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Sweden approves copy of GSK asthma blockbuster

It looks as if GlaxoSmithKline's ( $GSK ) Advair could finally get some real competition. Swedish regulators have approved a knock-off version of the asthma drug, which brought in more than $8 billion

WHO broadens probe of narcolepsy-flu vax link

The World Health Organization is widening its probe of a possible link between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix vaccine and narcolepsy. In an advisory panel briefing, Reuters reports, the agency said

Finnish health authorities see link between Pandemrix and narcolepsy

Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare says there is a link between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix flu vaccine and a spike in narcolepsy cases. Narcolepsy is a disorder that causes a person

U.S. biotech faces fierce international competition

Scientific American recently selected the top five countries in the world for their ability to foster biotechnology based on a few key criteria, and the results may surprise you. The magazine focused

Pfizer unveils $214M biotech plant

Pfizer has opened a new, $214 million biotech manufacturing facility in Sweden. The 68,000-square-foot plant will make recombinant proteins based on e. coli and yeast as well as a branded human

Sweden to probe AZ's Nobel ties

A Swedish anti-corruption prosecutor says he's launched a criminal probe of this year's Nobel Prize in medicine . Sparked by allegations that AstraZeneca influenced the choice of Harald zur