Chemical industry – Page 68
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NewsSecurity experts warn chemical plants are vulnerable to cyber-attacks
Action is needed to protect chemical plants and other infrastructure from hackers
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Vertex nabs rights to cystic fibrosis molecules
Deal with Parion, worth up to $1bn, gives firm worldwide rights to investigational treatments that complement Vertex’s existing cystic fibrosis drugs
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Opko deepens diagnostics with $1.5bn lab buyout
Taking over clinical diagnostics service provider BioReference Laboratories gives Opko a bigger avenue to distribute and market its diagnostic tests
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BusinessBMS sues executive for joining rival company
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s lawsuit against its former immuno-oncology chief who left to work for AstraZeneca has implications for biopharma industry
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Takeda to consolidate vaccines business in Boston
Firm will close three recently-acquired US sites and shift operations to the growing pharmaceutical hub in Massachusetts
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OM Group to be sold and split
Apollo Global Management will buy the firm for $1bn, then sell electronic materials business to Platform Specialty Products
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Teva fined $1.2bn in pay-for-delay case
Company illegally blocked generic competition of sleep disorder drug, and settlement terms tighten up rules on anticompetitive behaviour
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Achillion partners with Janssen to boost hepatitis C pipeline
Development deal worth up to $1.1bn includes three investigational drugs aiming to extend treatment options in fast-moving market
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Actavis plan to thwart generics blocked
Company prevented from withdrawing original formulation of Alzheimer’s drug to force patients onto extended release version and extend patent exclusivity
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DuPont fined over fatal leak
Company lacked proper safety procedures to prevent deaths of four workers in methyl mercaptan leak
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Endo to buy Par as generics consolidation continues
$8bn deal follows trend as drugmakers aim for economies of scale
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Canada sets climate target
Canada aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from energy-intensive sectors by 30% from 2005 levels by 2030
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GSK commits to HIV research
Firm will partner with US university and cancels plan to sell its share of ViiV Healthcare joint venture
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Judge refuses Freedom Industries’ bankruptcy plan
Court says $6.7m proposal from the company responsible for huge West Virginia chemical spill is inadequate
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Business$13.8bn Danaher bid wins Pall auction
Mega-merger follows consolidation trend in lab equipment supply sector, but analysts suggest this is yet to impact pricing competition
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DuPont overcomes investor challenge
Shareholders decline to elect activist board nominees in a show of support for the current management’s strategy
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BusinessTrade agreement could limit access to medicines
If approved in its leaked form, the Trans-Pacific Partnership would pose barriers for generic drugs to enter the market and keep drug prices high, warns the Foundation for Aids Research
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Injunction blocks first US biosimilar
Despite regulatory approval, Amgen is delaying sales of Sandoz’s version of filgrastim