28.01.2020
- Lonza’s search for a new CEO is under way but the Swiss-based fine chemicals producer and CDMO’s supervisory board has warned that finding the right leader could take longer than...
05.08.2014
- Shares of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, one of a few companies to have developed Ebola treatments advanced enough to be tested on people, soared in early August 4 trading, but later...
30.06.2015
- Novartis has announced plans to buy US biotech company Spinifex Pharmaceuticals. While the Swiss drugs giant declined to disclose financial terms, Spinifex said it would receive...
11.11.2009
- Bayer Cropscience announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Athenix, a privately-held independent biotechnology company. The acquisition of Athenix and its...
16.01.2015
- Solvanix, an early stage biotechnology company with what is claimed to be a novel technology for improving stability and reducing the aggregation of fully human antibodies has been...
06.10.2014
- At least one soybean exporter in Brazil has agreed with Monsanto to collect royalties from farmers who planted the company's genetically engineered seeds, industry sources have...
Germany’s Sirion Biotech has signed a license and collaboration agreement with major French pharma Sanofi on viral vector-based gene therapy. Financial terms of the...
25.09.2014
- US-based Acorda Therapeutics has acquired privately held Civitas Therapeutics for $525 million to gain access to a Parkinson's disease drug in late-stage development. With the buy...
31.03.2010
- French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis on Wednesday said it would invest €150 million over four years to build up its biotechnology manufacturing capacities in France. The project aims at...