
Wacker AG expands biotech business through €100m acquisition
Following Wacker’s purchase of fermentation assets in the northern Spanish city of León in 2016, the chemical group now owns the entire site. The...

The innovative power of the chemical industry assembled
From cosmetics to medical treatments, from agriculture to the fabrics that make out our clothes – chemistry is ubiquitously needed in countless...

Vitestro raises €12m in Series A financing
California-based Sonder Capital led the Series A financing round alongside existing investors and new private investors. According to...

Novartis in US$465m deal with 3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH
Under the agreement, which foresees US$425m in milestones plus royalities on future sales for 3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH (3BP), Basel-based pharma...

Adaptyv Biosytems launches protein engineering foundry
Machine learning algorithms and generative AI are upending traditional processes in life sciences and collapsing time frames in drug discovery and...

Roche’s meets endpoints in relapsing multiple sclerosis
In patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), fenebrutinib significantly reduced the total number of new gadolinium-enhancing...

EU to decarbonise aviation sector through green fuel targets
So far, SAF have been produced in tiny quantities and are far more expensive than kerosene.According to European Commissions draft regulation, fuel...