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50 PLIVA and Microsoft sign global purchasing agreement</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 18 January 2001.</i><br> |
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PLIVA and Microsoft signed the Microsoft Enterprise |
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Agreement - an agreement lasting several years which enables PLIVA to standardise |
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49 PLIVA acquires Dominion</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 19 December 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA d.d. ("PLIVA") announced today that is has acquired Pharmascience UK |
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Limited, 100% owner of Dominion Pharma Limited ("Dominion"), for |
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a total cash consideration of GBP 3.4 million. |
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48 PLIVA and Zagrebacka banka Agreement</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 19 December 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA d.d. (PLIVA) and Zagrebacka banka (ZABA) today announced that they have |
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reached an agreement regarding the sale of ZABA's 2.5% equity stake in PLIVA. |
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47 VETERINA d.o.o. Established</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 8 December 2000.</i><br> |
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Based on strategic orientation to pharmaceuticals as its core business, PLIVA has |
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decided to spin off its Animal Health & Agrochemicals business segment into an |
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independent company in its full ownership. |
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46 Engineer from PLIVA wins golden award for innovation</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 8 December 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA's employee Srecko Brkic, a mechanical engineer in Technical Operations, won |
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the golden award at the 49th World Fair of Innovation, Research and New Technologies |
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45 Simplified customs procedures for the company</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 8 December 2000.</i><br> |
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Today PLIVA started implementing simplified customs procedures, granted to the company |
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as part of a pilot-project by the Customs Administration of the Republic of Croatia. |
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44 PLIVA s R&D Day in London on November 29, 2000 Balanced Portfolio for Short, Medium and Long Term Growth</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 29 November 2000.</i> |
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43 PLIVA signs USD 85 m Credit Facility Agreement with EBRD and IFC</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 20 November 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA d.d.(PLIVA) today announced that it signed a credit facility agreement |
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(The Agreement) with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) |
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and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on 17 November 2000. |
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42 PLIVA's subsidiary NEVA d.o.o. obtains the ISO 14001 environmental management system certification</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 15 November 2000.</i><br> |
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In the presence of Mr. Roland Zuvanic, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection |
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and Zoning, and Mr. Zeljko Covic, President of the Management Board and CEO of PLIVA, |
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Mr. Leonardo Omodeo-Zorini, representative of the Norwegian certification company DNV |
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presented the certificate to NEVA's director Ms. Sanja Slunjski. |
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41 Encouragement to young scientists</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 14 November 2000.</i><br> |
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On 14 November 2000 PLIVA and the Croatian Chemical Society presented |
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the Organic Chemistry Award Vladimir Prelog for the fourth time. This year |
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the award was presented to Valerije Vrcek, Ph.D., a young scientist from |
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the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry in Zagreb. |
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40 State and business delegation from Turkey visits PLIVA</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 28 September 2000.</i><br> |
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A state and business delegation from Turkey was in an official visit to Zagreb from 26 to 28 |
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September 2000. The delegation was led by Minister of Health of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Osman Durmus. |
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39 PLIVA divests Lachema's non-core operations in Blansko</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 11 September 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA d.d. ('PLIVA') announced today that it has signed an agreement with Synthon s.r.o., |
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subsidiary of the Dutch firm Synthon BV, regarding the sale of Lachema's |
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non-core operations in Blansko, Czech Republic. |
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38 A New Mandate for the Members of PLIVA's MB</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 7 September 2000.</i><br> |
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As the mandates of PLIVA's Management Board members are expiring, the company's |
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Supervisory Board appointed the Management Board members for a new five-year period. |
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37 PLIVA's Scientists - Heroes of Chemistry</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 20 August 2000.</i><br> |
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The "Heroes of Chemistry |
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2000"ceremony was held on 20 August 2000 in Washington D.C., USA, organised |
