GlaxoSmithKline is buying Novartis’ stake in the firms’ consumer healthcare unit. The UK drugmaker said it is buying Novartis’ 36.5% stake in the JV for $13 billion, securing full control of the business, which was established in 2014. Under the terms of the original deal, Novartis holds the right, exercisable from 2 March 2018 to […]
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Cosmoprof Bologna breaks records amid digital transformation of the beauty industry
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2018 welcomed more than 250,000 visitors, the event’s organizers have announced. The show saw an 11% increase in foreign visitors, as well as a record number of exhibitors. One of the strongest trend of this edition was the fast-past adaptation process of brands and suppliers to an increasingly digitalized beauty market. “Cosmoprof […]
Monoprix and Amazon partner to distribute food and beauty products in Paris
The two retailers announced thsi week they are joining forces to bring grocery items sourced from Monoprix to Prime Now service customers in Paris and its neighbourhood this year. A wide offer of food and beauty products will be available to customers in one and two hour-delivery slots. Monoprix is a leading urban retailer with […]
Timac Agro launches Nemastop to tackle nematodes in Brazil
Besides performing the primary function of nourishing plants, a first-of-its-kind fertilizer, Nemastop, which acts against nematodes has been launched in Brazil. The fertilizer protects plants from damages and losses caused by the parasite. Nemastop protects the rhizosphere naturally, which is the region where the soil and roots of plants connect with each other, and is […]
Syngenta to acquire Strider
Syngenta and Strider announced recently that Syngenta has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Strider, a Brazilian agtech company focused on operational management solutions for farms. Completion of the transaction is subject to clearance by the relevant merger-control authorities. Financial terms of the transaction have not yet been disclosed. Strider is an important player […]
DSM honours Prof Doros Theodorou with Lifetime Achievement Award in Materials Sciences
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, is pleased to present the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award in Materials Sciences to Doros Theodorou, PhD, Professor in Materials Science & Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. Professor Theodorou received the honour at DFYP 2018, the international conference on […]
BASF increases production capacity for Joncryl water-based emulsions
BASF has extended its production facilities for Joncryl water-based emulsions. In addition to the production site in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, BASF has ramped up its production of selected Joncryl emulsions at its Ludwigshafen site. “With this investment, we reinforce our position as a leading manufacturer of water-based resins and emulsions used for printing inks, overprint […]
SILAB unveils microbiota platform
SILAB is unveiling its unique multicisciplinary “Microbiota Platform” that boasts the expertise and technologies required to investigate, in a cross-cutting and complementary manner, the microbiota of the skin’s ecosystems and those of plants. One platform and three scientific units offer an unprecedented approach to the microbiota in the cosmetic industry. The Biotechnology unit […]
Certis Europe and Spiess-Urania Chemicals to merge
Certis Europe and Spiess-Urania Chemicals, two European crop protection subsidiaries of Mitsui & Co, have announced their intention to merge into one company, Certis Europe, headquartered in Maarssen, Netherlands. The merger will be operational from 1st April 2018. The expanded business will be headed by Mark Waltham, CEO of the existing Certis Europe business. […]
NovAliX enters into cooperation agreement with Max-Planck spin-off
NovAliX, a drug discovery-focused Contract Research Organization (CRO) today announces that it has signed a cooperation agreement with German-based ProteoPlex GmbH, a spin-off company of the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (MPIBPC). Under the terms of the agreement, NovAliX will exclusively offer to pharmaceutical companies purified human 20S proteasome as well as structural biology analysis by […]