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Lipitor inventor takes aim at cholesterol again
2015-03-01 13:31:09| Biotech - Topix.net
Detroit - The scientist widely credited with co-discovering the best-selling drug in U.S. history - cholesterol-lowering Lipitor - is quietly back at it. After reviving Esperion Therapeutics in 2008 - just a year after Pfizer had closed the first version of the biotech company - Roger Newton is once again taking aim at cholesterol.
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New Sanofi CEO brought Lipitor to market
2015-02-21 17:26:37| Chemicals - Topix.net
Olivier Brandicourt, whose track record includes the introduction of the best-selling drug in history, takes the helm at Sanofi with the mandate of bringing new drugs to the US after missteps led to his predecessor's ouster. Brandicourt, the 59-year-old head of Bayer AG's health-care division, is "a very good fit" for Sanofi and "has the experience of the portfolio businesses we have," Sanofi's Chairman Serge Weinberg said in an interview.
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Pfizer, Ranbaxy win dismissal of lawsuit over generic Lipitor
2014-09-13 06:19:21| Biotech - Topix.net
U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan in Trenton, New Jersey, ruled that the plaintiffs, retailers and distribution companies that bought Lipitor directly from Pfizer, failed to plead their case with enough detail. The lawsuit, filed in 2012, stems from a 2008 settlement of a patent lawsuit filed by Pfizer against Ranbaxy over Ranbaxy's plan to make generic Lipitor.
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IBM unveils new chip; GMO fight; Overtaxed on plane tickets; Lipitor lawsuits
2014-08-08 15:32:08| IT Services - Topix.net
International Business Machines claims its latest microchip simulates the human brain in its processes, thus making it far better at certain tasks than traditional microchip designs.
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