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by the American Chemical Society (ACS), a non-profit association of American |
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chemists and chemical engineers and the largest association of scientists in the |
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world. |
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36 Special Announcement</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 18 July 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA's annual summer holiday will last from July 24th to August 14th. |
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35 PLIVA to reduce workforce by the end of 2000</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 3 July 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA d.d. ('PLIVA') announced today that it will significantly reduce its total |
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workforce by the end of the year. |
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34 PLIVA's Annual General Meeting</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 8 June 2000.</i><br> |
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The General Assembly of PLIVA d.d. shareholders was held today. The PLIVA Management Board presented Company's 1999 |
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operations and position, while the Supervisory Board gave a presentation on |
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their monitoring of the Company's management of affairs. |
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33 PLIVA Granted License for an Anti-Fungal NCE by BAYER AG</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 23 May 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA d.d. ('PLIVA') announced today that it has received a license |
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for a new chemical entity for the treatment of fungal infections from |
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BAYER AG, Germany, a compound in its final stage of pre-clinical |
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trials. |
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32 Chinese Minister of Health Visits PLIVA</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 20 May 2000.</i><br> |
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A high-level delegation headed by Mr. Zhang Wenkang, Minister of Health of |
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The People's Republic of China, is visiting Croatia. The Mr. Wenkang's |
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visit has been organised by the Croatian Ministry of Health and the |
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Chinese Embassy. |
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31 Additional Stake Acquired in Lachema</a></b><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 27 April 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA announced today that it has |
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signed an agreement with an institutional investor for the purchase of 26.08% of |
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the total share capital of Lachema, the Czech pharmaceutical company, for cash |
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consideration of USD 4,945,308.49. |
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30 PLIVA Group 1999 Full Year Results</a><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 23 March 2000.<br> |
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With a 26.2% growth in net |
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income to HRK 869.1 m, PLIVA achieved strong operating results in 1999, |
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despite unfavourable conditions in the surrounding region. |
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29 PLIVA sells 75% stake in its Yeast Subsidiary<br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, March 1, 2000.</i><br> |
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PLIVA d.d. ('PLIVA') announced that it has signed an |
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agreement to sell its yeast operations carried out through its Croatian |
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subsidiary SAF Kvasac d.o.o. to Cie des Levures Lesaffre, todays world leader |
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in the production of yeast and yeast extracts. |
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28 New drug forms and prices</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 15 February 2000.</i><br> |
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The Croatian Institute |
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for Health Insurance has announced its reimbursment list as of 15 February 2000. |
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This includes five new drug forms produced by PLIVA |
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27 PLIVA ups stake in PLIVA Krakow</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, December 16, 1999.</i><br> |
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PLIVA today announced that it has acquired |
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an additional 6.17 per cent share capital of PLIVA Krakow S.A. from |
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Handlowy Investments S.A., for a cash consideration of USD 16,008,726.29. |
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26 Management Board Changes</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, December 9, 1999.</i><br> |
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The organisational changes resulting from the PLIVA XXI project and the |
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further internationalisation of the Companys activities entail changes |
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in the roles and responsibilities of the members of the Management Board. |
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25 Y2k Preparations</a><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 6 December 1999.<br> |
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d.d. are fully aware of the need for Y2k compliance to avoid any business |
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disruption associated with computer software, hardware and embedded |
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systems that are incapable of managing dates beyond the year 1999. |
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24 Lachema Acquisition Finalised</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, December 3, 1999.</i><br> |
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PLIVA today announced that the acquisition of 66,67% stake of the Czech pharmaceutical |
