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Roche to boost China headcount by 25%

Posted in Pharmaceutical by admin 1 day 3 hours ago (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn)

Swiss pharmaceuticals and diagnostic group Roche plans to increase its China workforce by 25 percent this year, though it is likely to trim jobs in the United States and Europe.

Roche Group Chief Executive Officer Severin Schwan told China Daily that the company has established a complete value chain in China, and the new jobs will cover pharmaceutical research, clinical development, productio

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Superbug under microscope -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报

Posted in Pharmaceutical by admin 21 days ago (http://www.shanghaidaily.com)

SCIENTISTS from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have begun research into a new superbug which resists almost all antibiotics, institute officials said yesterday.

The bacteria, believed to have originated in India and which spread to other parts of the world after people traveled there for cheaper medical services, has so far infected 170 peo

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Charles River terminates WuXi PharmaTech buy

Posted in Pharmaceutical by admin 41 days ago (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn)

Shareholder objection scuppered deal, says American company

American medical research equipment and services company Charles River Laboratories International Inc on Friday abandoned its $1.6 billion takeover of WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc, citing opposition from its shareholders to the deal.

New York-listed WuXi PharmaTech is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and developme

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Merck begins work on new unit

Posted in Pharmaceutical by admin 59 days ago (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn)

Drugmaker Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) started work on a new manufacturing site in Hangzhou on Monday as part of its expansion plans in China.

The 70,000 sq m manufacturing site in Hangzhou Economic and Technological Area has been set up with a total investment of 1.1 billion yuan and is one of the largest pharmaceutical packaging projects undertaken by Merck in recent times.

The unit is expec

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