Keyword: patent cliff

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Enzymes as a Catalytic All Rounder

10.09.2013 - The Perfect Storm - More and more chemical and pharmaceutical companies are recognizing the need to make their processes more environmentally sustainable, a trend that is right at...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Agrochemical’s Role in Creating World Peace

06.08.2013 - Finding The Balance - The global food supply and global peace are interlinked. Agrochemicals play only a small part in the cost of food production and other factors such as food...

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Pfizer, Merck Weather Weak Quarter

31.07.2013 - Big Pharma is still relying on belt-tightening to prop up financial results. Pfizer and Merck & Co said on Tuesday their quarterly results were again hit by generic competition for...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Thriving Generics

25.09.2012 - Market Transition - When we think about the patent cliff, an image along the lines of a massive waterfall, with companies' revenues in free fall comes to mind. What we usually...

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Learning From The Cliff

12.06.2012 - Pharma Engineering - While the upheaval in the pharmaceutical industry has brought with it a lot of problems, one sector that is benefiting from the overhaul is pharma engineering...

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AstraZeneca, Novartis and Sanofi Douse Hopes For New Drugs

22.12.2011 - Three of Europe's biggest drugmakers - AstraZeneca, Novartis and Sanofi - reported product setbacks, underlining the difficulties of developing new medicines to make up for those...

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Peter Pollak on the World of Fine Chemicals

26.10.2011 - In his book "Fine Chemicals - The Industry and the Business," Dr. Peter Pollak provides a comprehensive view on one of the most challenging segments of the modern chemical industry...

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Innovation Expected from API Manufacturers

20.10.2011 - Up To Task - Facing a huge patent cliff and a less-than-robust pipeline, pharma companies must look to customized and personalized medicines. This is where API manufacturers are...