20.04.2012
- Univar, a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that J. Erik (Erik) Fyrwald will join Univar as president and chief executive officer effective May 7. Fyrwald, age...
20.04.2012
- Industrial conglomerate Honeywell International reported higher quarterly results and raised its earnings per share outlook for the full year, saying growth in U.S. and high-growth...
20.04.2012
- European regulators have endorsed the continued use of Novartis's multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya, one of the Swiss firm's top new drug hopes, but said on Friday the drug needed to...
20.04.2012
- Roche dropped its bid to buy the gene-sequencing leader Illumina this week after Illumina's shareholders made it clear at the company's annual meeting that the terms were...
20.04.2012
- Watchdog group Public Citizen urged U.S. regulators to withdraw approval of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Victoza, saying it increases the risk of serious health problems like...
19.04.2012
- Europe's largest biotech company Actelion said it expects results of a key late-stage trial on heart and lung disease drug macitentan in the next few weeks after a strong Swiss...
19.04.2012
- AkzoNobel, the world's largest paints maker and owner of the Dulux brand, warned that economic uncertainty - even in some emerging markets - as well as high raw materials prices...
19.04.2012
- Chemical maker PPG Industries posted a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on strong sales of paints and coatings. The company posted net income of $13 million, or 8 cents...
19.04.2012
- BASF India will invest €150 million to set up a new chemical production site at the Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR), located on the west...
19.04.2012
- U.S. oil major ExxonMobil and Russia's Rosneft unveiled an offshore exploration partnership on Wednesday that could invest upward of $500 billion in developing Russia's vast energy...
