28.10.2014
- Mark Garrett will continue to serve as CEO of Borealis at least through June 2019. The Vienna, Austria-based company said the five-year extension of the Australia native's contract...
28.10.2014
- After receiving all permits, the board of South African chemical producer Sasol has given the green light to begin construction on the company's planned $8.1 billion, 1.5 million t...
27.10.2014
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the UK's largest pharmaceutical producer, said development of the company's experimental Ebola vaccine candidate is progressing "at an unprecedented rate,"...
27.10.2014
- Thierry Desmarest, former CEO of Total, has been named chairman of the company's board and Patrick Pouyanné as chief executive officer. Following the death of chairman and CEO...
27.10.2014
- Citing a sharp deterioration in macroeconomic indicators, along with geopolitical tensions, BASF has revised downward its outlook for business in 2015. In a conference call with...
24.10.2014
- Dr. Susanne Resatz, formerly Manager Process Development and Manufacturing at Vetter's clinical development facility in Chicago, Illinois, has assumed the role of President. Resatz...
24.10.2014
- Dow Chemical continues to benefit from its low-cost positions and geographic diversification, CEO Andrew Liveris said in presenting earnings figures for the third quarter of 2014...
24.10.2014
- Private equity companies Advent, Carlyle, Cinven, CVC and KKR are reported to be interested in teaming up with each other or sovereign wealth funds to bid for Bayer MaterialScience...
24.10.2014
- Boehringer Ingelheim is not bidding for Belgian over-the-counter drugmaker Omega Pharma, a company spokesperson has confirmed. News agencies reported earlier this week that the...
24.10.2014
- US drug discovery and development service provider Crown Bioscience has opened a new research center at Kannapolis, North Carolina. The new center, which Crown said represents a...
