Selected Joint Ventures, Partnerships, and Alliances with Big Pharma 

GlaxoSmithKline and Roche - Xenical - In April 2005 GSK and Roche signed a promotion agreement for a weight-loss drug called Xenical (orlistat).  Shortly after the entry into force of the agreement, GSK representatives began meeting with doctors to sell Xenical.  According to a Roche press release, "Under the terms of the agreement GSK obtains the e