Keyword: Biotechnology

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TechnoPharm - international trade fair for life science process technologies

30.05.2014 - TechnoPharm, international trade fair for life science process technologies, takes place from September 30 until October 2, 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany. At TechnoPharm, production...

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Bio-based Chemicals Get Shale Gas Boost

26.05.2014 - Bio-based chemicals are the unexpected beneficiaries of the North American shale gas boom, according to a report by market research organization IHS. Because the switch to lighter...

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Amgen Ends Non-U.S. Co-Marketing Pact With GSK

11.04.2014 - U.S. biotechnology firm Amgen, the world's largest, is ending its agreement with the U.K. drugmaker GlaxoSmithkline for the marketing of its osteoporosis drug in some regions...

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BASF Launches Inorganics-Focused California R&D Center

04.04.2014 - BASF Corporation, U.S. arm of the global chemical producer, has established a multidisciplinary research institute, the California Research Alliance by BASF (CARA), with a focus on...

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Is Biotech Selloff a Harbinger of Further Decline?

24.03.2014 - After U.S. biotechnology stocks on Mar. 21 suffered their worst day since October 2011, investors raised questions as to whether the sector is finally running out of momentum. The...

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Bayer Teams up with GreenLight on Sustainable Feedstocks

04.03.2014 - GreenLight Biosciences and Bayer CropScience have established a new partnership to explore applications of GreenLight's proprietary cell-free technologies to increase the...

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Cinven Could Acquire Medpace for $900 Million

24.02.2014 - Private equity firm Cinven, based in London, has agreed to acquire U.S. pharmaceutical contract research organization Medpace from buyout firm CCMP Capital Advisors for a little...

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German Biotech Group Slams EU Opt-Out Clause for GMO Crops

18.02.2014 - Deutsche Industrievereinigung Biotechnologie (DIB), the association of German companies engaged in biotechnology, has criticized plans by some EU member states to opt out of...