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Pfizer to close down Thane manufacturing plant
Manufacturing at the plant has been virtually stopped since 2013 due to the differences between Pfizer's management and its workmen over raising workmen's salaries & other issues
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Australia's Amcor buys Packaging India from Essel Propack
The deal was part of Essel's strategy to exit non-core adhesive lamination packaging business and focus on growth opportunity in its core tube packaging business
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Suven Life Sciences secures patents in China, Mexico and SA
With these new patents, Suven has 16, 19 and 22 patents being granted in China, Mexico and South Africa respectively
Drug companies to increase outsourcing budgets
Contract research segment to grow from $42 billion in 2014 to $72 billion in 2019 - with a CAGR of 11.5%, says BCC Research in its new report
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Dr Reddy's launches dementia drug in US
Memantine hydrochloride tablet is a generic version of Merz Pharma's Namenda tablets, which recorded US sales of about $ 1.4 billion in last twelve months ending in May 2015
Samina Vaziralli joins Cipla board
She has been with the company since 2011 and was responsible for successfully incubating and shaping Cipla's consumer healthcare business as part of Cipla New Ventures
Cipla plans to divest consumer healthcare business
The OTC division recorded Rs 34.88 crore turnover or approximately 0.3 percent of the total consolidated income of Cipla for 2014-15
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Kellton Tech wins Rs 27.5 crore healthcare project in UP
This three year project is slated to be the largest enterprise mobile application rollout in the health and e-governance sector of India
Caplin Point receives EU GMP nod for sterile injectable facility in Chennai
With this, the company is aiming to tap the global injectable market, which is projected to grow to $ 70 billion by 2020
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Healthcare cloud computing market to reach $9.48 bn by 2020
The security of patient data on cloud is a crucial issue that is likely to restrain the growth of this market, says Marketsandmarkets
Crop Care Federation sends legal notice to Kerala Food Safety Commissioner
CCFI accuses the Kerala government of violating Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 and requests state government to take action against the state food commissioner
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Platform Specialty buys UK-based Alent for $2.3 bn
The deal is expected to improve Platform's geographic range and product capabilities in surface treatment
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BASF, Poietis team up to develop 3D bioprinting technology for skin care applications
Two companies will combine their expertise to enhance bioprinted 3D tissue models to support the development and testing of cosmetic bioactives for skin care applications
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Ministries of Chemicals and Skill Development ink three MoUs
The MoUs were signed with the understanding to collectively address the incremental human requirement in the fertiliser, pharmaceutical and chemicals & petrochemical industry
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European Parliament adopts CO2 market stability reserve
The new law creates a system that will automatically take a portion of Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances off the market and place it in a reserve if the surplus exceeds a certain threshold
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European chemical industry reports stagnant growth in 2015
Chemical industry output grew just 0.3 per cent during the first four months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, according to Cefic
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Bayer CropScience plans $200-mn crop protection chemicals plants in US
The two units, which produce precursor materials for use in the production of Bayer's Liberty herbicide, will be built on Evonik's manufacturing site in Mobile, Alabama (USA)
Amec Foster Wheeler bags consultancy contract for refinery in Malaysia
Under the contract, awarded by SKS Corporation Sdn Bhd & its partners, Amec Foster Wheeler will provide detailed feasibility study for a new refinery and petrochemicals complex
Albemarle's lithium carbonate plant in Chile to begin commercial production in Q3 2015
The company has begun commissioning process for the plant, which has been built with an investment of $200 mn and a capacity to manufacture 20,000 MT of lithium carbonate
Smart coatings to open vistas of opportunities with more dynamic products
Next-generation coatings that can respond to their environment will be highly impactful, once technical challenges are overcome, says a new Lux Research report