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company, Lachema, was completed yesterday when PLIVA Krakow, PLIVAs |
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subsidiary paid agreed price of USD 26.5 million. |
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<i>Zagreb, 12 November 1999.<br> |
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</i>PLIVA |
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has announced that it has signed agreements for the purchase of a 66.67% |
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stake in Lachema, the Czech pharmaceutical company, for a cash |
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consideration of USD 26.5 million from the companys institutional |
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investors. |
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22 Notice to PLIVA d.d. Shareholders</a><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 26 October 1999.<br> |
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</i>According |
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to the decision of the General Assembly of PLIVA d.d. shareholders held on 03 |
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June 1999 concerning distribution of dividends to shareholders, PLIVA d.d. |
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should pay the 1998 dividend not later than 31 December 1999. |
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21 Predrag Novak Receives Phys. Chem. Award</a><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 26 October 1999.<br> |
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award presented each year by the Croatian Chemical Society for |
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achievements in the field of physical chemistry was presented to Predrag |
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Novak, Ph.D., who works in PLIVAs Research Institute, at a ceremony |
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held at the Rudjer Boskovic Institute on Tuesday, October 19th. |
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20 PLIVA Facilities Pass FDA Inspection</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 27 October 1999.</i><br> |
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PLIVAs new Azithromycin facility was found to be in compliance with good |
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manufacturing practice according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection carried out |
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19 Virlix® Price Approval Application at PLIVA-Krakow.</a><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 14 October 1999.<br> |
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PLIVA Krakow has applied for price approval of the drug Virlix® |
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10mg*20tab. (cetirizine) which will replace the product Zyrtec® |
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10mg*20tab. (cetirizine) in PLIVA Krakows product portfolio. |
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18 Successful Debt Collection and the VAT</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 14 October 1999.</i><br> |
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a result of a restrictive sales policy and higher collection from the |
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healthcare sector, in the last three months, PLIVA has recorded a decrease |
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in receivables from the Croatian healthcare sector, from HRK 613 million |
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at the end of June 1999 to HRK 400 million to date. |
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17 Vladimir Prelog Organic Chemistry Award.</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 14 October 1999.</i><br> |
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The Vladimir Prelog Organic Chemistry Award was established in 1996 as a |
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means to encourage young Croatian scientists in the field of organic |
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chemistry. Its founders were PLIVA d.d. and the Croatian Chemical Society. |
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16 PLIVA CEO, Zeljko Covic, named 1999 Emerging Markets CEO of the Year</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 28 September 1999.<br> |
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The selection Committee for the 1999 Emerging Markets CEO of the Year |
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Awards has selected Zeljko Covic, President of PLIVA's Management |
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Board, and PLIVA, as the Europe, Middle East and Africa Award |
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winner. |
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15 PLIVA GROUP RESULTS FOR 1H 1999.</a><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 16 September, 1999.</i><br> |
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Despite challenges in the operating environment (Kosovo crisis, |
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the introduction of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a |
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reference price system and illiquidity in the Croatian health-care |
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sector, introduction of a new health-care system in Poland and the |
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continuation of the Russian crisis), PLIVA achieved good results in |
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<i>Zagreb, 1st July 1999.</i><br> |
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In response to changes in the environment, and with the aim |
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of generating long-term growth, PLIVA has defined a new strategy |
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within the activities of its PLIVA XXI project. The strategy is |
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based on pharmaceuticals being the core-business, continuously |
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increasing R&D investments and intensifying the |
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internationalisation of the company. |
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13 Continued Strong Growth of Zithromax (Azithromycin) Sales</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 20th April 1999.</i><b><br> |
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</b>"Global sales of Zithromax (azithromycin), a broad-spectrum |
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oral antibiotic increased by 44 percent to US$ 441 million in the |
