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Dec. 09, 2019
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Innovative Chemistry Between Mountains and Lakes
Swiss chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies help drive research around the world, and major players have research activities in the US, Singapore, Japan, as well as EU facilities in the United Kingdom and Germany. But do not ...
Dec. 06, 2019
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Made in Switzerland – Exported Worldwide
The chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries in Switzerland — organized in the Scienceindustries trade association — account for 45% of total exports with around 70,000 employees and are thus the undisputed ...
Nov. 27, 2017
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Life Science Valley in the Heart of Europe
Located just south of the Swiss Alps, Ticino is the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. The canton’s strategic geographic position represents a bridge between northern and southern Europe and between two of the strongest and most ...
Oct. 05, 2016
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Syngenta Completes Plant Expansions
Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta has completed capacity expansions at key production sites in Brazil and Switzerland. Altogether, the company has invested $240 million in the projects, which include a new fungicide plant in Paulínia, ...
Apr. 05, 2016
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Kolb Takes on the KLK OLEO Identity
In 2007, Hedingen, Switzerland-based performance chemicals manufacturer/distributor Kolb became a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK), a company incorporated in Malaysia. Since, Kolb and KLK’s oleochemical division, KLK ...
Apr. 04, 2016
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The New Globalism
In September of 2015, Siegfried completed all closing conditions for its acquisition of the custom synthesis business of BASF and parts of the German group’s active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
Oct. 29, 2015
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Quality and Reliability
The Swiss chemical industry has been dominated by worry and uncertainty in 2015. In 2011, the industry was severely affected by the downturn in the global economy and the revaluation of the Swiss franc. At the beginning of 2015 there was a ...
Mar. 06, 2014
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Dottikon, Büchi and Systag: Faster Scale-up to Production
Better Together - Systag, Büchi Glas, and Dottikon, all of Swiss origin and each consistently pursuing a one-site strategy, unify 220 years of corporate scale-up experience from process development, automation, pilot plant and reactor ...
May. 16, 2013
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Novartis' Vasella Exit Opens Door to Roche Stake Sale
A changing of the guard at Switzerland's two biggest drugmakers is fuelling talk that Novartis may finally sell its multi-billion-dollar stake in cross-town rival Roche, potentially unlocking value for both sets of shareholders.
Apr. 18, 2013
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Actelion Shareholders Reject Biotech Firm's Pay Plans
Actelion shareholders rejected a $5.6 million pay award for the biotechnology company's chief executive Jean-Paul Clozel on Thursday, making it the second Swiss company in as many weeks to have its pay plans voted down by investors.

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