18.05.2017
- Russia’s petrochemical giant Sibur has signed an agreement with the Skolkovo Foundation to establish an R&D center for the development and application of polyolefins. The new...
17.05.2017
- AstraZeneca is to collaborate with US-based Pieris Pharmaceuticals to develop novel inhaled drugs for respiratory diseases. The deal will leverage Pieris’ Anticalin platform and...
16.05.2017
- Major US drugmaker Pfizer is collaborating with Sangamo Therapeutics to develop and commercialize gene therapy programs for the rare blood disorder hemophilia A. The agreement...
12.05.2017
- ChemChina’s proposed takeover of agrochemicals group Syngenta is on the road to conclusion, with 82.2% of the Swiss company’s common shares and all outstanding American Depositary...
10.05.2017
- French pharma company Sanofi has signed a research collaboration and license option agreement with Scottish drug design company Exscientia that focuses on metabolic diseases such...
04.05.2017
- China has become the second major trading bloc to conditionally approve the proposed $130 merger of US chemical giants Dow and DuPont. The green light from the Ministry of Commerce...
26.04.2017
- The chemical industry is the most important supplier of the pharmaceutical industry, but it can´t keep pace with the economic strength and R&D intensity of pharma. This underlines...
26.04.2017
- US coatings giant PPG has launched a third and what it called a last friendly bid for rival AkzoNobel. The latest offer is at €96.75 per ordinary share, including dividend. It...