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    Tag: pharma

    Local pharmacy’s advice on surviving Loblaws buyout: Specialize!

    July 15, 2013December 23, 2015 by Karen K. Ho

    Local pharmacies will need to specialize even further to stay alive after pharma giants merge, independent owners say

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged Loblaws, pharma

    National Pharmaceutical Congress will focus on problems in marketing

    April 4, 2013December 23, 2015 by Karen K. Ho

    Next week’s National Pharmaceutical Congress will address problems in pharma marketing

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged biotechnology, marketing, pharma

    Roche uses Mississauga drug plant to dole out Tamiflu in tough season

    January 9, 2013February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    Roche needs far more supplies this year than last of its flu treatment as number of cases nationally rises sharply

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged pharma, Roche Canada

    Drug research companies could benefit from new patent rules, says industry group

    December 28, 2012February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    As Mississauga’s drug research companies prepare for possible new patent rules under the Canada-EU free trade deal, an industry group says improved intellectual property protection would be a shot in the arm for the city’s pivotal life sciences sector

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged intellectual property, patent, pharma

    Mississauga’s YM BioSciences acquired by Gilead for $465M

    December 12, 2012February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    Mississauga drug development company YM Biosciences announced today it had been acquired by Gilead Sciences Inc. for $465 million

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged acquisition, pharma

    Second company halts business with Chemi after licence suspension

    December 6, 2012February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    Veterinary pharmaceutical company cuts ties with Mississauga testing lab Chemi Pharmaceutical Inc. after its licence was suspended by Health Canada

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged biotech, pharma

    Cipher Pharmaceuticals starts launch of new acne drug in U.S.

    November 26, 2012February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    Mississauga-based drug developer Cipher Pharmaceuticals says its U.S. partner has begun selling and promoting a new drug to treat severe acne

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged acne treatment, pharma

    Cipher Pharmaceuticals gets Health Canada approval for new acne drug

    November 20, 2012February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    Mississauga drug company Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received Health Canada approved for its new acne drug Epuris

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged Health Canada, pharma

    Roche receives Health Canada approval for new test

    November 9, 2012February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    Drug maker Roche Canada, which employs hundreds at its Mississauga pill-making plant, is getting Health Canada approval for a new test for an infectious virus common in organ transplants

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged pharma, Roche

    Pill Hill: Biotech drives Mississauga’s economy

    October 18, 2012February 1, 2014 by Karen K. Ho

    Meadowvale’s “Pill Hill” is a cluster of most of the city’s biotechnology, biomedical and other life-science companies

    Posted in Uncategorized, YourMississaugaBizTagged biomedical, biotech, Medowvale, pharma, pill hill

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