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first quarter of 1999", Pfizer reported last week. "Growth |
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in sales resulted form physicians' increasing recognition of the |
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product's broad efficacy, compliance advantages, favourable |
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side-effect profile and, in liquid formulation for children, a |
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pleasant taste. Zithromax continues to be the most prescribed |
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brand-name prescription antibiotic in the U.S," added Pfizer in |
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12 PLIVA announces acquisition of MIXIS GENETICS Ltd.</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 15th April 1999.</i><b><br> |
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</b>PLIVA, the largest pharmaceuticals company in Central and |
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Eastern Europe announces that it has acquired 100% ownership of the |
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company MIXIS GENETICS Ltd. ("MIXIS") for US$ 3.3 million. |
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By this transaction PLIVA becomes the owner of several patents |
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covering break-through technologies in the field of biodiversity. |
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11 PLIVA GROUP 1998 FULL YEAR RESULTS</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 12th April 1999.</i><b><br> |
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</b>PLIVA, the largest pharmaceuticals company in Central and |
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Eastern Europe and listed on the London and Zagreb Stock Exchanges, |
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today announces excellent full year results for the financial year |
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10 PLIVA AND THE ALTHEXIS COMPANY ANNOUNCE A COLLABORATION ON THE STRUCTURE-BASED DRUG DESIGN OF NOVEL BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 8th February 1999.</i><b><br> |
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</b>PLIVA d.d., Zagreb, Croatia and The Althexis Company, Inc., |
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Boston, MA., USA, today announced that they have entered into a |
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collaboration to develop and commercialise novel broad spectrum |
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antibiotics using structure-based drug design ("SBDD") |
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technologies. PLIVA support for the Althexis program may total $14.4 |
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million over three years in research funding and milestone payments. |
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Additional future revenues to Althexis and PLIVA may result from |
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certain exclusive marketing rights each retains under the |
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collaboration agreement. |
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9 PLIVA d.d. ANNOUNCES JOINT RESEARCH VENTURE WITH GLAXO WELLCOME PLC TO FIND NEW ANTIBIOTICS TO BEAT TREATMENT RESISTANCE</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 1st February 1999.</i><b><br> |
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</b>PLIVA, the largest pharmaceutical company from Central and |
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Eastern Europe, announces that they are today signing a Memorandum |
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of Understanding with the UK-based pharmaceutical company, Glaxo |
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Wellcome plc, for a research collaboration aimed at finding the next |
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generation of macrolide antibiotics, capable of overcoming the |
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growing problem of treatment resistance. |
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8 INTRODUCING A REFERENCE PRICE SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN CROATIA AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PLIVA'S BUSINESS PERFORMANCE</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 20 January 1999.</i><b><br> |
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</b>Prompted by the Ministry of Health, the Croatian Institute for |
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Health Insurance ("HZZO") has announced its intention to |
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introduce, as of 01 February 1999, a system of so-called reference |
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prices for all pharmaceutical products reimbursed by state health |
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insurance. Accordingly, PLIVA d.d. ("PLIVA"), the largest |
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pharmaceutical company in Croatia and leading pharmaceutical group |
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in Central and Eastern Europe, has commenced negotiations with the |
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Ministry of Health and HZZO about determining new prices of drugs. |
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7 PLIVA LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGY FOR THE 21st CENTURY</a><br> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 17 December 1998.</i><b><br> |
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</b>PLIVAs new vision and new strategy represents the companys |
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response to the challenges that globalisation is setting before |
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pharmaceutical companies. At the same time, it represents an |
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adjustment to the times and circumstances which characterise this |
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industry at the end of the 90s and will depict the trends in the |
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6 PLIVA TO BUY POLISH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FARMACOM</a><br> |
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</strong><i>Zagreb, 14 December 1998.</i><strong><br> |
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The Memorandum of Understanding deals with PLIVA's |
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intention to purchase a 60% stake in the Polish pharmaceutical |
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company FARMACOM whose head office is situated in Krakow, Poland. |
