10.03.2016
- France’s Sanofi Pasteur and Merck of the US have announced plans to end their 50:50 European vaccines joint venture, Sanofi Pasteur MSD, by the end of 2016 and manage their vaccine...
09.03.2016
- US drug maker AbbVie and Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim are collaborating to develop and commercialize BI 655066, a potential treatment for psoriasis. The drug is also being...
09.03.2016
- The EU has again postponed a decision on whether to extend its approval for glyphosate, the controversial active ingredient for a number of herbicides including Monsanto's Roundup...
09.03.2016
- German engineering plastics producer Covestro, the former Bayer MaterialScience has signed an agreement with Japan’s Nanodax to develop glass wool-reinforced polycarbonate...
09.03.2016
- CNAC Saturn, a Netherlands-based subsidiary of ChemChina, has published the prospectus for the Chinese chemical company’s Swiss Public Tender offer for agrochemicals producer...
08.03.2016
- UK-Swedish drugs maker AstraZeneca has agreed to sell the European rights for Moventig to ProStrakan, a subsidiary of Japanese life sciences company Kyowa Hakko Kirin. The drug is...
08.03.2016
- A UK court of appeals in London has upheld a fine of £166,650 imposed by the Chester Crown Court on Ineos Chlor Vinyls in June 2015 for releasing caustic soda into the Manchester...
08.03.2016
- Dow Chemical has made the first shipment from its new reverse osmosis (RO) facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. While not disclosing the actual destination, Dow said the cargo was...
08.03.2016
- Plans by German specialty chemicals producer Evonik to divest its acrylics business and diversify into higher value-added products appear to have stalled. According to reports, the...
07.03.2016
- Strong growth opportunities in the gas separation business have spurred Evonik to expand capacity for its Sepuran brand hollow-fiber membranes in Austria. The German specialty...
