14.09.2010
- A Challenging Business - The medicines supplied to patients are the final result of a very lengthy process (commonly about 10 years) and a huge investment both in monetary terms...
14.09.2010
- Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are something that anyone who has ever had a headache has come into contact with. These days, the worldwide market for APIs is being...
14.09.2010
- What do you consider to be the biggest trends in custom manufacturing? J. Decker-Conradi (Bayer Healthcare): We at Bayer HealthCare (BHC) look for suppliers which are reliable and...
14.09.2010
- The name of the game is focusing on core competencies - and this is something custom manufacturers have been able to benefit from over the last several years. This trend has set...
14.09.2010
- Like nearly all aspects of public and private business, healthcare management organizations and national governments are feeling price pressure, and many look to mitigate this by...
14.09.2010
- Smart Move - There are various reasons for companies to make acquisitions: expansion, investment, synergies, elimination of a competitor and strategy. The acquisition of Millipore...
14.09.2010
- Rhodia has joined with the UK's Carbon Trust in a £4.5 million equity offering of the solar energy start-up Eight19 to develop "organic photovoltaic" technology. This investment...
14.09.2010
- U.S. biotech firm Genzyme said it agreed to sell its genetic-testing business to Labcorp of America Holdings for $925 million in cash. Genzyme, which recently rejected a takeover...
14.09.2010
- German group Linde will halt all business operations in Iran due to political developments there, the world's number-two industrial gases producer said on Monday. "We have already...
14.09.2010
- Amgen on Monday launched $1.5 billion of debt in a two-part sale. The offering includes $900 million of 10-year notes expected to yield 77 basis points over comparable U.S...
