Archives for January 9, 2006

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Baxa announces EU switch in sales and marketing

By  Wai Lang Chu

Baxa has announced it is to move to direct sales and marketing operations in Europe, bringing to an end its existing business strategy, which sold its products through exclusive distributors, with support provided by Baxa from their European...

BASF commences takeover bid for Engelhard

By  Wai Lang Chu

After months of speculation, chemical giants BASF have put in a $4.9 billion (€4.1 billion) offer for the Engelhard Corporation, which if successful, would become BASF's largest acquisition to date, surpassing Dow Chemical as the premier global...

Generex developing new chewing gum for diabetes

By Kirsty Barnes

Buccal drug delivery pioneer, Generex, is expanding its diabetes treatment pipeline to include a new metformin chewing gum that aims to avoid the significant adverse gastrointestinal side-effects often accompanying the use of metformin tablets.

Nastech develops non-injectable drug technology

By Kirsty Barnes

Nastech have found four new classes of lipids that can be used to enhance transmucosal drug delivery and open up new opportunities for non-injectable forms of drugs that would otherwise require injections.

India's Shasun to buy Rhodia's customs synthesis biz

By Kirsty Barnes

Indian drug maker Shasun Chemicals & Drugs has agreed to buy the customs synthesis business of French company Rhodia Pharma Solutions, in a move to strengthen its global presence in active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), custom synthesis and contract...