16.05.2011
- Takeda, Japan's largest drugmaker, said on Friday it has not agreed to buy Swiss rival Nycomed, following reports it was in talks to buy the privately held company for more than...
13.05.2011
- Dow Chemical shareholders overwhelmingly approved a $21.3 million pay package for Chief Executive Andrew Liveris at the annual meeting on Thursday. The largest U.S. chemical maker...
11.05.2011
- Going Lean - The pharmaceutical industry is subject to very special requirements: strict approval procedures, rising cost pressures in the healthcare industry and lost sales due to...
11.05.2011
- Belgian chemicals group Solvay said the French financial markets authority has approved their friendly public offer for Rhodia. Once the authorizations of the Autorité de Contrôle...
09.05.2011
- Social media and social networking are at the forefront for many industries, and the life sciences industry is no different. George Ng, a partner at Gordon & Rees LLP, highlights...
29.04.2011
- U.S. chemical giant DuPont's $6 billion bid for Denmark's Danisco is struggling to win investor approval before the current terms expire on Friday. The 665 Danish crowns per share...
28.04.2011
- The official book of the EuCheMS societies for the International Year of Chemistry, European Women in Chemistry highlights over 50 remarkable women who have been pioneers as women...
28.04.2011
- Former Berkshire Hathaway executive David Sokol deliberately misled Warren Buffett when pitching an investment to him, the company's board concluded in a scathing report that may...
27.04.2011
- U.S. healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson is expected to announce a $21.5 billion deal to buy Swiss medical device maker Synthes on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal said...
15.04.2011
- Financial investor Rhone Group is close to a deal to buy the Carbon Black unit of unlisted German chemical maker Evonik, a source close to the deal said on Thursday. The sale is...
