22.08.2017
- Monsanto has signed a global licensing agreement with South Korean biotech ToolGen, gaining access to its CRISPR gene-editing technology. Financial terms were not disclosed. "This...
04.08.2017
- French drugmaker Sanofi has signed a research and licensing deal with Belgian biopharmaceutical company Ablynx, initially focusing on the development and commercialization of...
12.07.2017
- LifeArc, the UK medical research charity previously known as MRC Technology, is to collaborate with the government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Canada’s...
05.07.2017
- Merck Ventures, the strategic investment arm of German pharmaceuticals and life sciences group Merck KGaA, has created immuno-oncology company iOnctura. Based in Geneva...
22.06.2017
- US drug development company Parexel International is being acquired by private equity group Pamplona Capital Management in a deal valued at approximately $5 billion, including debt...
29.05.2017
- US president Donald Trump has finally unveiled his proposed budget for fiscal 2018. Originally outlined in March, the proposals would slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
23.05.2017
- Catalysis is a key technology for sustainable manufacturing processes in the chemical industry. Catalytic processes play an important role in roughly 90% of all chemical products...
27.04.2017
- Chinese outbound foreign investment continues to beat records year by year. The Asian powerhouse is investing in overseas markets to acquire advanced technology, know-how and...
