Chemical industry – Page 89
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Business
Europe's chemical sector stagnated in 2013
Lack of output growth leaves industry 6.4% adrift of peak in 2007
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BusinessRoche disputes unethical East German trial claims
Internal investigation concludes that 1980s trials were legally run and patients gave proper consent
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NewsDangerous delivery problems dog chemical transport in China
Lethal accident caused by contamination of parcels by toxic chemical highlights difficulties faced by small firms
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BusinessMegamerger brings Actavis into R&D race
$25bn Forest Labs takeover will see generics giant take on patented products
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Toray backs US shale gas boom
Japanese firm will invest £585m to build a new carbon fibre materials site
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Shell pulls out of chemicals in Australia
Energy giant will sell all downstream businesses to Vitol
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BusinessRefined gels for cultured cells
Company profile: Biogelx makes self-assembled peptide hydrogels with tuneable properties
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Mitsui to close several Japanese plants and expand in China
Radical restructuring brings firm focus on speciality isocyanates
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BusinessGenerics give injectables a shot
A rash of recent acquisitions sees generics companies eager to enter speciality manufacturing market
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BusinessJ&J puts trial data in independent hands
Yale University’s YODA seeks to help pharma avoid the dark side by acting as gatekeeper for patient records
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Merck & Co doubles up on Ablynx research deal
Cancer nanobody R&D partnership could be worth €1.7 billion
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Stolen silicone secrets land worker in jail
Former Wacker employee sold formulae to South Korean firm KCC Silicones
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FeatureThe hunt for innovation
Big pharma companies are embracing a more open and collaborative approach. Nuala Moran discovers who’s working with whom
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OpinionBeelzebub Pharma Ltd
Derek Lowe thinks the Devil’s R&D management schemes might be scarily familiar
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Business
AstraZeneca ends R&D in India
Bangalore site will close with loss of 168 jobs. Some projects will transfer to UK
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BusinessCalifornia and Chemtura clash over fire safety
New rules eliminate the need for flame retardants in furniture
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Ashland cuts jobs in global reshuffle
Speciality chemicals maker will axe 800-1000 positions and relocate 800-1000 more during 2014
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Jazz spending spree has ups and downs
Aerial sells Jazz rights to sleeping sickness drug but Gentium shareholders put brakes on earlier deal