27.01.2017
- Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has won its battle to acquire Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion. The deal announced on Jan. 26 foresees the New Jersey, USA-based healthcare company...
16.01.2017
- UK-based Silence Therapeutics has acquired an 8.4% equity stake in US biotech group Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals to potentially advance progress in novel RNA therapeutics. Silence...
09.01.2017
- Actelion and Johnson & Johnson may be edging closer to a deal that would give the US healthcare giant at least a major chunk of the Swiss biotech firm, according to the Zurich...
21.12.2016
- US renewables company Amyris has signed an agreement with Japan’s Nikkol Group to form a cosmetic ingredients joint venture. Under the terms of the proposal, Nikkol will purchase...
15.12.2016
- Johnson & Johnson has withdrawn from the running for Actelion Pharmaceuticals, leaving the path clear for another buyer, which multiple reports say is Sanofi. The US healthcare...
05.12.2016
- Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is collaborating with Bicycle Therapeutics to develop a novel class of small-molecule medicines for treating respiratory, cardiovascular and...
02.12.2016
- Evonik has agreed to buy Metabolic Explorer’s methionine technology portfolio for €45 million. The deal, signed on Nov. 28, strengthens the Essen-based specialty chemical company’s...
21.11.2016
- More than 12,000 foreign companies have already chosen Hesse as the place to do business. A clear commitment to Europe’s most central location. Across all industries, employers...
