Sentences with phrase «as in a pharmaceutical company»

«You can walk into a lot of our laboratories and the work is the same as in a pharmaceutical company.»

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In B.C. especially, companies such as QLT Inc., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals and Cardiome Pharma Corp. saw their valuations soar in the early 2000s, only to come crashing to earth by the end of the decade as a result of competitive pressures, regulatory snags, strategic blunders and deals gone awrIn B.C. especially, companies such as QLT Inc., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals and Cardiome Pharma Corp. saw their valuations soar in the early 2000s, only to come crashing to earth by the end of the decade as a result of competitive pressures, regulatory snags, strategic blunders and deals gone awrin the early 2000s, only to come crashing to earth by the end of the decade as a result of competitive pressures, regulatory snags, strategic blunders and deals gone awry.

He headed up Bausch & Lomb until the eye care specialist was snatched up by the (now - infamous) Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx); sat at the top perch of Forest Laboratories before becoming CEO of that company's acquirer, Actavis, in 2014; and, finally, took over as the top dog at Allergan after Actavis bought it and adopted the Botox - maker's name.

«There hasn't really been a platform company in Canada that has been financed and validated by as many pharmaceutical companies,» he says.

Mathers previously served as CEO of CoLucid Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CLCD), a Pappas Capital portfolio company that was acquired in early 2017 by Eli Lilly & Company for nearly $ 1 bcompany that was acquired in early 2017 by Eli Lilly & Company for nearly $ 1 bCompany for nearly $ 1 billion.

«Britain's importance to the Life Sciences industry, and its status as a major player in global science, should mean that irrespective of Brexit, major pharmaceutical companies continue to see the UK as a key place to invest,» he said.

Activist hedge fund investor and recent Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx) board appointee Bill Ackman on Wednesday slammed the company's steep drug price hikes in testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, going so far as to say the cost bumps «contributed to healthcare inflation and called into question the company's commitment to the patients it serves.»

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

Brendan Kennedy, the cofounder of Privateer Holdings, which owns various marijuana companies like Marley Natural and Canadian pharmaceutical - grade cannabis producer Tilray, says his companies are expanding abroad while the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration debate whether or not to treat the plant as a medicine or keep it in the same category as heroin.

Samantha Godfrey, CEO and co-founder of San Diego - based Pharmly, a pharmaceutical bidding marketplace that graduated from the program in June, says her company benefited from mentors who gave guidance for which she would have paid top dollar had she been working on her own, as well as from $ 60,000 in credit for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.

Multinational pharmaceutical companies are investing in India, as they find it a cheap place to manufacture, as well as to gain the fringe benefit of the potential huge local - growth opportunity.

He took a job as a production worker for the pharmaceutical company in Manitoba while continuing his brokerage business on the side.

It could also see technology companies start to become as important a player in the health - care world as pharmaceutical companies.

Founded more than two centuries ago by small medicines vendor and namesake Chobei Takeda in Osaka, Japan, the company was that nation's largest pharmaceutical firm by revenue as of 2014.

Wichmann saw the company's five main focus areas — health care delivery, pharmaceutical services, consumer - centric benefits, digitizing health information and global access — as key drivers in the shift to more efficient health - care services.

As I've previously reported, Roivant and its federation of biopharma companies focused on developing drugs in specific disease spaces is attempting a very new form of pharmaceutical R&D.

Teva Pharmaceuticals has proposed buying rival Mylan for $ 40 billion in cash and stock, as the Israel - based drugmaker looks to gain dominance among generic pharmaceutical companies.

The trend to inversions has been particularly strong in the pharmaceuticals sector, where many essentially U.S. - based or - focused companies have shifted their tax domicile to countries such as Ireland or the Netherlands, which have particularly generous corporate tax regimes, especially as regards monetizing patent - protected intellectual property.

As Businessweek reports, the case centers on a Japanese pharmaceutical company called Asahi, which licensed a drug called Fasudil to the San Francisco - based company CoTherix in 2006.

Bristol's $ 2.4 billion purchase of Medarex — which pharmaceutical analysts routinely cite as one of the best acquisitions in the history of the industry — would give the company not only a new blockbuster but also a leadership position in a burgeoning drug category: immuno - oncology.

In April, Sandow quit his day job as a manager at a pharmaceutical company to concentrate full - time on RxList, which he expects to pull in $ 500,000 in sales this yeaIn April, Sandow quit his day job as a manager at a pharmaceutical company to concentrate full - time on RxList, which he expects to pull in $ 500,000 in sales this yeain $ 500,000 in sales this yeain sales this year.

I hope so, particularly in light of pharmaceutical companies frequently pointing to the high costs of developing new drugs as being the primary reason prices are so high for existing drugs.

Pomerantz is co-lead counsel in a securities class action against international pharmaceutical company Perrigo plc concerning allegations related to the company misleading investors as to its revenue growth potential in order to encourage them to reject a tender offer by Mylan N.V.

