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Zachert to Replace Heitmann as Lanxess CEO in May

27.01.2014 - In a surprise move late on Jan. 26, German chemicals, plastics and rubber producer Lanxess announced the resignation of Axel Heitmann, its chief executive since the company's split...

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Bayer €2 billion Bond Issue Will Fund Debt Capital

23.01.2014 - Bayer has launched a bond issue worth €2 billion, taking advantage of low interest rates to raise debt capital. The German group said proceeds from the issue of three Eurobonds...

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Bayer Launches Takeover Offer for Algeta

21.01.2014 - Bayer Nordic, based at Espoo, Finland, has launched a takeover vehicle for the acquisition of Norwegian pharmaceutical producer Algeta. Through the subsidiary, the Bayer group has...

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Bayer and Regeneron Widen Wet AMD Partnership

14.01.2014 - Bayer HealthCare of Germany and its U.S. drug development partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have agreed to collaborate on Derived Growth Factor Receptor Beta (PDGFR-β) as a...

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Bayer’s Eylea AMD Drug Hits Cost Evaluation Hurdle

06.01.2014 - Bayer HealthCare has hit a stumbling block in the sales campaign for its new drug Eylea (aflibercept), or VEGF Trap-Eye, recommended for treatment of age-related wet macula...

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Bayer Confirms €42.80 per Share Bid for Algeta

30.12.2013 - Germany's Bayer finally confirmed its plans to acquire Norwegian pharmaceutical company Algeta shortly before Christmas. The German chemicals and pharmaceuticals group said Algeta...

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Kemal Malik appointed Bayer AG Board of Management member with responsibility for Innovation

20.12.2013 - The Supervisory Board of Bayer AG appointed Kemal Malik (51) to the Board of Management of Bayer AG effective February 1, 2014. Malik has been a member of the Bayer HealthCare...

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Kemira to Sell Danish Distribution Business to Brenntag

10.12.2013 - Finnish water treatment chemicals specialist Kemira has agreed to sell its Danish distribution business with hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and caustic soda as well as solvents...