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Blackrock Hospital shareholder Dr Joseph Sheehan could face an application to restrict his ability to bring legal actions because of the number he has been involved in. Photograph: Courts Collins

Blackrock Hospital shareholder could face restriction on bringing legal actions

Health & Pharma
June 20, 2018, 17:14

Dr Joseph Sheehan told of filter for litigants who monopolise scarce court resources

Roche headquarters in Basel, Switzerland: looking for new growth areas to compensate for the loss of exclusivity on long-time blockbuster drugs. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann

Roche to spend $2.4bn buying rest of Foundation Medicine

Health & Pharma
June 19, 2018, 21:54

Deal aims to strengthen Swiss drugmaker’s work on personalised cancer therapies

Diaceutics founder Peter Keeling: “The worst advice I received was to create a large board of very senior pharmaceutical people.”

Diagnostics company targets new markets to aid patient testing

Health & Pharma
Peter Hamilton
June 18, 2018, 05:00

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Peter Keeling of Diaceutics

AuriGen Medical founders Tony O’Halloran, chief technology officer, and chief executive John Thompson at their office in NUI Galway. Photograph: Aengus McMahon

Galway firm targeting irregular heartbeat patients tops EU funding list

Health & Pharma
Dominic Coyle
June 16, 2018, 07:30

AuriGen Medical rated first of 1,280 firms in Horizon 2020 funding round across Europe

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research building in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photograph: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg

Novartis touts effectiveness, safety of autoimmune drug copies

Health & Pharma
June 15, 2018, 07:25

Generics unit Sandoz is producing cheaper biosimilar copies in hopes of capturing sales

Nutriband has acquired Carmel Biosciences, a company that develops prescription drugs and nutraceuticals. Photograph: iStock

Nutriband to acquire Carmel Biosciences in €3.2m deal

Health & Pharma
Charlie Taylor
June 14, 2018, 09:38

The pharmaceutical company was founded by Irish entrepreneur Gareth Sheridan

The Four Courts. Pharma giant Merck Sharp and Dohme had last April secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing rival Clonmel Healthcare continuing to sell a version of MSD’s “Inegy” drug. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Court refuses Merck injunction against Clonmel Healthcare

Health & Pharma
Mary Carolan
June 12, 2018, 17:12

Dispute is over Clonmel’s generic alternative to cholesterol drug ‘Inegy’

Eli Lilly & Co: “We are deeply disappointed for the millions suffering from this devastating disease.” Photograph: Simone Baribeau/Bloomberg

Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca scrap Alzheimer’s drug tests

Health & Pharma
June 12, 2018, 12:41

Independent monitoring committee found medicine unlikely to meet its goals

The Boston Scientific plant in Galway. The medical devices manufacturer has a market value of almost $50 billion and generated $9.05 billion in net sales last year. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy.

Boston Scientific shares jump on report of takeover approach

Health & Pharma
June 11, 2018, 16:40

Takeover by rival Stryker would give combined firm greater market power

Dr Kate James and Rebecca Good of Éirim. “When we started Éirim 15 years ago, our main aim was to provide high-quality educational assessments in a timely manner to schools and parents.”

Inside Track: Rebecca Good & Dr Kate James, Éirim

Health & Pharma
Michelle Jackson
June 8, 2018, 05:27

‘Our business has evolved and grown quite naturally’

Israeli-incorporated Teva Pharmaceutical Industries sought the orders pending the outcome of other proceedings. Photograph: Bloomberg

Court refuses injunctions in pharma patent case

Health & Pharma
Mary Carolan
June 6, 2018, 16:29

Teva sought orders restraining Galway-based Mylan from making MS drug

Arlene Foster and Almac group chief executive Alan Armstrong in 2014. Photograph: William Cherry/Presseye

NI pharma group Almac reports record turnover of £530m

Health & Pharma
Francess McDonnell
June 4, 2018, 20:59

Group reported pretax profits were up 22% to £33m from £27m in 2016

SiSaf has created a revenue generating bio-courier technology branded as ProSilic

Belfast medtech firm SiSaf raises $4.3m

Health & Pharma
Charlie Taylor
June 1, 2018, 10:07

Firm has created a drug delivery system for treatment of skin conditions

Mater Private owns hospitals in Dublin and Cork, two cancer treatment centres in Limerick and Liverpool, and a number of out-patient clinics.

French company Infravia to buy Mater Private

Health & Pharma
Barry O'Halloran
May 31, 2018, 20:49

Deal with Harbourvest is thought to value hospital group at about €500m

Bayer cleared the final major hurdle to its $66bn takeover of Monsanto on Tuesday as US antitrust authorities approved the deal, requiring $9bn worth of divestments

Bayer is cleared by DoJ for $66bn Monsanto takeover

Health & Pharma
Kadhim Shubber
May 29, 2018, 19:25

US regulators demand $9bn in divestments to approve deal

Patent protection rules that curb competition for medicines in markets outside the European Union should be changed, the European commission has proposed. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire

EU proposes waiver for manufacturers of generic drugs

Health & Pharma
Dominic Coyle
May 28, 2018, 18:10

Big pharma companies object to change that would allow generic manufacture of protected medicines for markets outside the bloc

Neurent Medical founders David Townley, chief technology officer and Brian Shields, chief executive: The company hopes to begin the first of two clinical trials next year, possibly in the US. Photograph: Michael Dillon

Neurent raises €9.3m to put paid to chronic runny noses

Health & Pharma
Dominic Coyle
May 28, 2018, 06:02

Galway medical device firm developing rhinitis cure device for use in doctors’ offices

Helsinn is a privately owned pharmaceutical group with an extensive portfolio of cancer care products

Swiss pharma group Helsinn announces €6m investment in Ireland

Health & Pharma
Charlie Taylor
May 24, 2018, 09:09

Company employs about 170 people at its facility in Mulhuddart in Dublin

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