18.12.2015
- The third week of December was a busy one for AstraZeneca. Just days after the British-Swedish drugmaker confirmed talks with privately owned biotech Acerta Pharma about an...
17.12.2015
- On the heels of unveiling plans for their mega merger into a $130 million conglomerate before splitting into three parts, US chemical giants Dow and DuPont appear to be releasing...
17.12.2015
- The EU’s general court in Luxembourg has ruled in favor of Sweden in a long-running dispute with the European Commission over the Scandinavian country’s plans to ban certain...
16.12.2015
- French drugmaker Sanofi and German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have begun exclusive negotiations toward a swap of Sanofi’s subsidiary Merial, a manufacturer of...
16.12.2015
- Shell Nanhai, Chinese subsidiary of the multinational oil and petrochemicals group, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to...
15.12.2015
- Dow Chemical has indicated it will fight plans by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend its registration of the chemical group’s Enlist Duo herbicide. In late...
15.12.2015
- AstraZeneca has confirmed speculation that it is “exploring potential strategic options” with Acerta Pharma, a privately owned biotech firm with operations in the Netherlands and...
14.12.2015
- Mathias Lütgendorf, member of the executive committee – the managing board – of Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant, will leave the company at the end of 2015. Clariant...