Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks have announced the official name of its joint venture, Joyn Bio. Bayer and Ginkgo founded Joyn Bio in September 2017 and have since established research operations in Boston, Massachusetts and opened additional facilities in West Sacramento, California. Joyn Bio was founded with the goal of bringing advanced techniques in synthetic biology to agriculture to support the industry’s sustainability efforts, starting […]
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Napp secures UK distribution rights to Celltrion’s Herzuma
Napp Pharmaceuticals has secured exclusive UK distribution rights to Celltrion Healthcare’s Herceptin biosimilar Herzuma. Herzuma (trastuzumab) was approved earlier this year in Europe for use across all indications of its reference product, that is for the treatment of people with early breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer, or metastatic gastric cancer whose tumours have either HER2 […]
Hovione reports on recent capacity expansion and future plans to support growth
Hovione reported yesterday recent capacity expansion and future plans in its sites in Portugal, Ireland and New Jersey, with the aim to: increase capacity in existing technologies, like spray drying and grow in new areas of business to support its clients demand. The capacity expansion program started in 2016 and will continue in the coming […]
DSM launches Uralac Ultra website to mark new stage of powder coating solutions
Royal DSM, a global science company active in health, nutrition and materials, has today launched a dedicated Uralac Ultra website www.dsm.com/ultra to mark a new chapter for this breakthrough technology, which enables first-time-right powder coating of heat-sensitive substrates such as medium-density fiberboard (MDF). DSM has pioneered the development of polyester resins for powder coatings since […]
AkzoNobel, DSM, Google and Philips powered by new wind farm
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, DSM, Google and Philips have started receiving power from the Bouwdokken wind farm in the Netherlands – a milestone achievement resulting from a unique green energy purchasing consortium they jointly established. All four companies consume a substantial amount of power in the Netherlands, and by working together they are making a significant […]
SONGWON begins large scale manufacture of functional monomers in South Korea
Having started to develop functional monomers about two years ago, SONGWON has now begun bulk manufacture at its production site in Ulsan, South Korea. These monomers provide resins and polymers with special functions, one of the most important being improvement of the physical and chemical properties of the final product. Applications include resins, sealants, adhesives […]
Longping High-Tech and ChemChina set up corn seed JV
Chinese seed firm Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture is setting up a corn seed joint venture with China National Agrochemical Co Ltd, a unit of state-owned chemicals giant ChemChina. Each company will contribute 50 million yuan ($7.90 million) to the Beijing-based venture, which will be called Xianlong Biotechnology Co. The joint venture will allow further development […]
Brenntag pushes ahead with product development in metal substitute materials
With its NYLAFORCE dynamic-2 A 60, Brenntag, a global market leader in chemical distribution, has presented the latest generation of metal substitute compounds. These are true multi-talents offering a universal application profile. In addition to automotive, aerospace and marine applications, the compounds are suitable for use in mechanical engineering, industry, E&E, consumer goods, architecture and […]
BRAIN AG acquires majority stake in Biocatalysts Ltd
The bio-economy company BRAIN AG has announced a share purchase agreement with Biocatalysts Ltd based in Cardiff, UK, which is active in the field of speciality enzymes. For over 35 years, Biocatalysts (and more recently Biocatalysts Inc, USA) has focused on the development, production and distribution of speciality enzymes for various industries such as food […]
Abzena strengthens specialized bioassay offering
Abzena plc, the life sciences group providing services and technologies to enable the discovery, design, development and manufacture of biopharmaceutical products, has signed an agreement to access a major cell line depository. The agreement with an unnamed institution will allow Abzena access to cell lines representing multiple different species, tissue types and genetic disorders. This […]