15.12.2009
- Portfolio Expansion - At the Achema 2009, the world's largest trade show for the process industry, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the pharma...
14.12.2009
- The issue of control has become a controversial topic in the biotechnology industry as a web of partnerships and joint ventures has complicated several merger negotiations. Bristol...
14.12.2009
- American Peptide Company announced the appointment of Firuz Shakoori as Sales Director, who has been responsible for new business development since January 2009. This appointment...
14.12.2009
- Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a deal worth up to $242 million with U.S. biotech company Vitae Pharmaceuticals to research and develop new Alzheimer's drugs, the...
11.12.2009
- Roche Holding named Pascal Soriot to head its drugs operations, by far its largest business, replacing veteran William Burns who retires at the end of the year. It marks the...
09.12.2009
- Know-how - The Life Sciences sector in the Czech Republic boasts a very long and rich tradition. Despite its small size, the Czech Republic is a significant player in the biotech...
09.12.2009
- Dutch biotech firm Crucell reported a surprise Q1 profit, its third in a row, on strong sales of paediatric vaccines and the company, widely viewed as a takeover target, reiterated...
08.12.2009
- Well Connected - The central German chemical triangle located in the new federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia, 150 Kilometers from Berlin, has linked up...
08.12.2009
- Design Flexibility - Emerging from the current economic crisis with new products and strengthened processes is easier said than done, because development and large-scale...
19.11.2009
- Investment - Hong Kong is widely regarded as among the freest and most competitive economies in the world. The city is characterized by a high degree of internationalization...
