Keyword: Biotechnology

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U.S. Proposes Wide Changes in Role Fighting Disease

19.08.2010 - The U.S. government proposed big changes on Thursday to the way it works with companies to fight new disease threats such as flu, including reform at the Food and Drug...

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White Knight Could Be Elusive For Genzyme

02.08.2010 - Chances are, every big pharmaceutical company is running the numbers and weighing the pros and cons of acquiring Genzyme. French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is poised to make a bid...

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Genzyme Weighs Sanofi Approach, Not Keen to Sell

27.07.2010 - Biotechnology company Genzyme is weighing an informal takeover approach from France's Sanofi-Aventis, but has no current interest in selling the company, a source familiar with the...

Information Technology

Qumas –Streamlining Compliance Across Life Sciences

Qumas - QUMAS has over 15 years experience in highly regulated industries, providing world class compliance solutions to over 250 customer deployments (some with 120,000+ users), including...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Building For Generations

20.07.2010 - Triple Bottom Line - With environmental concerns now firmly at the top of the corporate agenda, adopting sustainable production practices is a must for all organizations in the...

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BASF Plant Science, Monsanto to Expand Collaboration in Maximizing Crop Yield

08.07.2010 - BASF and Monsanto have announced an expansion of their joint efforts to develop higher-yielding and stress-tolerant crops to include a fifth crop, wheat. In addition, the companies...

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Pharming Signs Manufacturing Deal with Sanofi-Aventis

07.07.2010 - Dutch biotech firm Pharming has signed a deal with French group Sanofi-Aventis to increase production capacity of its drug Ruconest and reduce costs ahead of an expected European...

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Sanofi Declines Comment on U.S. Deal

05.07.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis declined to comment on Friday on a Bloomberg report that it was preparing an acquisition of $20 billion or more in the U.S. as shares in the French drugmaker fell...