Chemical industry – Page 65
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BusinessNovartis consolidates research sites
Company will close research sites in China and Switzerland, and relocate another from Singapore to US
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BusinessChemical activity on demand
Aqdot controls the release of encapsulated cargoes using supramolecular chemistry
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BusinessIndia’s Intas bags UK and Irish generics
Teva sheds former Actavis business to satisfy competition requirements of its Allergan generics takeover
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BusinessPfizer to sell Hospira Infusion Systems to ICU Medical
$1bn deal brings together medical device units, as Pfizer focuses on Hospira’s biosimilars and generics
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BusinessLilly to buy Boehringer’s pet vaccines
Deal strengthens Lilly’s animal medicine division following recent acquisition
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FeatureIonic liquids revisted
Ionic liquids have flowed far and wide since they first bubbled to the surface in the late 1990s. Michael Freemantle reports
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NewsHalf of US business R&D takes place in just five states
National Science Foundation provides state-by-state analysis of $255 billion R&D spend
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BusinessWest Virginia chemical leak was preventable
2014 spill that contaminated water supplies was caused by lack of proper tank inspections and repairs
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BusinessNovo Nordisk to axe 1000 jobs
Diabetes specialist is cutting costs in the face of increased competition
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BusinessAccidents prompt Chinese industry safety push
Government aims to close or relocate chemical plants to reduce incidents in populated areas
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OpinionBooster shot
Zika and Ebola have highlighted the pharmaceutical industry’s ability to respond to critical needs
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BusinessLanxess to buy Chemtura for additives
€2.4 billion deal brings lubricant additives and flame retardants expertise and expands North American operations
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BusinessPfizer scraps plans to split
Previously separated ‘innovative’ and ‘value’ business segments will remain autonomous under Pfizer umbrella
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NewsPharma giants commit to tackling antimicrobial resistance
Plan to tackle superbugs includes changes to manufacturing and sales incentives
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BusinessIneos lands first US shale gas in UK
Massive tankers create a ‘virtual pipeline’ bringing feedstock to replace dwindling domestic supplies
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BusinessUS senators examine agrochem consolidation
Judiciary committee voices concern over pending merger deals
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BusinessAcquisition spree moves Allergan towards innovative drugs
Company acquires five companies in six weeks across three disease areas
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BusinessSanofi sues Merck & Co over biosimilars
Merck challenges insulin patents, but Sanofi claims infringement
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OpinionSlimmer synthesis
Atom economy is a noble aim, but there are other routes to efficient molecule making
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BusinessJ&J to buy Abbott Medical Optics
Deal adds laser surgery and cataract lens replacements to J&J’s eyecare business