16.03.2016
- The UK’s Dechra Pharmaceuticals is boosting its presence in the US animal health market with the proposed acquisition of Putney, a Portland, Maine-based developer of generic...
16.03.2016
- AstraZeneca shareholders are said to be questioning the £8.4 million pay package awarded to CEO executive Pascal Soriot last year after he successfully deflected a hostile bid from...
16.03.2016
- German chemical giant BASF and Amsterdam-based renewable chemistry specialist Avantium have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture for production and marketing of...
15.03.2016
- British drugmaker Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) has pulled out of a five-year deal with US biotechnology company Five Prime to develop experimental cancer drug FP-1039. Buried in Five...
15.03.2016
- US contract drug development and manufacturing services provider Patheon has signed a toll production agreement with leading biotechnology company Amgen. The US firms are based at...
15.03.2016
- As oil prices continue to drop, South African petrochemicals group Sasol is reviewing the cost and timing of parts of its $8.1 billion shale gas-fed cracker complex originally...
15.03.2016
- Swiss fine chemical company Dottikon is investing more than 100 million Swiss francs ($101 million) at its site in Aargau to add chemical process development and production...
14.03.2016
- Reverdia has announced that Ad Smolders has joined the company as Operations Director. Reverdia is a joint venture between DSM and Roquette and produces, markets and licenses bio...
14.03.2016
- German engineering plastics producer Covestro is expanding its work on using carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock and is developing a new manufacturing process for elastomers. The...
14.03.2016
- Germany’s Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has taken over the Europe-wide distribution of fluoropolymer additives for US manufacturer Laurel Products. The agreement includes the countries...
