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Bayer Preparing A Bid For Norwegian Drug Partner Algeta

26.11.2013 - German pharmaceutical group Bayer is preparing a bid to acquire Algeta, its partner for its prostate cancer treatment Xofigo, a German newspaper reported on Tuesday. The...

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BASF Files Legal Challenge in EU’s Fipronil Restrictions

08.11.2013 - BASF has taken the European Commission (EC) to court over plans to include the German group's insecticide fipronil in a two-year moratorium on products suspected of playing a role...

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Bayer Expects to Meet Earnings Forecast Despite Polymer Woes

05.11.2013 - With three quarters of 2013 behind it, Germany's Bayer group sees itself as still on track to fulfil the "ambitious forecast" for 2013 voiced by CEO Marijn Dekkers earlier this...

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A Shaky Platform?

29.10.2013 - Monitoring The Supply Chain - The globalization of chemical raw material procurement is presenting significant challenges to the pharmaceutical industry. Adopting basic good...

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Chinese Acquisitions Gives Local Access to Foreign Chemical Companies

24.10.2013 - Deals are Worth the Trouble - With the ever-increasing importance of the Chinese market, foreign chemical companies obviously have a strong interest in buying local players. As a...

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Büchele Named as New CEO of Linde

18.10.2013 - Wolfgang Büchele, former CEO of Finnish chemical producer Kemira and Hungarian chemical producer BorsodChem, has been designated to head German gases and engineering group Linde on...

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Bayer Focuses Bee-saving Efforts on Varroa Parasite

18.10.2013 - As the European Union prepares to restrict the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, suspected by some of at least contributing to the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)...

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Olivier Brandicourt Appointed as New CEO of Bayer Healthcare

30.09.2013 - Olivier Brandicourt (57) has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer HealthCare and member of the Bayer Executive Council effective November 1, 2013. Since...