Information Resources, Inc. shareholder Chap-Cap Partners pressures Chairman, CEO & President Joseph Durrett in Feb. 13 letter to "sell the company to the highest bidder" before "IRI's shareholders take it upon themselves to find another CEO and board of directors who will do so in your stead." El Segundo, Calif.-based investment group has collected a 5.6% stake in the market research firm since Jan. 8, shortly after Procter & Gamble announced plans to terminate its contract with IRI (1"The Tan Sheet" Dec. 16, 2002, In Brief). IRI reported flat worldwide revenues of $554.8 mil. in 2002 and a $13 mil. net loss, which followed a $3.9 mil. deficit the prior year...

After urging the US Congress to act on updating Medicare Part D, the Association for Accessible Medicines has welcomed the decision to update Part D by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr Reddy’s signals a sharp step up in ambitions at home, propelled by building leadership in 10 therapy segments and an “India-first” approach for specialty products. Uptick in the China business and the potential launch of a Russia-partnered COVID-19 vaccine were other aspects of the business discussed at JPM.