News

AstraZeneca’s Simon Lowth to Quit for BG Group

16.07.2013 - Simon Lowth is to quit as chief financial officer at AstraZeneca and return to his energy roots in the same role at BG Group after being passed over for the top job at the...

News

CHEManager Europe: July 8-12 in Headlines

11.07.2013 - You can watch a two-minute round up of this week's top stories here.

News

U.S.-EU Free Trade Talks Start Despite Spying Concerns

08.07.2013 - The United States and the European Union began talks on Monday on a landmark bilateral free trade agreement, despite European concerns about U.S. spying that had threatened to...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Buyer Beware, Patient Beware

02.07.2013 - On July 2, the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) went into full force: All APIs imported into the EU must be accompanied by written confirmations of quality by the regulatory...

07 / 2013

News

Ready! Set! Go!

17.07.2012 - In July 2010, Dow became the official Chemistry Company of the Olympic Movement through 2020. Being an official Worldwide Olympic Partner alongside corporations such as Coca-Cola...

News

Stefan Borgas Fired as Lonza CEO

26.01.2012 - Drugs industry supplier Lonza Group ditched Chief Executive Stefan Borgas after profit last year plunged by a third and warned 2012 would pose further challenges because of a...

News

Evonik’s Dr. Klaus Stingl on the Growth of Highly Potent APIs

25.01.2012 - Pacesetter - Evonik recently made news when it opened its laboratory for highly potent APIs (HPAPIs) in Hanau, Germany while expanding its cGMP capacities for these ingredients to...

News

Lonza to Buy Arch Chemicals for $1.2 Billion

12.07.2011 - Lonza said it will acquire U.S. biocide producer Arch Chemicals for about $1.2 billion. The cash offer is subject to customary conditions including the tendering of more than two...

News

Strong Swiss Franc Rise Threatens Competitiveness

30.06.2011 - The strong Swiss franc is putting Swiss exporters at a strong disadvantage to their foreign competitors, industry body Swissmem said, likening the firms to a sprinter who has to...