Business
Biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. won a court ruling that its Enbrel arthritis drug doesn’t infringe a 2002 patent held by Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Sept. 23, 2008
World & Nation
Ventura residents Moustapha Abou-Samra and his wife, Jonie, no longer have to worry about the fate of their relatives who were stranded in Kuwait.
Aug. 26, 1990
Milan Panic, the colorful founder of ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc., said Tuesday that the company is negotiating the purchase of one of Poland’s leading drug makers in its latest push into the emerging Eastern European marketplace.
April 22, 1992
Buoyed by its success in Eastern Europe, SPI Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Monday that its 1991 profits doubled to $30 million.
March 17, 1992
The merger wave sweeping the healthcare business caught up another Southern California company Tuesday as Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Aliso Viejo agreed to be acquired for about $3.5 billion in cash.
Dec. 2, 2014
On the heels of a successful takeover of an Alabama competitor, Bergen Brunswig Corp., the giant pharmaceutical wholesaler, said Wednesday that it has signed a tentative agreement to purchase a private North Carolina medical supplies distributor.
Oct. 1, 1992
Quality Care Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Golden Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Quality Care, a privately held Huntington Beach repackager and distributor of pharmaceutical products.
Aug. 11, 1995
ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Shares of ICN and two of its subsidiaries rose sharply Monday after the company said it expected to announce “big news” today.
Aug. 2, 1994
Viratek Inc., a subsidiary of drug maker ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc., began trading its stock on the American Stock Exchange on Monday.
Nov. 17, 1992
Merger Suit Filed: Shareholders of Viratek Inc. and SPI Pharmaceuticals Inc. have filed two lawsuits in Delaware, where the companies are incorporated, seeking to block the companies’ proposed merger with ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc., which would create a $500-million company.
Aug. 5, 1994