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15 December 2020
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has appointed a new chief financial officer, Adamed Pharma has made changes to its Management Board, and the US Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has hired a senior director of communications.
9 December 2020
Germany’s Stada has inlicensed rights to Enzymatica’s ViruProtect common cold spray in the Nordic region excluding Sweden.
8 December 2020
Ipsen’s Consumer Healthcare business is “non-core”, according to chief executive officer David Loew, who says a strategic review of the business is proceeding.
8 December 2020
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a joint strategy to 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has released a judgement on cannabidiol (CBD), and Denmark has made changes to the sale of loperamide medicines.
7 December 2020
Polish OTC company USP has acquired a majority stake in the vegan vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) specialist Vanatari International, including its Vegavero brand, for an undisclosed sum.
4 December 2020
Netherlands-based Norgine has set up a consumer healthcare subsidiary led by its Movicol laxative brand, and wants to build the business through acquisitions.
3 December 2020
Hofseth BioCare (HBC) has hired Andy Gill and Will Urban-Smith, Amway has a new chief technology and platform officer, Beiersdorf has a new chief financial officer and Nutrition21 has recruited Elyse Lovett.
2 December 2020
Church & Dwight has acquired Matrixx Initiatives, including its Zicam cold remedy, from private-equity firm Gryphon Investors for USD530 million.
1 December 2020
Bridges Consumer Healthcare – a new company led by former Sanofi Consumer Healthcare executives Robert Long and Blair Ramey – has acquired North American rights to ThermaCare HeatWraps from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare for an undisclosed sum.
1 December 2020
Unilever is acquiring the US-based vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) company SmartyPants for an undisclosed sum.