Tag: Pharma
Sartorius struggles with weak demand – 900 jobs are lost
Sartorius The pharmaceutical supplier and laboratory equipment supplier is feeling weaker demand. (Photo: Sartorius) Frankfurt The laboratory outfitter and pharmaceutical supplier Sartorius achieved lower sales and profits in the first…
Climate change brings new viruses to Europe
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt It is a disease that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the ten greatest threats to global health: dengue fever, which is accompanied by…
Novartis raises guidance – Sandoz spin-off in fourth quarter
Novartis The pharmaceutical giant now expects sales growth of a high single-digit percentage for the current year, excluding exchange rate fluctuations. (Photo: Novartis) Zurich The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is…
Pharmaceutical companies want to invest more in Germany again
Scientists in the office Pharmaceutical companies are encouraged by plans to give private companies easier access to medical data. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Berlin In view of falling energy prices and…
More money is flowing into M&A deals in the pharmaceutical sector again
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt The market for acquisitions and mergers (M&A) in the pharmaceutical industry is recovering: After a comparatively weak 2022, deals with a volume of more than 95 billion dollars…
Stada expands portfolio and buys more brands from Sanofi
Stada headquarters The Hessian drug manufacturer is expanding its business with over-the-counter drugs. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The Hessian drug manufacturer Stada is again buying several over-the-counter branded products from the…
How the pharmaceutical industry is suffering from the high energy prices in Europe – and is rethinking the location
Dusseldorf If you want to know how dependent Europe is on medicines from Asia, you can find out best in Kundl. The last “Gallic village” of European penicillin production is…
Leqembi fully approved in the US for the first time
Frankfurt The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for the first time for a therapy that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. This was announced by…
Genetic engineering is already that important for medicine
Dusseldorf The EU wants to significantly facilitate the use of genetic engineering in agriculture. But the technology has long been used more and more in other areas: Genetic engineering should…
Merck boss considers decoupling from China “not feasible”
Belen Garijo “Europe needs to find its own place in the world and make sure we can compete with other regions like China and the US.” (Photo: imago images/sepp spiegl)…
Germany falls behind as a pharmaceutical location
research laboratory In international comparison, Germany falls behind in pharmaceutical research. (Photo: Your_Photo_Today) Frankfurt In an international comparison, Germany is losing ground as a pharmaceutical research location. This concern has…
TK boss calls for a profit cap for pharmaceutical companies
Pharmaceutical wholesaler in Bavaria The GKV spends around 50 billion euros on medication every year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It is a challenge to the pharmaceutical industry in order to stop…
With AI, the pharmaceutical industry could save 50 billion dollars. How pharmaceutical companies use AI in research and development.
Drug production at Merck The research and development of new active ingredients could be significantly improved by AI. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf An average of ten to twelve years –…
Bayer reports success in first cell therapy against Parkinson’s disease
Bayer Bayer wants to open up new sales potential in the billions with new gene and cell therapies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bayer has taken a step forward in developing a…
Diet pills are said to be a billion-dollar business
Weight Loss Ozempic Manufacturer Novo Nordisk is working on a diet pill. So far, the drug has been administered by syringe. (Photo: REUTERS) Frankfurt In the fight against obesity, the…
The wave of lawsuits is becoming so dangerous
Dusseldorf 150,000 euros in damages. This is what a 42-year-old dentist from Mainz demands from the pharmaceutical company Astra-Zeneca. She has been deaf in her right ear since a blood…
Merck is about to sell its pigments business to China or private equity
Merck logo The group is making progress on the sale of its pigments business, (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf The sale of the pigments business of the German chemical and pharmaceutical…
Biotech company Morphosys relies on cancer drug against myelofibrosis
Morphosys laboratory For the German biotech company Pelabresib, the success of the cancer drug is crucial. (Photo: MorphoSys) Dusseldorf The great hope at the German biotech company Morphosys goes by…
How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the biotech industry
Insight Innovation The fight against cancer and other diseases will be changed by AI. Numerous optimists expect a revolution in medicine. Boston, NY The “Bio International Convention” is one of…
How investors are betting on innovation with pharma stocks
scientist The pharmaceutical industry is facing major development steps. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Cologne According to experts, the pharmaceutical industry is on the threshold of major development steps: ever more effective drugs…