http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about Pharmaceuticals and Medicines Policy in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213288322.44 British pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday that European regulators had given marketing approval for its tablet breast cancer drug Tyverb. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Pharmaceuticals 2008-06-12T17:44:07Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212412626.43 The Commission has opened an investigation into whether French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis obstructed an inspection of its premises. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Pharmaceuticals Headline3 Competition 2008-06-02T15:11:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1211187722.06 The European Commission has granted the first licence to market a vaccine in preparation for a pandemic of H5N1 bird flu in Europe. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Pharmaceuticals Headline3 Health 2008-05-19T10:22:03Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Pharma/innovative-medicines.01 With the launch of its first call for proposals, the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) got underway on 30 April. Joining forces, the European Commission and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) hope to bring Europe back to the forefront of medical innovation. No publisher eub2 Pharmaceuticals 2008-05-05T23:00:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1201871822.86 The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against Germany over its restrictions on the ownership of pharmacies. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Pharmaceuticals Competition 2008-02-02T15:28:51Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1200487621.28 Anglo-Swedish drugs giant AstraZeneca and British peer GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday they had been approached by EU regulators as part of an antitrust probe into the pharmaceutical sector. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Pharmaceuticals Competition 2008-01-16T14:09:45Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Pharma/antitrust-pharma-guide News, background information and web links about European Union policies on pharmaceuticals and medicines. No publisher eub2 Pharmaceuticals Headline2 Competition 2008-01-16T11:49:54Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1200480421.22 The European Commission said Wednesday it had launched an antitrust probe into the pharmaceutical industry on concerns about uncompetitive behaviour in the sector. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Pharmaceuticals Headline2 Competition 2008-01-17T17:41:25Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/essential-medicines Infectious diseases are responsible for almost half of all deaths in developing countries, and half of these diseases are caused by HIV (AIDS), tuberculosis and malaria. More than 2 billion inhabitants of the world do not have regular access to adequate treatment and cure. AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria alone kill 5 million people each year mostly in developing countries. No publisher eub2 Pharmaceuticals Trade 2007-11-19T16:22:19Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/wto-generic-medicines News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union. No publisher eub2 Pharmaceuticals Trade 2007-11-19T16:17:21Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1195479121.44 The EU on Monday adopted a WTO initiative to improve access for the world's poorest people to cheaper drugs against diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2007 AFP. All other Copyright 2007 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Pharmaceuticals Headline2 2007-11-19T16:27:17Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1195474624.88 The German pharmaceutical and chemicals giant Bayer will invest one billion euros (1.46 billion dollars) over three years in environmental protection activities, it said Monday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2007 AFP. All other Copyright 2007 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment Pharmaceuticals 2007-11-19T13:58:15Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Pharma/emcdda-report.07 Drug facts, figures and analyses: across Europe and by country - Latest trends and legal, political, social and health responses - Selected issues: Drugs and driving; drug use among the under 15s; cocaine No publisher eub2 Pharmaceuticals Health 2007-11-08T17:49:49Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/Pharma/clinical-trials.01 The European Association for Bioindustries, EuropaBio, has repeated its call for the review of the EU's Clinical Trials Directive and its implementation into national laws. No publisher eub2 Copyright © European Communities, 2007. Neither the Commission of the European Communities, nor any person acting on its behalf, is responsible for the use, which might be made of the attached information. The attached information is drawn from the Community R&D Information Service (CORDIS). The CORDIS services are carried on the CORDIS Host - http://cordis.europa.eu . Access to CORDIS is currently available free-of-charge. Pharmaceuticals Health 2007-10-08T18:55:00Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Pharma/consultation-eu.01 The European Commission has launched a consultation on the future of pharmaceuticals for human use in Europe, as a part of its programme to improve the regulatory, non-regulatory and research, technology and development framework for pharmaceuticals. No publisher eub Copyright © European Communities, 2007. Neither the Commission of the European Communities, nor any person acting on its behalf, is responsible for the use, which might be made of the attached information. The attached information is drawn from the Community R&D Information Service (CORDIS). The CORDIS services are carried on the CORDIS Host - http://cordis.europa.eu . Access to CORDIS is currently available free-of-charge. Pharmaceuticals Research & Technology 2007-08-03T20:10:56Z News Item