14.12.2009
- French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis will close eight of its 27 research and development sites, without making forced layoffs, as it remodels R&D activities to respond to changes in the...
14.12.2009
- Glaxosmithkline announced collaboration with Chroma Therapeutics to developmacrophage-targeted compounds. Chroma has the potential to receive in excess of $1 billion in total...
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...
14.12.2009
- Dow Chemical and Russia's Gazprom Marketing and Trading said they will work together to develop and implement greenhouse gas reduction projects around the world. The companies...
14.12.2009
- Dupont and Bayer Cropscience announced the expansion of their collaboration with broad license agreements. Dupont said the agreements are partly related to key plant biotechnology...
14.12.2009
- Pros & Cons - Complying with current regulations within the pharmaceutical industry is an increasingly complex and rigorous process as regulatory bodies continue to step up the...
14.12.2009
- Improvements - Safe processes and the prevention of losses are essential elements in any economic activity. In contrast to recent events in the financial sector, the chemical...
14.12.2009
- Capital Efficiency - With the credit crunch in full force, a superficial analysis would suggest that capital intensive industries would be hit hardest. However, in the chemical...
11.12.2009
- When in 1991 carbon nanotubes (CNT) were first observed by Prof. Iijima, no one would ever have thought that this new form of carbon would become one of the most exciting...
11.12.2009
- Cognis recently adopted a new set of guidelines that combine the internationally recognized 24 principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. By doing so, the company is both...
