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Osaka has the science. Now it needs the business

Osaka's labs keep producing Nobel-level science. Companies are the harder problem - and Osaka is only just starting to solve it.

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Novartis India acquires Pfizer brands for $132m

The purchase adds an established hypertension brand to the company's cardiovascular range.  

EU pharma industry pushes for expansion of barcodes on medicines

The EAHP and EFPIA want all individual doses to carry a barcode, an addition they say will further reduce medication errors.

Mosquitos capable of transmitting dengue found breeding in UK for first time

This follows the establishment of an invasive mosquito population in a region of Cyprus.

Aptar Pharma to support Aceso’s inhaled cystic fibrosis candidate’s advance

Aptar's ACT-101 is designed to intervene a step earlier than current CF modulators.

LSTM opens $23m robotic AI lab for infection research

The laboratory is expected to open in 2027 and create new jobs in the region.