Pharma News, 2016

JERUSALEM, May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.

German drug and chemicals-maker Bayer has made a takeover bid for agricultural giant Monsanto in a deal that could create the world's biggest supplier of seeds and pesticides.

The FDA has given the green light to atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech) for the treatment of patients with urothelial carcinoma, the most common type of bladder cancer.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alvotech, a powerful player in the field of biopharmaceuticals, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Baliopharm GmbH...

BERKELEY, Calif.

The US Senate on Tuesday took a step toward funding the Obama administration’s efforts to combat the Zika virus, but paved the way for a showdown with the House of Representatives, where Republicans...

TEHRAN — Iran will join the five countries producing insulin once the Pars Novo Nordisk pharmaceutical company comes on stream in the next four years, said the vice president and general manager of ...

FDA granted accelerated approval to Opdivo nivolumab from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Bengt Sjöberg, resident in Hong Kong but originally from Lysekil, Sweden, has founded the Sjöberg Foundation, to which he has donated SEK 2 billion.

- Pfizer Inc has taken steps to ensure that none of its products are used in lethal injections, the largest U.

Mylan NV agreed to buy skin drug assets from Renaissance Acquisition Holdings LLC for about $1 billion to complement its existing products.