Monthly Archives: May 2016

Bipharmaceutical Newsweek #21

    Author: Jean-Claude Muller, 穆卓Executive Editor at BtoBioInnovation,   jcm@btobioinnovation.com     Zika virus   US Health officials said 279 pregnant women in the US and its territories have tested positive for Zika infection.   Acquisitions /mergers/joint-ventures   Sanofi, still very aggressive in acquiring Medivation, has now put forward a list of 8 candidates to replace […]

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Biopharmaceutical News Week #20

      Author: Jean-Claude Muller, 穆卓Executive Editor at BtoBioInnovation,  jcm@btobioinnovation.com     Zika virus   The French Regional Health Agency (ARS) reports the death of the first Zika virus victim, a man 84 years old, in Martinique (France) where 19 patients with a Guillain-Barré syndrome have been identified.   The World Health Organization (WHO) is […]

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Biopharmaceutical News Week # 18/19

      Author: Jean-Claude Muller, 穆卓Executive Editor at BtoBioInnovation, jcm@btobioinnovation.com     Acquisitions /mergers/joint-ventures   Medivation is reportedly responding to interest from several firms including Pfizer and Amgen but turned down Sanofi’s original offer of $52.50 per share. The share has been trading as high as $63 in recent days. In the meantime Sanofi is preparing […]

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Biopharmaceutical News Week # 16

      Zika virus   Protein Sciences (Meriden, CT, USA) announces a collaboration with Sinergium Biotech and Mundo Sano both located in Argentina to advance the development of its Zika vaccine     Acquisitions /mergers/joint-ventures   According to the Sunday Times AstraZeneca has made a formal offer worth around £7 billion to acquire Medivation […]

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Biopharmaceutical News Week # 17

    Author: Jean-Claude Muller, 穆卓Executive Editor at BtoBioInnovation, jcm@btobioinnovation.com   Zika virus   Zika epidemic outbreak has officially be declared in French Guadeloupe, on April 30, where 2,100 infected people have been identified. French officials indicated that “over the last weeks they saw a dynamic acceleration of the spreading of the disease which justify to declare […]

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