
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...

Pfizer-Seagen: Acquisition in the works
As announced earlier this week, Pfizer Inc. plans to purchase Seagen for US$43bn. The Boards of Directors of both companies approved the transaction...

LanzaTech and Plastipak produce greener PET
The PPKNatura resin might safe up to 30% carbon emissions because it replaces petroleum-based monoethylene glycol (MEG), together with terephtalic...

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...

Ariceum Therapeutics extends Series A to €47.75m
The Series A financing was co-led by new investors Andera Partners and Earlybird Venture Capital. Existing investor Pureos Bioventures doubled its...

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...

Secarna Pharmaceuticals partners with SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals
According to the agreement, Secarna Pharmaceuticals GmbH & Co KG (Planegg, Germany) will identify and validate antisense locked nucleic acid...