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5 <strong>POLFA KRAKOW CHANGES NAME TO PLIVA KRAKOW</strong></a><br> |
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<i>Zagreb, 14 December 1998.</i><br> |
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POLFA Krakows General Assembly decided to change the name of the |
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company at its meeting held on 30 November 1998. The new name - |
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procedures dealing with the registration which will be carried out |
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at the Polish court with jurisdiction over the matter. |
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4 <strong>PLIVA AND PRIVREDNA BANKA ZAGREB SIGN COMMERCIAL PAPER CONTRACT</strong></a><br> |
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Zagreb, 11th December 1998.</i> |
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Europe, signed a contract with Privredna banka Zagreb for issuing |
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and selling PLIVAs commercial papers on the Croatian money |
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market. The contract defines a HRK 400 million commercial paper |
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programme. |
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3 <strong>PLIVA SIGNS A USD 100 MILLION WORTH EURO-COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM</strong></a><br> |
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Zagreb, 4th December 1998</i><i>.</i> |
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pharmaceutical company from Central and Eastern Europe signs a USD |
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100 million worth Euro-commercial paper program and gain |
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access to the debt marketIn Vienna on Friday 4 December, PLIVA |
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signed a contract with six European banks which allows it to issue |
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Euro commercial papers up to USD 100 million on the Euro market. |
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2 RESPONSE TO SPECULATION RELATING TO LEK |
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PLIVA, the largest |
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pharmaceutical company from CEE, today denied the press speculation |
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that it may be intending to make a hostile takeover bid for Lek, the |
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Slovenian pharmaceutical company based in Ljubljana. |
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1 PLIVA ACQUIRES WORLD-WIDE RIGHTS FOR A NEW COMPOUND WITH THROMBOPOIETIN-LIKE ACTIVITY |
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compound is distinctly different from thrombopoietin and constitutes |
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0 1998 HALF YEAR RESULTS - CONTINUED STRONG PERFORMANCE<br> |
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Zagreb, 4th September 1998. |
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OPERATING PROFIT UP BY 28.6% PLIVA, the largest pharmaceutical company in Central & |
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Eastern Europe, listed on the London and Zagreb Stock Exchanges, |
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today announced excellent results for the first half of 1998. |
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-1 PLIVA OPENS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART AZITHROMYCIN PRODUCTION FACILITY</b><br> |
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</a><i>Zagreb, 4th September 1998</i><i>.</i><br> |
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PLIVA, the largest pharmaceutical company in Central |
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and Eastern Europe, announces that its new Azithromycin production |
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plant has been completed. The project worth US$ 100 million is |
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PLIVAs biggest investment in a production site to date. A major |
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part of the investment has been financed by PLIVAs own funds. |
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-2 PLIVA ACQUIRES YEAST FACTORY IN SLOVAKIA</b><br> |
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</a><i>Zagreb, 4th September 1998</i><i>.<br> |
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PLIVA, the largest pharmaceutical company from Central and |
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Eastern Europe, announces the acquisition of Fermenta, joint stock |
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company in Trebiov, Slovakia ("Fermenta"). Fermenta, the |
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second biggest Slovakian yeast producer, was purchased for a cash |
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consideration of USD 1.3 million. |
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-3 SECONDARY OFFERING OF PLIVA SHARES:<br> </small><small>I</small><small><small>NSTITUTIONAL PRICE FIXED AT US$ 16.60 PER GDR</small><br> STRONG INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC DEMAND SHOWN</small> |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 13th May 1998.</i><small><br> |
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The Croatian Ministry of Finance today announced the successful |
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completion of an offering of approximately 2.92 million shares |
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(which includes 12.37 million GDRs) of PLIVA |
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d.d. (PLIVA). |
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pharmaceutical company headquarters in Central and Eastern Europe. |
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-4 PLIVA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH WARNER-LAMBERT PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH TO LICENSE OUT GASTROINTESTINAL PEPTIDES |
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</b><i>Zagreb, 24th April, 1998.</i><b><br> |
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PLIVA, the largest pharmaceutical company in Central and Eastern |
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Europe has signed an agreement with Parke-Davis, a division of |
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Warner-Lambert Company. The agreement gives Parke-Davis an exclusive |
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option to license PLIVAs newly discovered gastrointestinal |
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peptides. |