On the surface, a plant-based diet sounds simple. Obviously, a plant-based diet centers on plants: fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, beans and legumes. Strictly speaking, it excludes all animal products, including not only meat but eggs and dairy. What all plant-based diets have in common is that they emphasize eating mostly minimally processed plant… Read More »
Less than a year after buying a U.S. plant from AstraZeneca, Novartis’ biotech AveXis has it ready for production of Zolgensma, its gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy. The new plant will help it get the treatment for the rare genetic disease to more patients. It also is building a plant in North Carolina that… Read More »
Call it a marriage gone bad. Novartis is expected to soon regain control of the Sandoz Boucherville sterile drug manufacturing site in Canada that it sold to Avara Pharmaceuticals last year. It turns out the relationship went bad almost as soon as it was consummated. The plant and development center that Novartis sold to Avara was… Read More »
Since May 19 is World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day, we thought this would be a good time for everyone to plant a garden. Here are six good starter suggestions. Eating several servings of vegetables daily is a priority for a healthy diet. But instead of always having to run to the supermarket or local farm… Read More »
While Mylan’s third quarter results impressed analysts, the generics drugmaker is still dealing with some significant manufacturing issues, some of them not of its own making. Its adjusted earnings per share beat analyst expectations to land at $ 1.25 during the quarter, representing a 14% year-over-year increase. “We see Mylan as one of the better-positioned… Read More »