lipitor patent revoked:
Pfizer Inc said on October 29 a German court had revoked the drugmaker's patent covering the active ingredient in its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor. The decision resulted from a patent challenge by generic manufacturers Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd and Basics GmbH, company sources said. The patent expires in July 2010. Pfizer said the decision had no immediate commercial impact, in part because neither patent challenger has approval to sell a generic version in Germany. Pfizer will appeal the decision, a process expected to take two to three years. Lipitor is sold in Germany under the brand name Sortis.
eat leftovers, save the world:
A meal of leftovers could be the latest way to help curb greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), an NGO, has launched a campaign to encourage people to eat up the leftover food piled in their refrigerators and pantries instead of throwing it. The UK government supports the campaign. The move follows a research that found that 6.7 million tonnes of unused food
Technology Partners: MimirTech
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