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News Headlines, PTV News: May 21, 2010




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Video title: News Headlines, PTV News: May 21, 2010
Released on: May 21, 2010. © PharmaVentures Ltd
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Today's forthcoming news stories: Abbott to buy Piramal Healthcare and become largest pharma-co in India; Australian Sigma Pharmaceuticals receives and considers takeover bid, and the head of Seeding Labs tells us about work to equip third world labs

Helen Wright: Hello I’m Helen Wright, it’s May 21st 2010. Welcome to Pharma Television News, reporting worldwide on “the business of healthcare”. Coming up on today’s programme: Indian Investment: Abbott Laboratories is to buy Piramal Healthcare in a deal it says will make it the largest pharma company in India.

Takeover Bid: Australia’s biggest drug distributor, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, says it’s received and is considering a takeover approach.

And Seeding Success: The woman leading a drive to equip research and teaching labs in the developing world tells us about the role big pharma can play.

PharmaTelevision News. Join us throughout the day for the big stories, the breaking stories, interviews and in-depth analysis. Your news, your views, your channel. HELEN TO CAM Hello. Abbott Laboratories is to buy branded generics maker Piramal Healthcare in a deal that’ll make Abbott the biggest pharma company in India. The purchase builds on the US healthcare firms’ recent acquisitions in emerging markets.
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