老东家得到了ASTRAZENECA的Authorized Generic

Toprol XL 25mg，估计其它剂量也在这个交易里。这是Business Development的巨大成功

Democrat Takeover

How is it going to affect the pharmaceutical industry?

Big pharma: probably negative or neutral
Generic: potentially positive; specifically, biogeneric legislation may get some traction.

Barr's wet dream finally came true

Barr Launches Plan B(R) OTC/Rx Dual-Label Product; Awarded 3 Years New Product Exclusivity
Monday November 6, 8:36 am ET

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061106/nym231.html?.v=39

Novartis在浦东投资一亿美元创立科研中心

七月破土动工

Novartis to invest in China drug laboratory

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis AG is expected to announce Monday plans to build a $100 million drug research and development center in China, according to a media report.

Construction on the research facility to be located in Shanghai's Pudong district is scheduled to begin in July, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition. See Wall Street Journal story (subscription required)

The facility is expected to employ up to 400 scientists, The Journal said.