09.12.2016
- Shares of Israeli drugmaker Teva took a hit earlier this week when the company announced that its generics CEO, Siggi Olafsson, was leaving the company and would be replaced by...
08.12.2016
- US pharmaceutical major Pfizer has been fined a record £84.2 million by the UK’s competition authority for overcharging the National Health Service (NHS) for an anti-epilepsy drug...
08.12.2016
- Swiss specialty chemicals and biologics producer Lonza has agreed to sell its peptides business and operations in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium, to PolyPeptide Laboratories Holding (PPL...
08.12.2016
- German gases and engineering group Linde has moved a step closer to a mega merger with US rival Praxair. As expected, the Dec. 7 meeting of the supervisory board dealt with Praxair...
08.12.2016
- Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos, headquartered in Switzerland for the past six years, has officially opened a second corporate base in the UK after quitting the country for tax...
07.12.2016
- Major styrenics producer Ineos Styrolution is planning to expand capacity in Mexico in response to growing demand in the Americas. Production at the plant in Altamira, which...
07.12.2016
- Despite tremendous challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry, it continues with its commitment to innovation and the discovery of novel drugs to address unmet medical needs...
07.12.2016
- Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Saneca Pharma has been awarded a €1.5 million grant over four years from the Slovak Ministry of Education, Science...
07.12.2016
- Leading Japanese pharmaceutical producer Takeda has announced it will invest €40 million in a new production facility at its Grange Castle site in Dublin, Ireland. Primary purpose...
07.12.2016
- French drugs major Sanofi is weighing a rival offer to Johnson & Johnson’s recent bid for Swiss pharmaceuticals and biotech firm Actelion, the news agency Bloomberg has reported...