Keyword: Biotechnology

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Thermo Fisher Sees Growth from Emerging Markets

24.05.2012 - Thermo Fisher Scientific, a maker of laboratory equipment, said it will focus on expanding sales in emerging markets to help drive annual revenue growth in the mid-single-digit...

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DSM Invests in New R&D Facilities in the Netherlands

22.05.2012 - DSM is going to invest approximately €100 million in three new R&D facilities in Delft and Sittard-Geleen (both in the Netherlands) over the next two years. The investment in Delft...

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GSK Goes Hostile with $2.6 bln Human Genome Offer

10.05.2012 - GlaxoSmithKline will take its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome Sciences direct to shareholders this week, after its takeover offer was rejected last month by the...

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California Groups Push for Vote on GMO Food Labels

03.05.2012 - A California initiative to require labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients appeared headed for the ballot in November after organizers said on Wed nesday they...

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Biogen Profit Below Street View; Outlook Strong

02.05.2012 - Biogen's quarterly profit fell short of analysts' estimates on weak sales of its Avonex multiple sclerosis treatment, its biggest-selling product. But the biotechnology company...

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Icahn Drops Amylin Lawsuit

26.04.2012 - Financier Carl Icahn said he has voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit filed against Amylin Pharmaceuticals after talking with the biotech company's chief executive, Daniel Bradbury...

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Amgen to Buy Turkish Drugmaker for $700 mln

25.04.2012 - U.S. biotech company Amgen is to buy Turkey's Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals, a maker of injectable generic drugs, for around $700 million in a deal underscoring Western drugmakers...

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Dow's New Corn: "Time Bomb" or Farmers' Dream?

24.04.2012 - A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of super-weeds. Or it could trigger a flood of dangerous...