18.03.2016
- It’s official. Andrew Witty, CEO of Britain’s largest drugmaker, Glaxo SmithKline (GSK), has announced he will retire in March 2017 after nearly a decade at the helm. In a...
17.03.2016
- BASF continues to draw down its presence in the European plastics production sector. In the latest move, announced on Mar. 16, the German group said it plans to merge its...
17.03.2016
- Pharmaceutical producers performing clinical trials with new drugs should be much more careful in the design of studies, an academic panel reviewing a recent deadly incident in...
16.03.2016
- AstraZeneca shareholders are said to be questioning the £8.4 million pay package awarded to CEO executive Pascal Soriot last year after he successfully deflected a hostile bid from...
16.03.2016
- German chemical giant BASF and Amsterdam-based renewable chemistry specialist Avantium have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture for production and marketing of...
15.03.2016
- US contract drug development and manufacturing services provider Patheon has signed a toll production agreement with leading biotechnology company Amgen. The US firms are based at...
15.03.2016
- As oil prices continue to drop, South African petrochemicals group Sasol is reviewing the cost and timing of parts of its $8.1 billion shale gas-fed cracker complex originally...
14.03.2016
- After overtaking Germany as world’s largest exporter a few years ago, China is now moving closer to the US as a major participant in global M&A, says a new report from business...
