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Gene therapy specialist Oxford BioMedica said on Monday that Pfizer had licensed
its gene delivery technology, triggering an unspecified upfront payment and
annual fees.
An extended trial of Roche's anemia drug Cera has shown it succesfully fights
anemia in patients with kidney disease, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday.
Since researchers first mixed together genes from two species more
than a quarter century ago, biotechnology companies have promised to revolutionize
the pharmaceutical industry, and even disrupt centuries of farming practices.
Brazil's drug production was 14.8% higher year-on-year in the first
quarter, according to official statistics. This compares with a 3.9% rise in
overall industrial output in the three-month period.