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Former Pfizer chief executive and chair Ian Read (l) and former finance chief Frank D’Amelio (r)

Ex-Pfizer leaders side with firm against activist investor

Two former Pfizer executives drawn into a campaign by activist investor Starboard Value to shake up the company have withdrawn their support for the plan.

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GSK says $2.2bn settlement resolves most Zantac litigation

GSK has reached an agreement that it says will resolve 93% of the outstanding lawsuits brought against the company claiming that its gastrointestinal drug Zantac caused cancer.

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FDA knocks back Zealand's dasiglucagon once again

Zealand Pharma has suffered another setback in its bid to bring glucagon receptor agonist dasiglucagon for ultra-rare disease congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) to the US market.

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Talkiatry co-founders Dr Georgia Gaveras (l) and Robert Krayn (r)

Biogen, Talkiatry team up on postpartum depression

Telehealth company Talkiatry has partnered with Biogen to expand its support service for women who develop postpartum depression (PPD) in a move that could help drive uptake of the latter's

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Activist investor Starboard builds $1bn Pfizer stake

The week has started with reports that activist investor Starboard Value has amassed a $1 billion stake in pharma group Pfizer and wants strategic changes to restore growth.

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