As of January 01 2018, Univar Personal Care EMEA, a leading global distributor in cosmetic ingredients, and Cargill Beauty, the personal care platform within Cargill, have embarked on a new visionary partnership to deliver nature-derived, label-friendly and highly functional ingredients to the EMEA personal care markets. ”Consumers are increasingly looking for cosmetic products based on […]
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BASF and CTIBiotech announce first results of 3D human sebaceous glands technology
Sebaceous glands help the skin stay moist and protect it against external influences such as harsh weather, pollution, and microbial assaults: The oily or waxy matter that these microscopic, exocrine glands secrete – called sebum – lubricates and softens the skin and hair. At NYSCC Cosmetic Congress, BASF Care Creations and the Cell Therapy Research […]
BASF’s new active ingredients correct the signs of skin and hair aging
Consumers are leading ever-busier lives, rarely allowing themselves much needed moments of mindfulness to relax. As the pace of life remains fast, products that calm, sooth and rejuvenate the skin are in high demand. Inspired by life, BASF is presenting new active ingredients for skin and hair care products that have been proven to help […]
Celgene to purchase Impact Biomedicines for $1.1bn
Biopharmaceutical firm Celgene has signed a definitive agreement to buy Impact Biomedicines for an upfront payment of about $1.1bn. The agreement involves around $1.25bn in contingent payments depending on regulatory approval milestones for myelofibrosis and additional payments for approvals in other indications. It also includes potential sales-based milestone payments of around $4.5bn in the future, […]
Broadlake sells majority stake in Vita Liberata to Crown Laboratories
Broadlake has sold its majority stake in skin care and self-tanning brand Vita Liberata to US-based Crown Laboratories, with the backing of New York private investment firm Hildred Capital Partners. “We backed an ambitious team in 2012 and over the last five years have supported them during a period of phenomenal growth,” said Broadlake Founder […]
Bayer inaugurates new greenhouse for insecticide research
Bayer is aiming to consolidate its leading position in the global pest control market. To this end, the company has invested roughly EUR 45 million in the construction of an approximately 11,000 m2 greenhouse at its Monheim site with an adjoining laboratory and office building for insecticide research. “The new building will help us […]
WACKER obtains FDA approval to manufacture drug substance in Retavase
Wacker Biotech will produce the drug substance reteplase, the active ingredient in the drug Retavase, which Italy-based pharmaceutical company Chiesi will market in the USA. The product recently obtained approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The medication is used to treat acute myocardial infarction in adults. Wacker Biotech has successfully transferred and […]
Brenntag opens new detergent application lab in Barcelona
Brenntag Cleaning, a leading chemical distributor to the Home Care and Industrial & Institutional industries, announces the opening of its new detergent application laboratory in Barcelona, Spain. The new facility is situated at the Material Science Cluster of the University of Barcelona and offers lab services to Brenntag’s business partners throughout Europe, the Middle East […]
Spectrum to provide BASF catalysts
Spectrum Chemical Manufacturing Corporation has entered into an agreement with BASF Corporation to provide precious-metal-containing powder catalysts to pharmaceutical customers in North America. The agreement will enable customers making next-generation product breakthroughs to speed up commercialization and scale-up production. In today’s marketplace when pharmaceutical researchers discover an innovative ingredient combination they need to scale up […]
Ten dead from Indian chemical explosion
10 workers have now died following an explosion on 3 June, at a chemicals factory in India, reports news agency The Indian Express. Reportedly, more than 70 others were injured. The blast occurred at a facility owned by specialty chemicals and intermediates company Yashashvi Rasayan, in an industrial area located in Dahej, in the Bharuch district of […]