Keyword: Biotechnology

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Lonza Business Performance on Track

25.04.2013 - In the first quarter 2013, Lonza's business performance was solid and in line with expectations. While the Specialty Ingredients market segment showed a good performance, the...

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DSM Opens cGMP Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operation in Brisbane, Australia

25.04.2013 - DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing and technology business of Royal DSM, announced today that their new cGMP custom biopharmaceutical manufacturing 'biologics...

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Thermo Fisher Profit up as Life Tech awaits

25.04.2013 - Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific, which this month agreed to acquire Life Technologies for more than $13 billion, on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected...

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Amgen First Quarter Sales Disappoint

24.04.2013 - Amgen on Tuesday reported first-quarter sales that fell short of Wall Street expectations for most of its biggest-selling medicines, and its shares fell more than 6%. Revenue for...

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Genetically Engineered Salmon Company Expects US Regulatory OK in 2013

24.04.2013 - AquaBounty Technologies expects regulatory approval by the fourth quarter of this year to produce its controversial genetically engineered salmon, its chief executive said on...

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AstraZeneca Bets on Nanotech with Bind Therapeutics Deal

22.04.2013 - AstraZeneca is to pay privately held Bind Therapeutics as much as $200 million to develop a cancer medicine using the U.S. biotech company's nanotechnology drug delivery system...

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Actelion Shareholders Reject Biotech Firm's Pay Plans

18.04.2013 - Actelion shareholders rejected a $5.6 million pay award for the biotechnology company's chief executive Jean-Paul Clozel on Thursday, making it the second Swiss company in as many...

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Syngenta Shrugs Off Cold Weather to Post Solid Sales

18.04.2013 - Syngenta, the world's largest maker of crop chemicals, expects farmers to continue to invest in products to boost agricultural output despite a recent drop in commodity prices...