11.08.2017
- Sanofi has sued US Merck, alleging infringement of two patents related to an insulin drug. The French drugmaker said the action was triggered by a notification received from Merck...
11.08.2017
- As an EU-wide scare involving contaminated eggs dominates headlines, BASF has announced it will not reapply for authorization for some uses of its Fipronil pesticide. However, the...
10.08.2017
- US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the American withdrawal from the Paris Accord is not the only threat to achieving the ambitious targets of the climate agreement and may...
09.08.2017
- Martin Shkreli, the eccentric former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who made headlines in 2015 by jacking up the price of Daraprim (pyrimethamine), a 62-year-old drug used to treat...
09.08.2017
- In advance of beginning to explore for shale gas in the UK, Ineos has won an injunction from the country’s High Court against “unlawful protests” at future drilling sites. The...
08.08.2017
- As its financial woes continue to deepen, Israeli generics producer Teva is making plans to lay off 7,000 employees and close 15 plants. CEO Yitzhak Peterburg said the company will...
08.08.2017
- Following all approvals, Dow and DuPont announced late last week that they plan to complete their $130 billion merger on Aug. 31. Almost simultaneously, DuPont said it would pay...
07.08.2017
- The US officially informed the United Nations on Aug. 4 that it will withdraw from the Paris Accord. However, it said it would continue to participate in the UN’s climate change...
