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GAVI and US Merck Link on Ebola Vaccine

27.01.2016 - Geneva, Switzerland-based GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization), a public-private partnership, and Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), known in the US as Merck & Co, have...

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Drug Firms Urge Governments to Fight Superbugs

26.01.2016 - More than 80 international drug and biotechnology companies have urged governments to work with them to combat the emergence of drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report by...

Markets & Companies

Global Competitiveness Index

19.11.2014 - Innovation, talent development and institutional strength continue to play a defining role in determining the world's most competitive economies, according to the Global...

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Bahrain: Bringing Innovation and Industrialization to Life

12.11.2013 - Bahrain had not been on the map of many investors from the chemical industry until December 2012 when German chemical giant BASF inaugurated a new plastics additives facility in...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Global Supply Chains and Corruption

30.10.2013 - Barrier To Business - One of the defining trends of the past three decades has been globalization. In order to take advantage of low-cost labor in emerging economies, companies...

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FDA Head, Company CEOs Cheer Bumper Haul of New Drugs

26.01.2013 - Pharmaceutical industry productivity is improving as a more targeted approach to drug development yields dividends and regulators offer speedier decisions on medicines that make a...

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Genzyme, Sanofi Reach Agreement in Principle on Takeover Terms

01.02.2011 - U.S. biotech Genzyme and French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis have reached agreement in principle on the terms of a deal under which Sanofi would acquire Genzyme, three sources familiar...

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Monsanto, Others Agree to Invest in Agricultural Projects in Tanzania and Vietnam

31.01.2011 - Some of the world's top firms agreed on Friday to invest in agriculture projects in Tanzania and Vietnam, warning of more unrest in the developing world if food production does not...