Archives for November 27, 2003

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No more PURE water

PURE Biosciences of the USA has opted to sell off its water treatment business, which includes the Fillmaster line used in the pharmaceutical industry, in order to focus on its environmentally-friendly antimicrobial products.

Medicare bill passed

New legislation in the US to give the elderly and disabled rights to reimbursement for prescription drugs under the federal Medicare system has been passed by the Senate. It has been estimated that the measure could expand the revenues of the...

NewCo float will go on, despite offers

Germany's Bayer has received offers to buy NewCo, the newly-created company including parts of its chemicals and polymers divisions, but will still go ahead with plans to float it on the stock exchange , according to the group's chairman Werner Wenning.

New partner for BioProgress

UK non-gelatine capsule company BioProgress is continuing a bumper 2003 with the imminent signing of yet another partner for its XGEL technology.