Keyword: Biotechnology

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Brazil Soy Exporters to Police Monsanto Biotech Seeds

06.10.2014 - At least one soybean exporter in Brazil has agreed with Monsanto to collect royalties from farmers who planted the company's genetically engineered seeds, industry sources have...

Strategy & Management

Discovering the Future of Pharma

30.09.2014 - Dramatic changes to the scientific and business environments have made it impossible for pharmaceutical companies to continue operating as they have in the past. A perceived...

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AkzoNobel and Photanol to Develop Green Building Blocks

18.09.2014 - AkzoNobel has teamed up with Dutch biotechnology specialist Photanol to develop a solar power route to green chemistry. In the partnership designed to be a stepping stone for...

Markets & Companies

Attractive Areas in China’s Chemical Industry

02.09.2014 - As a consultant specializing in the chemical industry in China, I often get asked for attractive areas in the industry - mostly by companies looking to expand their business. I am...

Strategy & Management

Building a Future-Proof Business

02.09.2014 - What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...

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Roche to buy US Biotech Firm InterMune for $8.3 Billion

25.08.2014 - Roche Holding has agreed to buy US biotech company InterMune for $8.3 billion in cash, marking the latest multibillion-dollar deal in a consolidating pharmaceutical sector. The...

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Gordon Sangster to Join Codexis as Senior Vice President & CFO

18.08.2014 - Codexis, a developer of biocatalysts for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries, announced that Gordon Sangster has agreed to join Codexis as Senior Vice President & Chief...

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BioConsortia Names R&D and Operations Executives

18.08.2014 - BioConsortia, an innovator in microbial science with consortia for improving plant traits and increasing crop yields, has expanded its executive team to include Christina Huben as...