Sartorius planning Vivascience IPO?
Sartorius, a German manufacturer of laboratory equipment, is considering a possible initial public offering for its biotechnology unit Vivascience in the second half of this year, according to local press reports.
Archives for July 19, 2004
3M lends muscle to MicroDose inhaler
3M has teamed up with MicroDose Technologies to market a new metered dose inhaler that should be cheap to produce and deliver a broad range of compounds.
Siegfried chemicals under pressure, but biologics healthy
Swiss fine chemicals company Siegfried has been insulated from the general downturn in the chemicals industry, but has finally succumbed and been forced to lose staff and cut back production, writes Phil Taylor.