BioBusiness

Brunei harnesses its rich biodiversity and the growing halal market in a bid to develop its pharmaceutical sector.

AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's final offer of $118 billion for a proposed merger of the two companies.

Biopharma companies should not overlook India's growing market.

Sun Pharma acquisition of Ranbaxy Laboratories will create the fifth-largest specialty generics company in the world.

Life-sciences companies continue upward momentum in 2014.

How badly is Brazil's pharmaceutical market suffering from the global instability of emerging markets?

A review of the past year's trends in biopharmaceutical approvals shows an above average approval rate.

China's regulatory and compliance environment is set to change as the government declares a crackdown on bribery scandals.

Conference programming from PDA and BioPharm International expand educational opportunities at Interphex 2014.

Moody's Investor Service reports AbbVie, Amgen, and Roche are the most exposed to biosimilar competition.

Thirteen companies are accepted for participation in the supply chain program.

The biopharmaceutical industry contemplates product innovation within the changing landscape of healthcare.

With numerous biologics set to come off patent soon and the percentage of new therapeutics based on biomolecules growing, demand for contract manufacturing in the biopharma space is heating up.

In 2013, the EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommended 81 medicines for human use for marketing authorization, compared with 57 in 2012.

Generics, market dynamics, and global demand are changing drug spending patterns.

Frenzy cools as investors seeking a quick return turn elsewhere.

Brazil is the first Latin American country to emerge as a global biopharmaceutical collaborator.

Almost 400 new medicines for infectious diseases, including viral infections, bacterial infections, fungal infections and parasitic infections.

The little-known exception to the patent term extension law is potentially valuable but easy to miss.

The biopharmaceutical industry must consider new ways to manage innovation, including how product data are handled.

Caution should be taken when planning to crowdfund a biopharmaceutical startup.

Higher wages and employment rates give biopharm professionals an edge over counterparts in other industries.

Israel's diverse population, high-quality healthcare system, and resilience to global financial stress make it a strong partner for R'D, clinical research, and market growth.

The employment picture brightened a bit, but biopharma employees still seek better compensation.

The rising cost of drug development and the decreasing proportion of drug-naive population in the US and European markets are driving international pharmaceutical companies to consider emerging markets as a location to conduct their clinical trials. Asia stands out among the emerging markets given its double-digit growth rates.