Mega-company Johnson & Johnson is planning to break off its consumer products business from J&J’s pharmaceutical and medical device businesses, becoming two publicly traded companies.
Organon announced the women’s health company is acquiring Finland-based Forendo Pharma, which focuses on intracrinology or sex steroid physiology in women.
An alleged plan by Johnson & Johnson to spin off a company solely responsible for J&J’s talc-based products in order to mitigate lawsuit damages is still on the table following a ruling by a federal judge.
Calling herself a “change agent,” GlaxoSmithKline Chief Executive Officer Emma Walmsley outlined plans to transform the pharmaceuticals business of GSK following the expected spin-off of the company’s consumer health division during an investor conference.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) to Merck for the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.
Amgen is partnering with Ann Arbor, Michigan-based EVOQ Therapeutics for a license and collaboration deal to discover and develop drugs for autoimmune disorders.
Sanofi is lining up to spin off the active pharmaceutical ingredients division that will include a listing as a public company, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources.
With a busy week for biotech quarterly and annual reports, here is a look at some of the top stories.
Merck is spinning off products from the company’s Women’s Health, Legacy Brands and Biosimilars businesses.
Pfizer Inc. reported a higher-than-expected third-quarter 2019 profit on increased sales of the cancer drug Ibrance and a strong launch of the new heart medicine Vyndaqel.
