Chemical industry – Page 90
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Drug companies rapped for anticompetitive behaviour
Italian authorities demand €1.2 billion in damages from Roche, Novartis and Pfizer
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Nano risk register not necessary, says BASF
Reach covers the relevant information, and a register risks attracting unwarranted stigma
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NewsTaking responsibility
Sara Cooper talks about safety in the lab and how it’s up to everyone to create a safe environment
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Boehringer to settle blood thinner drug suits for $650m
Company confident in drug safety but says court cases are too risky
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BusinessChinese-made DNA sequencer aims to challenge foreign dominance
Domestic instrument pitching for a slice of the world’s fastest growing genome sequencing market
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OpinionMessy megamergers
Big company buyouts are more about immediate gains and rarely consider the impact on research, says Derek Lowe
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Time called on Pfizer–AstraZeneca deal
Pfizer could make a fresh approach after six months under City takeover rules
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Mitsui continues reinvention efforts with two deals
Japanese firm drops organic acids in favour of lens materials
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FeatureReaching out
Andy Extance surveys how pharma uses outsourcing in a variety of different ways
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Novartis enhances its focus with eyecare deal
Swiss firm buys rights to wet AMD drug from Ophthotech for up to $1bn
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AstraZeneca refuses Pfizer’s ‘final’ offer
Pfizer pledges not to make hostile bid direct to shareholders
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Lilly protests $450m Brazilian fine
Firm says chemicals employees were allegedly exposed to were never used at site
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NewsPrivatisation fears for UK environment body
Union warns research may be sidelined by commercial interests at the Food and Environment Research Agency
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BusinessPfizer presses hard for AstraZeneca deal
Executives face down international controversy over tax schemes and previous post-merger record
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Chinese police hand GSK bribery case to prosecutors
Investigation alleges senior manager ordered staff to hand out bribes
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NewsPledge to create 2000 new STEM posts
UK government teams up with industry as part of campaign to inspire young people to take up science and engineering
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Solvay-Ineos PVC deal passes European approval
Firms required to divest plants to maintain competition
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BusinessBayer wins race to buy Merck & Co consumer care
$14bn deal will make Aspirin inventor the number two over-the-counter healthcare company
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UK Lords urge government to take lead on fracking
Regulations holding back shale gas exploration, report says