09.08.2013
- Chinese authorities have visited a site operated by Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest maker of insulin, in the latest sign of a widening investigation into...
06.08.2013
- Skill Pool - Securing steady inflow of "new blood" to the market is key to long-term sustainable growth. Access to diverse and skilled pools of technicians, engineers, managers and...
29.07.2013
- Technology - After announcing the framework of a new R&D strategy in the spring of last year, BASF is beginning to reveal in detail just how it is affecting its research operations...
29.07.2013
- German specialty chemicals group Altana said on Sunday it had agreed to buy the global rheology business of U.S. chemicals maker Rockwood Holdings for $635 million to expand its...
26.07.2013
- Profit warnings by German heavyweights BASF and Siemens hit the country's stock index on Thursday and cast a shadow over the broader European market, which was seen vulnerable to...
24.07.2013
- Proving the Value of Sustainability - Green chemistry and engineering, a promising and innovative approach toward sustainable chemistry, is not yet established. As every adoption...
24.07.2013
- Pioneering the Worldwide Health-Care Market - After years of showing low productivity, research and development in leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies is starting to...
24.07.2013
- Ideas In Jeopardy - For chemical companies doing business in China, few concerns are as ubiquitous as the risk of the theft or loss of intellectual property. Of all the forms of IP...
22.07.2013
- Swiss drugmaker Roche faces the prospect of hiring an outsider to replace its chairman of 16 years after its most suitable board members turned down the job. The 117-year old...
18.07.2013
- Chinese authorities investigating the alleged bribery of doctors and officials by GlaxoSmithKline have stopped the drugmaker's head of finance for China, a British citizen, from...
