11.05.2018
- Swiss drugs giant Novartis inadvertently moved into the US political spotlight this week as reports emerged it had engaged a firm controlled by Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer...
10.05.2018
- Agricommerce giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and chemical giant DowDuPont have inaugurated a pilot plant at Decatur, Illinois, USA, to test manufacture a new bioplastic made...
09.05.2018
- Takeda Pharmaceutical and Shire have finally agreed terms for a merger, ending a takeover battle that has seen the Japanese drugmaker bid five times since late March for the...
30.04.2018
- Stocking chemicals and pharmaceuticals and moving them from A to B is a complex task. Handling dangerous goods and sensitive active ingredients is highly regulated with regard to...
30.04.2018
- In a long expected move, the EU Standing Committee, an advisory board to the European Council, on Apr. 27 voted to impose a total ban on neonicotinoid-based insecticides, extending...
27.04.2018
- As planned, BASF has sealed the purchase of a second package of seeds assets that Bayer agreed to divest in return for regulatory approval of its takeover of Monsanto. The all-cash...
26.04.2018
- With a compound annual growth rate of 7.9%, the emerging market of Latin America still offers exciting business opportunities to pharma companies. However, the particularities of...
The traditional business model of chemical distributors is currently fundamentally challenged on one side by digitally enabled activities from principals, logistics...
26.04.2018
- Back in 2006, Clive Humby at Tesco said the almost prophetic words “data is the new oil.” Time proved him right. Now, 12 years later, the top 5 companies in the world in terms of...
26.04.2018
- Everywhere in business today, customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders or owners, consultants and other pundits, and also the media seem to only have one topic. It is...