In this class action insider trading case, Pomerantz, as Co-Lead Counsel, achieved a $ 135 million settlement for investors in the pharmaceutical company Elan CorpIn this class action insider trading case, Pomerantz, as Co-Lead Counsel, achieved a $ 135 million settlement for investors in the pharmaceutical company Elan Corpin the pharmaceutical company Elan Corp..

As the CEOs of Shoppers Drug Mart and Rexall, they control the two largest pharmaceutical companies in English Canada.

The Kamens claim the main thing that distinguishes their foundation from other brain tumor foundations is their focus on pediatric brain cancer specifically, as well as their close ties with pharmaceutical and biotech companies working in the fields of immunotherapy and target gene therapy.

Mr. Gorsky left Johnson & Johnson in 2004 to join the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, where he served as head of the company's pharmaceutical business in North America.

The takeover interest in Tesaro underscores the pharmaceutical industry's strong appetite for the acquisition of biotechnology companies with promising medicines under development in lucrative sectors such as cancer treatment.

He represents pharmaceutical companies both large and small on a myriad of issues, as well as several universities in both patenting and licensing to outside investors.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Twenty - eight year old Margaret Davis was making nice money as a writer in the legal department of a big pharmaceutical company in New York.

She co-founded and last served as CEO for Sprout Pharmaceuticals where, in 2015, the company broke through with the first ever FDA - approved drug for low sexual desire in women — dubbed «female Viagra» by the media.

Art has over 30 years of operating experience as a pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry executive and venture capital investor in life science companies.

The spectacle that Shkreli created around himself and his company Turing Pharmaceuticals since late summer, even as the criminal probe proceeded, raised the question of whether he had any idea of the risk he was running — or whether his conduct was part of a plan to beat the rap in Brooklyn federal court and generate business.

«We are pleased to share this vision with the unique blend of crossover funds, pharmaceutical companies, and venture capital investors participating in our Series B, and look forward to advancing our position as the leading biotech with a dual focus on synthetic lethality and immuno - oncology.»

«Our proposal would provide Teva stockholders with very attractive strategic and financial benefits and Mylan stockholders with a substantial premium and immediate value for their shares, as well as the opportunity to participate in the significant upside potential of the combined company — one that would transform the global generics space and leverage it to hold a unique leadership position in the pharmaceutical industry.

In some cases, Cohodes» battles against Canadian companies have turned personal, as is the case with Concordia International, the pharmaceutical firm headquartered in Oakville, OntariIn some cases, Cohodes» battles against Canadian companies have turned personal, as is the case with Concordia International, the pharmaceutical firm headquartered in Oakville, Ontariin Oakville, Ontario.

J&J ranks as the single largest healthcare company in the world, with operations including pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, and medical devices.

International companies — such as pharmaceutical or technology firms — shelter income abroad to avoid taxes in the United States.

It is hard to believe, for example, that Canada could not in the end find common ground with the US on some extension of patent protection for pharmaceuticals, since it was able to do so in the just - completed negotiations with the EU, or that an extension of the term of copyright protection from 50 to 70 years from the agreed baseline would have much if any real practical impact on Canada although it would be seen as a gain by the US given the heavy copyright portfolios of US entertainment companies, allowing them an additional period of time to exploit their copyrighted content.

When this happens, it could be a very difficult time for the pharmaceutical industry, which makes the time before the cliff all the more important as companies scramble to shore up their product lines and get their balance sheets in order before their products lose their patent protection [see also Is Your Biotech ETF A Leader Or Laggard?].

J&J generates billions of dollars in annual sales from selling consumer goods, such as Band - Aid products, and medical devices used in surgeries, but it's the company's pharmaceuticals business that determines whether the company's results are better or worse than anticipated.

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ranks as one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

With several drugs currently acting as significant drivers of growth, J&J's pharmaceutical segment looks well placed even as the company strives to maintain its market share in consumer healthcare and medical devices.

As of December 29, 2017, the Growth Company Fund held 6.7 % of assets in Nvidia Corp, 4.7 % in Amazon.com, Inc., 2.3 % in Microsoft, Corp., 2 % in Alphabet, Inc., 1.5 % in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and 1.1 % in bluebird bio, Inc..

Azar left the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly in January after working there for nearly a decade, most recently serving as the president of Lilly USA.

The company makes relatively small acquisitions from time to time, such as its $ 3.6 billion cash purchase of King Pharmaceuticals in 2011.

Forbion invests in life sciences companies that are active in the pharmaceutical, as well as the medical device space.

In 2006, the full brunt of the breaks» removal hit, and manufacturers, in particular pharmaceutical companies, began closing plants; an estimated 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost, with more indirect jobs going away as a resulIn 2006, the full brunt of the breaks» removal hit, and manufacturers, in particular pharmaceutical companies, began closing plants; an estimated 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost, with more indirect jobs going away as a resulin particular pharmaceutical companies, began closing plants; an estimated 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost, with more indirect jobs going away as a result.

As shown in the same merger document, pharmaceutical services companies tended to be taken over at an EV / EBITDA of 12 and P / E of 23.

While there is still some debate as to what causes these disorders in children, the intervention of natural medicine, rather than those mass - produced by pharmaceutical companies, is being used more and more throughout treatment programs.