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Songwon Appoints Thomas Schmutz as Director of Global Technical Service

02.04.2013 - Songwon Industrial Group has announced that as of April 1, Thomas Schmutz has taken over the role of Director of Global Technical Service from Joachim Bayer, who moves into a...

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Lanxess Central Eastern Europe Sees Sales Increase by 40%

28.03.2013 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has not one but two reasons to celebrate. First, Lanxess Central Eastern Europe based in the Slovakian capital Bratislava has now been in...

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Steilemann Appointed Head of Bayer Polycarbonates Business Unit

27.03.2013 - Bayer has appointed Dr. Markus Steilemann (42) as the new head of its Polycarbonates business unit. He succeeds Michael Koenig, who will join the Board of Management of Bayer on...

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Shire Boosts Eye Business with $160 Million SARcode Buy

25.03.2013 - Shire is to buy privately owned U.S. biotech firm SARcode Bioscience, paying $160 million upfront to win rights to a new drug in late-stage development for dry eye diseases. The...

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BMW Investor Klatten to Head SGL Supervisory Board

13.03.2013 - Susanne Klatten, Germany's richest woman and a major investor in carmaker BMW, is set to become head of the supervisory board at SGL Carbon, giving her more influence over the...

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BASF Announces Organizational Changes

12.03.2013 - BASF is strengthening its regional organization in Asia Pacific and is appointing a new President to lead its Nutrition & Health division. Strengthening the Asia Pacific...

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Merck Veteran Named R&D Chief, After Drug Setbacks

08.03.2013 - Merck & Co will bring back one of its veterans to head research and development, replacing retiring Peter Kim, who leaves behind a mixed record over the past decade at the...

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Russian Government Proposes that BP CEO Dudley Join Rosneft Board

01.03.2013 - Russia has offered BP CEO Bob Dudley a seat on the board of directors of state-controlled oil company Rosneft, in which BP is soon to raise its stake, a decree signed by Prime...