will give its opinion on July 6 on whether the deal breaches European competit...

UPDATE 1-EU report slams drug industry practices -source

2010-10-21T09:45:23Z

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EU panel OKs 2 genetically modified corn products

2010-10-22T10:10:19Z

EU food safety agency panel approves 2 genetically modified corn products

The European Union's food safety agency approved two genetically modified corns Friday, putting renewed pressure on EU nations to drop their objections to the use of biotech crops.

Scientists at the Parma, Italy-based European Union will next month unveil plans to let drug firms use the media to give information about prescription-only medicines. But opponents argue the controversial proposals would come close...

Antitrust: EU Commission Opens Formal Proceedings Against Sanofi-Aventis for Possible Procedural Infringement

2010-10-23T15:58:19Z

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Could the calves of Britain's first cloned cow get lost in the food chain?

2010-10-19T10:11:03Z

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European Officals Raid Big Pharma in Generics Probe

2010-10-22T17:52:57Z

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Europe Not Ready for Consumer Drug Ads

2010-10-22T17:10:30Z

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Novartis says European regulators have approved its Exelon skin patch to treat Alzheimer's

2010-09-09T23:13:01Z

The drugmaker Novartis AG said Monday that the European Commission had approved its Exelon skin patch to treat Alzheimer's disease.

The patch, which was approved in the United States by the Novartis Says European Regulators Have Approved Its Exelon Skin Patch to Treat Alzheimer's

The drugmaker Novartis AG said Monday that the European Commission had approved its Exelon skin patch to treat Alzheimer's disease.

The patch, which was approved in the European Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy, Joaquin Almunia, center, speaks at the 3rd EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday Decem...

Belgium Threatened Fish

2010-12-15T04:31:22Z

File - In this Oct. 16, 2009 file photo, Fernand Pawels, of the Verbiest Fish Company, unpacks a crate of fresh Codfish at the company warehouse in Antwerp, Belgium. European Union nations on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010...

Belgium EU Greece

2010-12-06T09:01:43Z

EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, welcomes Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou upon his arrival at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Monday Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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Belgium EU Economy

2010-12-01T08:03:09Z

European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia addresses the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Crisis-hit banks seeking state aid next year will have to overhaul their operations as part of a strategy to wean them off state support, the

Europe-Financial Crisis

2010-10-13T09:32:35Z

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 file photo European Council President Herman Van Rompuy speaks during a media conference after an EU summit in Brussels. After months of agonizing, leaders of the European Union are closing in on new oversight rules to ensure sound finances, prevent another government debt crisis and restore the credibility of the euro. But governments are starting t...

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