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London mayor suggests $15 bln 'megafund' to boost biotech

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Banks, investors and big drug companies should consider creating a 10-billion-pound ($15.7 billion) "megafund" to help biotech firms in London and across Britain compete with U.S. rivals, London mayor Boris Johnson said on Thursday. Britain is a leader in academi

U.S. CDC updates recommendation for new meningitis B vaccines

June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended that decisions to use new meningitis B vaccines from Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline in people aged 16 to 23 be made on an individual patient basis by physicians, the companies said, potentially paving th

GSK to sell meningitis vaccines to Pfizer Ireland

GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday that it is selling its meningitis vaccines Nimenrix and Mencevax to Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals - a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc - for €115m. The sale follows commitments given to the European Commission and other regulators in connection with the merger control cleara

GSK sells two vaccines to Pfizer to ease competition concerns

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to sell two meningitis vaccines to Pfizer to satisfy antitrust concerns after its recent acquisition of vaccines business of Novartis. The British drugmaker said on Monday that the total consideration for the sale of its Nimenrix and Me

GlaxoSmithKline To Sell Two Meningitis Vaccines To Pfizer Ireland

UK investigator says Chinese officials mistreated him to get GSK confession

LONDON/BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - A British corporate investigator freed from a Chinese jail last week has accused officials there of deliberately withholding medical treatment to try to force him to confess to a role in a scandal involving drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK). Peter Humph

China deports British investigator and wife caught in GSK corruption case

The British investigator linked to a corruption case involving GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been deported, along with his wife, by Chinese authorities, following his release from jail. Peter Humphrey and Yu Yingzend were put on a flight to London from Shanghai, after being incarcerated for illegally ha

REFILE-China deports British, American investigators linked to GSK scandal

(Adds dropped words in 9th paragraph) SHANGHAI, June 17 (Reuters) - A British corporate sleuth and his American wife and business partner, both linked to a bribery scandal in China involving drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC , were deported on Wednesday after their jail terms were reduced this

GlaxoSmithKline To Invest USD95 Million In New US Research Institute

London close: FTSE bounces off five-month low after late rally

UK stocks managed to claw their way back to finish flat on Tuesday as investors sought out bargains after markets dropped to a five-month intraday low. Stocks in the tobacco, housebuilding and pharmaceutical sectors extended gains late on, while Royal Mail rebounded after earlier weakness, making up

FTSE 100 movers: Tobacco stocks surge on broker comments, miners lower

London markets hit a five-month low on Wednesday, driven by continued Greece concerns, a sell-off in Chinese markets and weakness in the mining, construction and technology sectors. As of 14:00 BST, the FTSE 100 was trading 0.42% lower at 6,683. British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco led the

London midday: UK stocks at lowest since January as Greece hits risk appetite

London's FTSE 100 dropped below the 6,700 level for the first time in five months on Tuesday as ongoing worries about Greece and a sell-off on Chinese markets dampened risk appetite. The Footsie was down 0.63% at 6,668.31 by midday with the heavyweight mining sector providing a drag. The index has

PRESS: Glaxo May Be Targeted By Roche, Johnson & Johnson - Daily Mail

London open: UK stocks drop to five-month low ahead of CPI data

UK stocks dropped into the red for a third straight day on Tuesday on the back of ongoing concerns about Greece, a sell-off in China and caution ahead of inflation data. The FTSE 100 was trading 0.55% lower at 6,673.49 early on, after hitting a three-month closing low of 6,710.52 on Monday. The ind

London pre-open: Stocks to pause ahead of UK inflation data

UK stocks are expected to open more or less flat after plunging to a three-month low on the back of continuing concerns over Greece. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open eight points lower than Monday's close of 6,710.52. This was the index's lowest finish since 10 March when it settled at 6,