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Breakthrough Status for AstraZeneca Cancer Drug

01.02.2016 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to UK-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca for its oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP)...

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Algol Chemicals Buys India’s Dynamic Orbits

01.02.2016 - Finnish distribution company Algol Chemicals has completed the acquisition of Dynamic Orbits, a specialty chemicals distributor based in Delhi, India. The purchase price was not...

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Ascend Ends Major DME Distribution Contract

29.01.2016 - US-based Ascend Performance Materials has ended its relationship with its largest distributor of dimethyl ester (DME) products and invested in its own marketing capability. While...

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FDA Accepts Valeant-AstraZeneca Psoriasis Application

29.01.2016 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Biologics License Application (BLA) submitted by UK-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca in partnership with Canadian...

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Industry and Universities Combine to Create Apollo Therapeutics Fund

28.01.2016 - Three major drugs companies have joined forces with three leading UK universities to translate ground-breaking academic science into new medicines for a broad range of diseases...

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Praxair Wins Antwerp Industrial Gases Contract

28.01.2016 - US industrial gases giant Praxair has signed a 15-year contract to supply oxygen and nitrogen to Total in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. Total is spending €1 billion to upgrade its...

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Monsanto Sues to Keep Glyphosate off California Carcinogen List

27.01.2016 - Major agribusiness company Monsanto has filed a lawsuit in California to prevent glyphosate from being added to the US state’s list of known carcinogens, according to a Reuters...

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GAVI and US Merck Link on Ebola Vaccine

27.01.2016 - Geneva, Switzerland-based GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization), a public-private partnership, and Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), known in the US as Merck & Co, have...