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EU Approves Novartis-Glaxo Business Swap, With Concessions

UPDATE 1-EU clears plans by drugmakers GSK and Novartis to trade assets

* Plans win European Commission approval with conditions * Large companies try to focus on leading businesses (Recasts with oncology business, adds details) BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday approved a plan by Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline to trade mor

RPT-EU clears GSK's acquisition of Novartis vaccines with conditions

(Repeats to distribute to more readers with no changes to text) BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline's acquisition of Novartis' vaccines business, as well as a consumer healthcare joint venture between the two.

EU clears GSK's acquisition of Novartis vaccines with conditions

BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline's acquisition of Novartis' vaccines business, as well as a consumer healthcare joint venture between the two. The companies agreed last April to trade more than $20 billion of a

EU clears Novartis to buy GSK's oncology business with conditions

BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had cleared the acquisition by Novartis of GSK oncology business subject to conditions. The Commission, the EU's executive arm, said its approval was conditional on the divestment of two of Novartis's cancer treatmen

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BUZZ-GlaxoSmithKline: back on the radar screens

** GlaxoSmithKline in focus after significant underperformance vs sector last yr caused by tumbling sales of key respiratory drug Advair in US & sluggish take off of new drugs Chart: http://link.reuters.com/hys83w ** Co's $20 bln asset swap with Novartis to bolster its vaccines & consumer h

UPDATE 1-Gates, UK take lead in $7.5 bln pledge for children's vaccines

* Vaccine alliance hopes to immunise 300 million children * Gates donates $1.55 bln, wants to halve child deaths * GAVI buys vaccines in bulk for poor countries (Adds details, quotes and reactions) By Stephen Brown BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - International donors pledged

Glaxo Expands Portfolio Of Medicines In US To Treat Asthma And COPD

GSK's Ebola vaccine shipped to Liberia for first large-scale trials

GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Ebola vaccine has been shipped to Liberia for first large-scale trials. Trials of the vaccine, which uses a type of chimpanzee cold virus, are expected to begin as early as next week. GSK said it hopes to enrol 30,000 people following the shipment of the first dose to Monrov

UPDATE 1-First GSK Ebola vaccine shipment due to arrive in Liberia

* First 300 vials to be used to start large Liberian trial * Epidemic appears to be waning, according to WHO * Drugs, vaccines still needed for this and future outbreaks (Adds comment from director of Wellcome Trust, bullets) By Kate Kelland LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Th

GlaxoSmithKline Ships Batch Of Ebola Vaccine To West Africa For Trials

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BUZZ-India's GlaxoSmithKline Pharma hits record high on hopes of good results, delisting

** India's GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals jumps as much as 11.8 pct to record high ** Heading towards biggest daily gain since Dec 2013 ** Shares surge on hopes of good results and potential delisting by parent company - analysts ** Indian market regulator Securities and Exchan

First GSK Ebola vaccine shipment due to arrive in Liberia

By Kate Kelland LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The first batch of GlaxoSmithKline's experimental Ebola vaccine has been shipped to West Africa and is expected to arrive in Liberia later on Friday, the British drugmaker said. The shipment, of an initial 300 vials of the vaccine, will be th