24.08.2017
- With the acquisition of 100% of filament producer Innofil3D, based at Emmen in the Netherlands, BASF is deepening its footprint in the 3D printing sector. The deal handled by the...
23.08.2017
- South Korean biopharmaceutical company Samsung Bioepis is taking its first step into novel drug development with an agreement to partner Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical. The move...
23.08.2017
- The European Commission has launched a Phase II in-depth investigation into Bayer's planned $66 billion takeover of Monsanto, saying it has “preliminary concerns” that the deal...
23.08.2017
- The 10-week acceptance period for the proposed $74 billion merger of Germany’s Linde with US rival Praxair began on Aug. 15 and will run through Oct. 24, Linde has announced. If...
22.08.2017
- US buyout group SK Capital Partners has opted not to sell Archroma, announcing it has reinvested in the Swiss producer of textile chemicals, paper specialties and emulsions, which...
22.08.2017
- Monsanto has signed a global licensing agreement with South Korean biotech ToolGen, gaining access to its CRISPR gene-editing technology. Financial terms were not disclosed. "This...
22.08.2017
- Germany’s Bayer and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of the US have won the third of three lawsuits involving bleeding risks of the blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto, which was developed...
21.08.2017
- SABIC has completed the purchase of partner Shell Arabia’s half of their 50:50 joint venture SADAF for $820 million. The transfer plans were announced on Jan. 22. The Saudi...
21.08.2017
- US coatings group Axalta has acquired Plascoat Systems, a UK-based leading supplier of thermoplastic powder coatings, from parent company International Process Technologies (IPT)...
21.08.2017
- AkzoNobel and activist shareholder Elliott Advisors have called a truce, ending their feud at least temporarily. Under a standstill agreement, they have promised to suspend all...
