China Economic ReviewThe World Health Organization urged China to deepen its investigation of a deadly strain of bird flu virus in pigs after Chinese officials disclosed they had uncovered the H5N1 virus in pigs as early as 2003, long before this year's flu outbreak, which killed 27. The agency said more lab experiments were needed to assess […]
UK-based GlaxoSmithKline said it has given up its fight to protect a key ingredient in its leading anti-diabetes medicine sold in China, the second setback in a month for a Western drug company. Glaxo said it would not counter-sue Chinese drugmakers that had challenged its patent for rosiglitazone, one of three patented ingredients in Avandia. […]
US-based IMS Health said it has agreed to acquire United Research China (URC) Shanghai, a research company tracking China's over-the-counter and health markets. IMS sells information and management products to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. URC Shanghai sells pharmaceutical market audits to China's OTC and consumer health market. The companies say China accounts for a […]
The American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) in China released a statement saying that its member companies were very concerned with the invalidation of Pfizer's Viagra patent by mainland authorities. China's State Intellectual Property Office revoked the Viagra patent for �insufficient disclosure� on July 5. Amcham said that the patent was revoked in accordance with intellectual […]
Following reports that the US Environmental Protection Agency planned to cite Dupont for not disclosing a health hazard in its non-stick cookware, China said it would commence spot checks on Dupont products entering the country. The suspected health hazard was identified as a perfluorooctanoic acid, a synthetic chemical known as PFOA or C8. Officials at […]