Keyword: Pharmaceuticals

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Clariant to Buy Part of Vivimed Portfolio

06.10.2015 - Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant said it intends to acquire a part of Vivimed Labs’ personal care portfolio. Clariant said the acquisition of the Indian company will...

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Johnson Matthey Acquires Pharmorphix

02.10.2015 - Johnson Matthey has further boosted its fine chemicals arm with the acquisition of the Pharmorphix solid form research business based at Cambridge, England, from Sigma-Aldrich. The...

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Envigo Officially Starts Under New Name

01.10.2015 - Envigo, the newly merged company combining the assets of Huntingdon Life Sciences, Harlan Laboratories, GFA, NDA Analytics and LSR Associates, officially started business in late...

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Caldic Completes Takeover of R2 Group

30.09.2015 - Dutch-based international distributor and manufacturer of ingredients and products for the food, chemical and technical industries, Caldic, has completed its acquisition of R2...

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Merck and Pfizer Get FDA Orphan Drug Status

30.09.2015 - An alliance of Germany’s Merck KGaA and US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer has been granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) orphan drug status for its investigational cancer...

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Merck to Close on Sigma-Aldrich in Q4

29.09.2015 - German chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck KGaA said this week it now expects to close its € 13.1 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich some time during the fourth quarter...

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EU Commissions Backs New GSK Asthma Drug

25.09.2015 - Following the green light from health regulator European Medicines Agency, the European Commission is expected to decide on a final approval for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) injectable...

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Corbion Purac Takes Lactic Acid Business of Malladi Specialties

24.09.2015 - Netherlands-based Corbion Purac has signed an agreement with Malladi Specialties Limited (MSL) of India covering marketing and supply of lactic acid and derivatives. Part of the...