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European regulators approve breast cancer drug: GSK
- 2008-06-12
LONDON AFP — British pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday that European regulators had given marketing approval for its tablet breast cancer drug Tyverb. "GlaxoSmithKline announced today that the European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation for Tyverb ... for all 27 European Union member states," GSK said...
GlaxoSmithKline urges Kenya to block fake medicines
- 2008-04-14
NAIROBI AFP — British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline on Monday urged the Kenyan government to crack down on imports of fake medicines, which account for a third of the country's drugs trade. GSK's east Africa chief John Musunga said although his firm had no problem with parallel trade -- importation...
Top European pharma firms confirm EU antitrust probe
- 2008-01-16
LONDON AFP — Anglo-Swedish drugs giant AstraZeneca and British peer GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday they had been approached by EU regulators as part of an antitrust probe into the pharmaceutical sector. In Paris, Sanofi-Aventis said it too had been visited by the regulators and was cooperating with them in connection...
European shares fall, up over 2007
- 2007-12-31
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets fell in shortened trade on Monday -- the final dealing day of a year in which gains for equities have been curtailed by worries about the troubled US economy. London's FTSE 100 index closed down 0.31 percent at 6,456.90 points and the...
Glaxo to donate 50 million pandemic flu vaccines to WHO
- 2007-06-13
LONDON AFP — GlaxoSmithKline, the British pharmaceutical giant, said Wednesday that it would donate 50 million doses of its vaccine to the World Health Organization to fight a human flu pandemic. Delivered over a three-year period, the donation would provide enough doses for 25 million people, Glaxo said in...
US approves controversial non-prescription diet pill
- 2007-02-08
WASHINGTON AFP — The US government has approved the first non-prescription diet pill to help fight the country's obesity epidemic as an advocacy group warned that the drug increases the risk of cancer. The Food and Drug Administration FDA said Wednesday it would permit over-the-counter sales of the fat-blocking...
GlaxoSmithKline buys Domantis for 230 million pounds
- 2006-12-08
LONDON AFP — British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline GSK has said that it had agreed to buy antibody therapy developer Domantis for 230 million pounds (339 million euros, 451 million dollars) in cash. Domantis, a privately-held British company will become part of GlaxoSmithKline's Biopharmaceuticals Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery CEDD...
GlaxoSmithKline buys US group CNS for 566 million dollars
- 2006-10-09
LONDON AFP — Pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline GSK announced a deal to buy US consumer healthcare group CNS for 566 million dollars (449 million euros). The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close by early 2007, GSK said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange. "GlaxoSmithKline...
GlaxoSmithKline profits surge in first quarter
- 2006-04-27
LONDON AFP — British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline posted a 27-percent increase in first-quarter pre-tax profits to 2.17 billion pounds (3.12 billion euros, 3.87 billion dollars) compared with the same period last year. The drugs company also said it expected to recieve results of clinical trials of its H5N1 flu...
Vaccine for uterine cancer more active in pre-teens: study
- 2005-12-17
WASHINGTON AFP — An experimental vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline that targets two viruses responsible for 70 percent of uterine cancer cases triggers twice the immune response in girls aged 10 to 14 than in those aged 15 to 24, the British pharmaceutical firm said. The results of phase 3...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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