29.03.2019
- Bayer’s $63 billion acquisition of US agribusiness giant Monsanto last year is turning into a nightmare of unexpected dimension for the German group’s image and its share price...
28.03.2019
- At a cost of $775 million, Bayer and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle claims by patients against the top-selling anticoagulant Xarelto out of court. The two drugmakers said...
27.03.2019
- Merck KGaA is continuing its quest to foil the merger plans of US electronic materials producer Versum with compatriot Entegris and buy Versum itself. The German pharmaceuticals...
26.03.2019
- LabTwin is creating the next generation of digital lab tools, starting with the world’s first voice-powered lab assistant. With LabTwin’s assistant, scientists can collect data...
26.03.2019
- Olefins and polylefins giant Ineos has been in the headlines frequently in recent weeks, with topics ranging from M&A, new plant construction, utility vehicle manufacture and...
22.03.2019
- A deal between Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht and LyondellBasell over a possible sale of Odebrecht’s 38.3% share in compatriot petrochemical producer Braskem to the Texas-managed...
20.03.2019
- In the first round of a trial that could be a bellwether for future cases involving the controversial herbicide ingredient glyphosate, a federal court jury in San Francisco has...
19.03.2019
- The race to acquire Bayer’s animal health business appears to be heating up. According to the Bloomberg news agency, quoting sources, the German group stands to take in as much as...
15.03.2019
- As the UK Parliament on Thursday grasped one of its last chances to make sense of Brexit amid what appeared to be gathering darkness, European and UK business and industry leaders...
13.03.2019
- Turning up the heat in its battle to acquire electronic materials manufacturer Versum, Germany’s Merck KGaA has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the US Securities and...
