Azelis is pleased to announce a distribution partnership with CP Kelco to offer their carrageenan, pectin, gellan gum and xanthan gum products for the Food Segment in Indonesia. Effective 1 April 2018, this partnership builds upon existing agreements between the two companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC). Richard Yin, […]
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AstraZeneca in deal with Compugen to develop pipeline
AstraZeneca’s MedImmune has signed a deal with the Israeli group Compugen, giving the pharmaceutical giant access to the smaller firm’s pipeline of antibody products. Under the deal, MedImmune has gained the right to create multiple products, and will be solely responsible for all research, development and commercial activities. In return, Compugen will receive a $10 […]
ProTec Ingredia is new Cosphatec distributor for UK and Ireland
ProTec Ingredia, supplier of active and speciality ingredients to the UK personal care market, is the Cosphatec distributor for the UK and Ireland, as of Monday 2 April. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Cosphatec is a leading manufacturer of antioxidants, emulsifiers and multifunctional personal care ingredients. Their primary focus has been alternative preservatives for the natural […]
Brenntag North America in new partnership with StanChem Polymers
Brenntag North America, part of Brenntag Group, has announced a new partnership with StanChem Polymers for the distribution of emulsion polymers in the US adhesive, coating, elastomer, and sealant (ACES) market. From its 30-acre manufacturing and R&D center in Connecticut, StanChem Polymers celebrates 50 years of supplying emulsion polymers for a variety of industries including […]
BioConsortia continues growth and success, securing $10 million investment
BioConsortia, innovators of microbial solutions for natural plant trait enhancement and yield improvement, has closed a further round of equity financing to support its continued growth, research achievements and development of superior products. The $10 million round was led by Otter Capital and contributed to by Khosla Ventures, both of which are long-term backers of […]
Alfa Smart Agro installs crop protection package line at plant in Ukraine
Ukrainian agrochemical company Alfa Smart Agro has installed an automated crop protection agent package line at Bila Tserkva preparative forms plant (Kyiv region). The company said that the launch of the line was financed from investment in the development of the plant. Total investment for 2017-2018 would be UAH 90 million. The line control […]
Croda acquires crop enhancement company Plant Impact
Croda International, the name behind high performance ingredients and technologies that are relied on by industries and consumers everywhere, has announced the completion of its purchase of Plant Impact (announced in February, https://bit.ly/2H3uxrG), an innovative crop enhancement business. Using chemistry and novel molecule discovery, Plant Impact identifies ways to improve the yield and quality of […]
Researchers identify new class of antibiotics that might fight ‘superbugs’
A team of researchers led by Brown University infectious disease experts and engineers has identified a new class of antibiotics that could one day help combat the alarming emergence of drug-resistant “superbugs.” Eleftherios Mylonakis, a Professor of Infectious Diseases at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Rhode Island Hospital and […]
Meiji and Arysta enter into new insecticide flupyrimin licensing agreement in India
Japanese company Meiji Seika Pharma Co and Arysta LifeScience Corporation have announced the signing of a licensing agreement for a new insecticide, flupyrimin for rice protection in India. Under the agreement, Meiji will supply the active ingredient to Arysta, while Arysta will formulate, promote and sell the products. Flupyrimin is a new insecticide, […]
Takeda eyes up Shire
Takeda has revealed that it is considering making a move on Shire to add ballast to its core therapeutic areas. The Japanese drugs giant stressed that it has not made an approach to Shire’s board, but is exploring an offer “at a preliminary and exploratory stage”. Takeda said it believes a deal with Shire would […]