Trump says tariffs on pharma and computer chip are likely by August 1st
Additional threat certain to alarm Government already working with EU to reduce impact of threatened 30% general tariff on exports to US
MSD
Looming ‘patent cliff’ facing Big Pharma adds to sector’s woes
When blockbuster drugs lose intellectual property protections it can wipe out billions of dollars in revenue for companies
Pfizer warned Taoiseach against EU pharma reform plans
Pfizer lobbied Taoiseach Micheál Martin to push back on EU overhaul of pharma regulations
Big pharma sees positive side effects in Trump tariffs
Industry has used trade opportunity to hand European Commission a shopping list of asks
Pharma firms ‘disappointed and concerned’ by lack of State support for campaign against EU reforms
New regulations of pharma sector could cost jobs in Ireland, industry warned Government
Inside the pharma industry’s lobbying campaign to water down reforms
Pharma companies ‘disappointed’ in Government’s stance during EU negotiations
Trump floats 25% tariffs on US car, drug, chip imports
Overnight comments are most detailed yet in specifying other sectors to be hit and would mark a dramatic widening of trade war
Rising to the challenge of selling vaccines in Trumpworld
Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants
MSD shares sink 11% after vaccine shipments to China are halted
Drugmaker pauses HPV Gardasil exports as rival Pfizer gets boost from better than expected Covid vaccine and pill sales
Drug giant MSD buys Wuxi’s Irish vaccines plant in €500m deal
US pharmaceutical group adds eighth Irish manufacturing site to its network as it promises to deliver 1,000 jobs this year
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The 10 blockbuster companies behind Ireland’s corporate tax windfall
Revenue from the business tax generated €23.8 billion last year, equivalent to €5,000 for every man, woman and child in the State
MSD opens expanded Irish medicine plants following €1bn investment
Taoiseach welcomes move as new operations open in Dunboyne and Carlow
US targets 10 drugs for pricing negotiations in crackdown on costs
Expensive medicines made by Pfizer, J&J and Merck selected for talks in biggest pharma shake-up in decades
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