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Pfizer acquires spinal muscular atrophy research programme

Gains rights to drug candidate RG3039 in deal with Repligen that could be worth up to $70m

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FDA clears six new drugs in time for the new year

Brings 2012 tally to 39 – the highest for more than 15 years

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Year-end FDA approvals for Novartis, GSK drugs

Agency gives go-ahead to Cushing’s disease treatment Signifor and raxibacumab for inhalational anthrax

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Orphan drugs economically viable for pharma

Drugs for rare diseases can generate as much lifetime revenue as medicines for common conditions