Keyword: Biotechnology

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Merck KGaA Expands Spanish Biotech Site

20.10.2016 - German pharmaceutical and chemicals producer Merck KGaA has expanded capacity at its biotech plant in Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain, by 50% at a cost of €15 million. The facility is...

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GE to Establish new Biotech Campus in Ireland

27.09.2016 - General Electric plans to invest €150 million in a new biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus at the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Ireland’s strategic site in County Cork...

Trends in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Research

26.09.2016 - Despite tremendous challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry, it continues with its commitment to innovation and the discovery of novel drugs to address unmet medical needs...

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Bayer, Monsanto Sidestep Merger Concerns

15.09.2016 - In a conference call with journalists on Sept. 14, the chief executives of Bayer and Monsanto expressed confidence that their planned $66 billion merger will face few antitrust...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Diagnosis: Innovation Insufficiency – Treatment: Combination Therapy

12.09.2016 - Dear Readers, Since the beginning of the 21st century, pharma M&A activity has exploded. In addition to mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing of research and manufacturing has...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

The Possibilities Of Peptides

08.09.2016 - Peptides in pharmaceutical development have traveled a rough road. It took a long time for these small proteins to emerge as a basis for new medical products. This has become...

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Metabolix Sells Biopolymer Assets to CJ CheilJedang

25.08.2016 - Just one month after announcing it was quitting the biopolymers business, Metabolix has signed a binding letter of intent (LOI) to sell its assets to South Korean food company CJ...

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Philippe Saudan Chief Development Officer at Kuros

11.08.2016 - Kuros Biosciences has appointed Dr. Philippe Saudan as chief development officer and member of the executive board with immediate effect. With a PhD in biology
from the University...