30.08.2012
- That Europe needs a common patent is patently obvious to Michael Setton, who runs a tiny technology firm in France making wireless sensors that track environmental and biomedical...
20.08.2012
- Warner Chilcott said German drugmaker Bayer filed a complaint against the U.S. pharmaceutical company, alleging that Warner's oral contraceptive drug Lo Loestrin FE infringes a...
16.08.2012
- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has secured one out of four board seats he sought at drugmaker Forest Laboratories in a bitter proxy fight, according to an early tally of...
13.08.2012
- Tesoro moved on Monday to create the biggest U.S. refining empire in the Pacific Basin with a $2.5 billion deal to buy BP's Carson plant in the isolated California market. If...
26.07.2012
- BASF's business performed solidly in Q2. The company improved sales by 6% to €19.5 billion and income from operations (EBIT) before special items increased by €253 million to €2.5...
20.07.2012
- Drop by Drop - Recycling holds the key to sustainable use of industrial process water. Closed-loop water management reduces water consumption, provides a basis for material...
20.07.2012
- In a major victory for the American people, President Obama recently signed into law the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Safety and Innovation Act that will allow the U.S...
20.07.2012
- There is rarely a topic which polarizes experts more than the validation of IT-systems. Some would even comprehensively validate systems which only have a remote influence on...
17.07.2012
- Diminishing Risk of Copycats - In the Western world, the protection of intellectual property is often a key issue in investing in China. For example, in the book "The Chemical and...
11.07.2012
- The boards of BlackRock , Merck & Co and Caterpillar topped a ranking of the most capable boards of directors in corporate America, while a publicly traded affiliate of activist...
