https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish drug maker Meda, reported to be a takeover target by Indian group Sun Pharmaceutical, denied on Wednesday that merger talks were under way. https://www.thelocal.se/20130605/48352 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:48:00 +0200 48352 Sweden's once flourishing pharmaceutical testing industry has been decimated in recent years, suffering an 85-percent drop according to new figures that industry experts describe as "deeply troubling". https://www.thelocal.se/20130517/47970 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:00 +0200 47970 Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca announced on Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Brilinta heart drug for use on patients in the United States. https://www.thelocal.se/20110721/35070 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:10:00 +0200 35070 Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Monday it had settled a tax dispute with US authorities by agreeing on a net payment of $1.1 billion. https://www.thelocal.se/20110328/32854 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:13:00 +0200 32854 Anglo-Swedish drugs giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced net profits for 2010 of more than $8.0 billion, a seven percent rise on the previous year on the back of higher sales of its cholesterol treatment Crestor. https://www.thelocal.se/20110127/31668 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:58:00 +0100 31668 A new Swedish study has revealed that respondents from six countries believe that China will become the world's most innovative country in 10 years, followed by India and the US. https://www.thelocal.se/20101205/30622 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:25:00 +0100 30622 Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday reported a dip in third-quarter net profits as competition from generic drugmakers, restructuring costs and massive legal charges took their toll. https://www.thelocal.se/20101028/29876 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:14:00 +0200 29876 Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has announced it is shutting down its research facility in Lund in southern Sweden as part of a package of global cutbacks. https://www.thelocal.se/20100302/25308 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:00 +0100 25308 Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca plans to slash 8,000 more jobs worldwide by 2014, continuing its efforts to cut costs despite rising profits, the company announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100128/24656 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:49:00 +0100 24656 Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said on Wednesday it would sue seven generic drug manufacturers in the United States to defend its patent of cholesterol treatment Crestor. https://www.thelocal.se/20071212/9386 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:27:00 +0100 9386 The Swedish Medical Products Agency has said that based on new data and following a meeting yesterday, it sees no reason for Nobel Biocare AG to withdraw its dental implant Nobel Direct from the market. https://www.thelocal.se/20060207/3010-2 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:08:00 +0100 3010-2