Keyword: Merck

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Versum Recognizes Merck Bid as “Superior”

09.04.2019 - Unless something highly unexpected happens, it looks as if Germany’s Merck KGaA has clinched the prize it was seeking, the takeover of US electronics industry supplier Versum...

Strategy & Management

The Need for Innovation in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

08.04.2019 - The global pharmaceutical industry is evolving with the rising need for novel therapies in the changing disease landscape. As a result of rising prevalence of chronic infectious...

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Merck KGaA Ups the Pressure on Versum

27.03.2019 - Merck KGaA is continuing its quest to foil the merger plans of US electronic materials producer Versum with compatriot Entegris and buy Versum itself. The German pharmaceuticals...

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Merck Files Proxy Statement on Versum

13.03.2019 - Turning up the heat in its battle to acquire electronic materials manufacturer Versum, Germany’s Merck KGaA has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the US Securities and...

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Merck Hires Goldman Sachs on Versum Bid

11.03.2019 - Entegris and Versum Materials continued to hold onto plans for a $4 billion all-stock merger late last week as Germany’s Merck KGaA continued trying to wedge the two US companies...

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Merck KGaA Wins First CRISPR Patent for US

08.03.2019 - The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Germany’s Merck a patent for its proxy-CRISPR technology. This is the Darmstadt-based pharmaceuticals and chemicals...

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Versum Materials Board of Directors Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from Merck

28.02.2019 - The Board of Directors of Tempe, Arizona-based electronic chemicals supplier Versum Materials has rejected Merck's unsolicited and non-binding proposal to acquire Versum for $48...

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Merck KGaA Plans $70 Million US Research Hub

12.02.2019 - To expand its R&D footprint in the US, but also with an eye to global markets, German pharmaceuticals and chemicals group Merck is establishing a new innovation hub in Billerica...