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A history of AstraZeneca

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But although it was dubbed a “dangerous game”, some companies came out on top… On 6th April 1999, two companies with similar science-based cultures and a shared vision of the pharmaceutical industry came together to form what’s now considered as one of the top ten pharma companies in the world: AstraZeneca.

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A history of Pfizer

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Like most pharma companies of its size, Pfizer has faced its fair share of controversy as one of the most well-known drugmakers in the world. Since the turn of the millennium, Pfizer has embarked on a series of mega-mergers, gobbling up Warner-Lambert in 2000, Pharmacia and Upjohn in 2002, Wyeth in 2009, and Medivation in 2016.

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Why pharma needs a revolution in culture

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He was referring to his business’ share of misconduct related fines that, between 2009 and 2017, topped $342 billion across the US and Europe. It’s killing us.” As the sector looks to maintain its momentum, it must be wary that positive messaging and increased scrutiny does not end up as a recipe for a hard fall.

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Race to the finish: pharma edges closer to approval with RSV vaccines

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RSV researchers at major pharmaceutical companies are currently working to develop new RSV drugs to beat future waves of RSV infection and gain the first RSV vaccine FDA approval. Pharmaceutical companies are pushing to develop drugs and vaccines for RSV with these populations in mind.

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Top 20 Radiopharma Companies Based on Market Cap

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The company expects to commence P-I clinical trials on metastatic and pediatric primary bone cancer patients. Other radiotherapies under the company's pipeline include Humalutin and Alpha37. The company is evaluating Iomab-B in a P-III clinical trial (SIERRA) in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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Nine for 2021: The COVID-19 legacy

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One bright spot in an otherwise dreadful year: the pharmaceutical industry has discovered it can do things it never dreamed possible. Anyone who proposed that a novel, deadly virus would spread, with a vaccine developed demonstrating 95% efficacy, and approved for patients in less than a year would have been scoffed at.

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The Biotech Effect

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It was once derided as the stuff of science fiction, but in recent years, biotechnology has emerged as an important growth area in pharmaceuticals. As understanding of biological systems has forged ahead, pharmaceutical companies have made increasing use of biotechnology in discovering and manufacturing new medicines.