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Allergan and Pfizer terminate merger agreement

6 April 2016 | By Victoria White

The decision was driven by the actions announced by the US Department of Treasury to reform inversion tax rules, which the companies concluded qualified as an “Adverse Tax Law Change”. Market rumour suggests that Pfizer will now target Shire or AstraZeneca and shares in both companies went up with the…

First glimpse of an immature HIV-neutralising antibody

6 April 2016 | By Victoria White

Scientists have described the first-ever immature antibody found in a powerful class of immune molecules effective against HIV. TSRI biologist Jiang Zhu called the antibody a “teenager” and said it gives scientists a unique view of the steps needed to prompt the immune system to effectively target HIV...