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World agrochemical market slips back in 2005

19 Jan 2006

World agrochemical market slips back in 2005

New EU legislation comes into force

21 Dec 2005

October 30th was the date by which all EU member states were to have implemented the provisions of the new EU pharmaceutical dircetives into their national legislation

Global pharma market to grow by 6-7% in 2006

20 Dec 2005

The global pharmaceutical market is expected to grow by 6-7% next year, reaching $640-$650 billion, forecasts IMS Health

Pharma spending drives budgets for OECD countries

20 Dec 2005

The rapid rise in pharmaceutical spending in OECD countries in recent years has been an important driver in the overall rise in total health spending, says a new report, Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2005

Big Pharma ends difficult 2005 to face crunch year

20 Dec 2005

According to a new report, 2006 will be a crunch year for companies that have expiring product patents looming

Medicines’ share of UK NHS budget declines despite spending rise

04 Oct 2005

The UK NHS is spending a smaller proportion of its budget on medicines, despite a continuous rise in overall medicines expenditure, says the Office of Health Economics (OHE).

CCL Industries acquires Inprint Systems

14 Sep 2005

CCL Industries Inc, a world leader in specialty packaging solutions for the consumer products and healthcare industries, announced on Tuesday 13, September that it had acquired Inprint Systems Ltd

Bumper year boosts top 20 agrochemical companies

01 Sep 2005

Acquisitions boosted the sales of two of the three leading agrochemical companies behind the six majors in Agrow’s ranking of the top 20 firms in 2004.

Pharmaceutical Companies League Tables

11 Aug 2005

The Pharmaceutical Companies League Tables reveal that most of the top pharma firms improved thier share of the market resulting in the group occupying 44.2% of the world market at the end of last year, compared with 41.2% in 2003.

Pharma industry research has tripled in 25 years

01 Aug 2005

The number of pharmaceuticals in R&D has increased three-fold in the past 25 years, according to new data released by Pharmaprojects, the leading R&D tracking database which is celebrating its silver anniversary this year.

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