Keyword: Life Sciences

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Waking up to Brexit’s Bitter Aftertaste

27.06.2016 - As the world woke up on Jun. 24 to the news that the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union, disbelief was strong – all the more as most people had gone to bed the...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Pharma Management Radar survey 2016: Escaping the complexity trap

12.05.2016 - The good old days are gone — at least with regard to simplicity in business life. This is particularly true for life sciences companies affected by trends increasing the complexity...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Cooperation Drives Success in Chemical Distribution

12.05.2016 - Collaboration between chemical distributors and logistic service providers (LSPs) has become increasingly important in recent years as supply chains become more complex and markets...

Strategy & Management

Another Record Year for M&A in the Pharmaceutical Industry

09.02.2016 - A record-breaking year in Life Sciences M&A has just ended. And despite the initial turbulence in global stock markets at the start of this year, there is no evidence that the...

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J&J and GSK Join Medicxi Ventures

05.02.2016 - Major drugs companies Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have become partners in a €210 million life sciences venture capital fund. Both groups will each contribute...

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Sigma-Aldrich now Part of Merck KGaA

19.11.2015 - Germany’s Merck KGaA has now completed its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich after clearing all anti-trust hurdles. With the integration of the US fine chemicals producer...

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Covestro Share Launch Successful

07.10.2015 - German engineering plastics producer Covestro and its parent company Bayer successfully placed 62.5 million shares of the former Bayer MaterialScience in the Prime Standard of the...

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Brenntag Takes Cargill Small Pack Portfolio

18.09.2015 - Leading chemical distributor Brenntag has acquired Cargill’s small pack specialty business in food and pharma grade alcohol, aimed at customers in cosmetics, pharmaceutical and...