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18 March 2010

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) is set to strengthen its global leadership position in oncology and to expand in therapeutic areas such as metabolism, inflammation and diseases of the central nervous system.

12 March 2010

Roche Products (Pty) Ltd today officially opened the completely refurbished Adult Oncology ward at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital. An initiative sponsored by Roche with the assistance of A3 Architects.

27 February 2010

Today Roche hosted an academic meeting attended by South African Rheumatologists. The meeting entitled “An exchange of Therapeutic excellence in Rheumatoid Arthritis ( exTRA)” was chaired by Prof Paul Emery, arc Professor of Rheumatology

29 May 2007

Roche today announced the agreement of two new technology transfers with local manufacturing companies in Africa; Addis Pharmaceutical Factory in Ethiopia and Varichem Pharmaceuticals in Zimbabwe. As part of Roche’s Technology Transfer Initiative, these c

22 September 2006

Roche today announced a transfer of technology to three African companies; South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare, Kenya’s Cosmos Pharmaceuticals and Universal Corporations. Roche will provide these companies free of charge with the technical expertise to manufa

12 September 2006

In the agreement announced today, Roche will provide funding to UNICEF Switzerland to supply desks, school uniforms, textbooks and other educational material to schools attended by children orphaned by AIDS. The agreement builds on an existing project bet

19 April 2006

Roche announced today that the "Rapid Response Stockpile" of Tamiflu is now assembled and available to the WHO upon request. A symbolic “handover” event has taken place today between Franz B. Humer, Chairman and CEO of Roche, and Lee Jong-Wook, Director G

01 February 2006

Roche Group increases its sales by 6 billion Swiss francs to a record high of over 35 billion Swiss francs

17 January 2006

Roche announced today that it will donate another 2 million treatment courses, or 20 million doses, of the antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is addition to previous donations made by Roche in 2004 and in August 2

23 December 2005

Roche today announced that it has granted a sub-license to the Indian company Hetero Drugs for the production of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), as part of continued efforts to increase and speed up availability of the medicine for influenza pandemic planning worl

14 December 2005

Heino von Prondzynski, CEO Division Roche Diagnostics, has decided to retire from his executive functions in the course of next year in order to pursue personal interests. At its last meeting, the Board of Directors of Roche has appointed Severin Schwan a

01 December 2005

On today’s World AIDS Day, the European Coalition of Positive People (ECPP), a London based international non-profit organisation, and Roche announced that their partnership has given hope for a better future to 3,000 orphans in Malawi suffering from the

24 August 2005

Roche announced today that it will donate 3 million treatments, or 30 million doses, of the antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to the World Health Organization (WHO). This "Rapid Response Stockpile" can be used by the WHO at the site of a new and potentially

01 July 2005

In keeping with the aim of becoming an employer of choice, Roche Products launches e-recruitment that will allow you to register on the Roche talent pool and apply for current vacancies.

25 June 2005

746 people from around the world made history on the 9th of June by uniting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest “Chinese whisper” chain - a record that previously stood at 718 people.

03 January 2005

The sale of Roche’s non-prescription business Roche Consumer Health (RCH) to Bayer was closed on 31 December 2004. Following approval by the European Union antitrust authorities, the necessary clearance has now also been obtained from the other relevant a

28 August 2003

Roche Products and Aventis Pharmaceuticals have entered into an agreement in the area of Diabetes. This partnership between the two companies aims to improve the overall management of insulin-requiring patients through a comprehensive product and support

13 November 2002

Roche assists rural communities through nine year sponsorship of the Phelophepa Health Care Train

17 January 2002

In a brief to the media today, Roche Pharmaceuticals discussed the recent allegations concerning the acne drug, Roaccutane.