Keyword: Karl-Ludwig Kley

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Merck Extends Pact with Weizmann Institute

17.02.2016 - Germany’s Merck KGaA has signed a new framework agreement with Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, extending their partnership for another three years with the option for...

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Pharma Players Mostly Lift 2015 Guidance

07.10.2015 - After a challenging second quarter and first half 2015 – once again marked by foreign exchange turbulence and the impact of acquisitions and divestments – the international...

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Global Chemicals Markets Still Volatile and Challenging

04.09.2015 - Around the globe, market conditions for chemical industry players remained volatile and challenging, corporate chieftains said unanimously in reporting on the second quarter and...

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Merck KGaA to Buy all of Quantum Materials Firm

01.07.2015 - German chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck KGaA has announced it will take full control of Qlight Nanotech, based at Jerusalem, Israel. A spin-off of Yissum, the...

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Oschmann Set to Become Merck KGaA's CEO

23.03.2015 - Germany's Merck KGaA will promote its deputy chief executive, Stefan Oschmann, to replace current CEO Karl-Ludwig Kley next year, Manager Magazin reported on Friday. Oschmann, 57...

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Drugs Industry Battered by Currency and Competition

13.03.2015 - Both European and US pharmaceutical industry players are highly research-oriented and possess very diversified portfolios. While each country has its national champions, Swiss...

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Merck KGaA to Buy Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion

23.09.2014 - In the biggest acquisition in the history of the family-owned company, Darmstadt Germany-based chemicals, pharmaceuticals and laboratory products manufacturer Merck KGaA is opening...

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German Chemical Producers Lower 2014 Forecast

03.09.2014 - Germany's chemical industry association, Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI), has adjusted downward its full-year 2014 business outlook following a weaker than expected second...