US and Brazil clear path for Pfizer’s Hospira buyout
Pfizer’s buyout of Hospira, which is set to boost Pfizer’s biosimilars portfolio but has been the subject of anti-competition concerns, will be completed next month after gaining final approval.
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14 September 2015 A US appeals court has revived a dispute in which a lower court previously ruled that there should not be a trial to determine whether pharmaceutical company Hospira infringed three patents.
18 August 2015 Pfizer’s $17 billion buyout of Hospira has been approved in Canada and Australia after the countries’ competition bureaus approved the deal.
6 August 2015 The European Commission has approved US pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s $17 billion acquisition of Hospira, a move that will see Pfizer acquire the drugs company’s biosimilar portfolio.