Takeda Pharmaceutical Company plans to invest €25 million to construct a new regenerative medicine facility at its site in Grange Castle, Dublin, Ireland. The investment will expand the Grange Castle site with the construction of a new stand-alone modular cell-therapy facility dedicated to manufacturing a stem-cell therapy. The facility will begin commercial operation by 2021. […]
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New Vice President to lead Inolex’s global R&D
Inolex has announced that Michael J Fevola, PhD will join their senior ranks as Vice President, leading the company’s global research and development functions. Fevola’s appointment signals Inolex’s continued commitment to innovation, building on the company’s existing portfolio and robust pipeline of safe, natural, and sustainable technologies in beauty care. Fevola will further fuel Inolex’s […]
BASF in exclusive talks with Bayer to acquire vegetable seeds business
BASF is in exclusive talks to acquire Bayer’s entire vegetable seeds business, operating under the global trademark Nunhems. Bayer intends to divest this business in the context of its planned acquisition of Monsanto. Definitive agreements have not been concluded. With this transaction, BASF targets to enhance its future seed platform and the market position of […]
Azelis to acquire Moroccan food distributor Distralim
Azelis is has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% ownership of Distralim, a distributor of food ingredients in Morocco. The company is based in Casablanca and employs 21 employees, who will all be joining the Azelis team. With the combination of Distralim, Azelis will become one of the leading food distributors in Morocco. […]
Deere to acquire King Agro, experts in carbon fibre technology
Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire King Agro, a privately-held manufacturer of carbon fibre technology products with headquarters in Valencia, Spain and a production facility in Campana, Argentina. “This transaction provides John Deere customers the chance to benefit further from King Agro’s unique knowledge, designs, and expertise in carbon fibre technology,” […]
Argentina might ban dichlorvos and trichlorfon
According to AgroNews (https://news.agropages.com), Argentina’s National Service of Health and Food Quality (Senasa) has concluded a period of consultation for the proclamation of the resolution that bans the use of dichlorvos (2,2-chlorovinyl-dimethyl phosphate) and trichlorfon during the stages of post-harvest, manipulation, stowage, grain storage and application on facilities, deposit treatment, round-houses or empty warehouses of […]
BASF’s new isocyanate processing technology enhances air quality inside cars
The interior air quality of cars can now be enhanced with an improved isocyanate, a core raw material of polyurethane foam, made possible with a new processing technology from BASF. The new technology for significantly reduces emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC), particularly acetaldehyde, acrolein, and formaldehyde, offering a sustainable alternative for the production of […]
Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corporation Receives GE Healthcare Life Sciences 2017 Distinguished Partner Award for Exceptional Applied Markets
– Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp., a leading U.S. chemical manufacturer and distributor, has been honored with the 2017 Distinguished Partner Award for Exceptional Applied Markets from GE Healthcare Life Sciences. Spectrum Chemical received the award at the company’s National Sales Meeting held in New Brunswick, NJ. Ryan Walker, Channel Manager, U.S. & Canada, GE Healthcare, […]
Celgene teams up with Vividion Therapeutics on small molecule therapies
Vividion Therapeutics, a biotechnology company using revolutionary proteomics and chemistry platforms, has announced a strategic research collaboration with Celgene Corporation. The multi-year collaboration is focused on the identification and development of unique small molecules against targets for a range of oncology, inflammatory and neurodegenerative indications. The collaboration is intended to advance new small molecules that […]
CPL Aromas Dubai harnesses solar energy
CPL Aromas, the world’s leading fragrance-only fragrance house, is known for embracing environmental sustainability programmes in running its business and sourcing fragrance materials. Now, its major manufacturing facility in Dubai is to create a private solar power plant that will offset 326,041kg of carbon dioxide annually. The plant is being installed by ALEC Energy which […]