YODA, a program facilitated by Yale University researchers, has successfully distributed clinical trial records from Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic to external researchers since 2013.

As Britain’s departure date from the European Union approaches, drugmakers are preparing for potential changes to regulatory procedures and border controls.

In efforts to translate basic-science results into pharmaceuticals and other technologies, success cannot be taken for granted.

The Ireland-based pharma company makes a $1.7 billion offer to acquire Tobira Therapeutics, a US firm developing liver disease drugs.

A move by the US federal government to close tax loopholes that encourage “tax inversions” likely spooked the companies out of the multibillion dollar deal.

The Dublin-based pharma giant is set to acquire Baxalta, an Illinois-based Baxter spinoff, expanding its rare disease drug portfolio.

The Israeli drugmaker is purchasing the pharmaceutical company Rimsa for $2.3 billion.