Chemical industry – Page 55
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BusinessIpsen to buy Merrimack’s cancer drugs
$1bn deal covers two liposome-encapsulated formulations of approved therapies
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BusinessTaming vaccines with chemistry
Vaxxilon aims to simplify vaccine development by replacing biological components with well-defined synthetic molecules
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BusinessTakeda to buy cancer specialist Ariad
Japan’s largest drug company agrees $5.2bn deal to expand oncology portfolio and boost pipeline
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BusinessMosaic to buy Vale Fertilizantes in $2.5bn deal
Fertiliser deal continues consolidation trend and expands Mosaic’s presence in Brazil
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BusinessLinde–Praxair merger further consolidates industrial gases
Deal will leave just three firms controlling 85% of the global market
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BusinessShell fined $22m for drinking water contamination
Jury rules in favour of US city of Clovis over 1,2,3-trichloropropane contamination, while rejecting punitive damages
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BusinessIndian court revokes ban on combination drugs
Companies claim government failed to follow procedure in restricting risky medicines
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BusinessTeva fined $520m for corruption
World’s largest generics manufacturer admits paying bribes in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico
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BusinessDuPont found liable in third bellwether cancer case
US court orders firm to pay $2m in damages to man whose disease has been linked to contaminated water supply
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BusinessMylan may lay off up to 3500 staff
The move forms part of the US generic firm’s restructuring efforts
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BusinessLonza to buy capsule manufacturer in $5.5bn deal
Swiss pharma firm looks to strengthen its position as world’s biggest drug manufacturing subcontractor
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BusinessUS pharma executives face bribery charges over opioid painkiller prescriptions
Insys Therapeutics chief executive and senior managers accused of running a conspiracy to bribe doctors across several states
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BusinessBristol-Myers Squibb planning huge reorganisation in the US
Job losses likely as Hopewell, New Jersey site will close by 2020
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FeatureLab automation
Automated tools can take the drudgery out of routine lab work, Anthony King reports
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CareersCatching up with AstraZeneca's graduate programme
Three years on, Manisha Lalloo revisits the pharma giant’s training scheme
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BusinessSyngenta subsidiary faces fine over pesticide exposure
US environment agency wants firm to pay $5 million after workers hospitalised after coming into contact with chlorpyrifos