16.08.2018
- Japan’s Astellas Pharma has acquired Cambridge, UK-based Quethera, a gene therapy company focused on developing novel treatments for eye disease, such as glaucoma. The acquisition...
16.08.2018
- ICI Pakistan has signed a deal to manufacture, formulate and distribute Huntsman Textile Effects’ products in Pakistan. The Karachi-headquartered group said the agreement combines...
15.08.2018
- Chemetall, the surface treatment business of BASF’s Coatings division, is investing in a new site in Zhejiang province, China. The complex, which will be located in the Dushan Port...
14.08.2018
- Perrigo has announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to separate its prescription pharmaceuticals (Rx) business, following a strategic portfolio review. Generic...
13.08.2018
- Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) agreed on Aug. 8 to acquire stakes of 74% in both PTA producer Siam Mitsui PTA and PET producer Thai PET Resin from SCG Chemicals and Mitsui...
13.08.2018
- US biopharma Ligand Pharmaceuticals has announced its intention to buy UK biotech Vernalis for approximately $43 million. The proposal needs a majority of shareholders representing...
10.08.2018
- AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a pair of whistleblower lawsuits in the US that accused it of fraudulently marketing Seroquel and Crestor to Texas Medicaid...
09.08.2018
- Indian Oil has announced that Taiwan energy giant CPC is considering investing $6.6 billion in a petrochemicals complex at its refinery in Paradip, Odisha, India. A delegation from...