14.05.2012
- The 2008-2009 crisis signaled the start of a paradigm shift in chemical plant engineering and construction. Traditional EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) suppliers...
18.04.2012
- The European Union's top watchdog launched an investigation on Tuesday into whether the EU's executive has taken sufficient account of new scientific evidence on the link between...
16.04.2012
- Mergers and acquisitions designed from the start to enhance or leverage companies' distinctive strengths significantly outperform transactions that are not capabilities- driven...
12.04.2012
- Bayer MaterialScience will acquire Arkema's polycarbonate sheet business in the USA. Both companies have signed the agreement. Financial terms are not disclosed. The acquisition...
11.04.2012
- U.S. health regulators are adding information to the labels on a popular class of birth control pills that includes Bayer's Yaz and Yasmin, to show they may raise the risk of blood...
05.04.2012
- A raft of new medicines pushed U.S. spending on drugs modestly higher last year, but the gains were curbed by weak prescription use as Americans avoided doctor visits, according to...
02.04.2012
- In a nondescript suburb south of London, tucked away behind a big hospital, Paul Workman and fellow scientists are celebrating victory in the "World Cup" of cancer drug research...
30.03.2012
- Effective March 31, Bayer MaterialScience will acquire the remaining shares in the 50:50 systems house joint venture Baulé from Eximium and other shareholders. The joint venture...
