Degussa specialty chemicals supports RAG tender offer
German chemicals company, Degussa, said that its management board supported a full takeover by mining company RAG and urged shareholders to accept an offer price of €42 per share.
Archives for February 17, 2006
Researchers develop lab diagnostic methods for viral pathogens
Researchers are to develop new computational diagnostic methods for key viral pathogens, which are set to make the storage, retrieval, and exchange of molecular and diagnostic data on viral pathogens more efficient and effective.
Capgemini wins Lilly outsourcing contract
Capgemini announces a £30 million outsourcing contract to support and transform the IT infrastructure at pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly, reinforcing an emerging trend that has seen companies outsource IT resources as a means of slashing costs.
In-PharmaTechnologist insulin series
Insulin delivery devices - an industry under threat
The insulin delivery devices thriving in today's market will slowly be replaced as new and better technologies continue to rise from the R&D pipeline. For current market leader, Novo Nordisk, this threat is particularly dangerous.
BASF offers more chiral intermediates
Chemical company BASF has developed a process for the production of new chiral intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry on a commercial scale, further raising the product efficiency of drugs and reducing undesirable effects.
Avantium to work on Warwick's PolyPEG
Warwick Effect Polymers (WEP) have chosen R&D outsourcing specialist Avantium to jointly develop their polyethylene glycol PolyPEG technology for biopharmaceutical compounds, enhancing their bioavailability and pharmacokinetics.