Recently in pharma news it was announced that Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis, a global healthcare company, has acquired Oklahoma City-based Selexys Pharmaceuticals, a company specializing in inflammatory and hematological disorders, for $665 million. According to news reports, Selexys was purchased following a Phase II trial focusing on the use of the anti-P-selectin antibody SelG1 for reducing the instance of vaso-occlusive crises …
Novartis Said To Acquire Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Recent news articles indicate that Swiss health-care company Novartis AG is deliberating privately with Amneal Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. maker of generic drugs, to acquire Amneal. According to an article at Bloomberg, if Amneal were to sell it could be valued at as much as $8 billion. While individuals familiar with the possible acquisition asked not to be identified because talks …
Lumber Coding – U.S. & Canada To Litigate Over Softwood Lumber?
Recent news reports claim that Canada is ready to face the U.S. in litigation over the as yet unresolved softwood lumber exports dispute. According to Reuters, Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland had a discussion with industry representatives in Washington and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman last week, and told reporters that talks between the two countries was becoming more complex due …
Pharma Packaging – Easier Oral Treatment Options For Diabetes
Many people who have diabetes have no other choice than to give themselves daily insulin injections, but it looks like that could be changing. According to news reports, the problem in the past with oral medications for diabetes was that the insulin was essentially degraded before it could travel through the bloodstream due to the acidity of the stomach. Now, …
Marking Lumber – U.S. Lumber Market Sees Glimmer Of Hope
Recent news reports indicate that for the first time since the second half of 2013, U.S. lumber prices are on an overall upward trend. Since the beginning of 2016 prices have increased 32%, believed to be brought on by the increase in housing starts. In North America, wood is the material of choice for home building, and has been for …