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Amgen joins hand with Roche for clinical research of cancer drugs

The company has agreed to collaborate with Roche for cancer immunotherapy study with investigational medicines - talimogene laherparepvec and atezolizumab

Air Liquide's unit Schulke buys Healthcare Antisepsis from Ethicon

This acquisition is in line with the development strategy for Air Liquide's hygiene business activity and allows the company to develop its business in Asia

US FDA grants approval for Aurobindo Pharma's metronidazole tablets

With this, Aurobindo has a total of 194 ANDA approvals - 167 final approvals including 9 from Aurolife Pharma LLC and 27 tentative approvals - from US FDA

Stempeutics receives EU orphan drug designation for novel stem cell drug

The company has received orphan designation for Stempeucel for the treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans

Government plans to open 1000 more Jan Aushadhi stores

The stores will be renamed, rebranded and will increasingly involve qualified pharmacists

Brands must play proactive role in consumer safety and eco-compliance

Brands in textile industry will have to take steps to not only keep in check hazardous chemicals in the finished article, but also in waste water, sludge and (at a later stage) in air emissions

Can oxo-biodegradable plastics solve waste management challenge?

While recycling is ideal option for handling plastics waste, it has practical problems. Oxo-biodegradable technology can be used to find solution to the problem of plastic litter

Why companies struggle to implement sustainability programs?

US chemical companies have complained that there is no market for specifically 'green products'. There is a strong disconnect currently between customers and manufacturers

Environmental media relations in the 21st century

Social media and crowdsourcing operate on a global scale. This breadth can work for or against a business depending on whether community discussions cast the company in a positive or negative light

Grow more with every drop to save environment

For sustaining life on the planet, Indian farmers will have to find sustainable ways to optimally use water to grow more farm produce in future

Sun Pharma, AstraZeneca ink distribution pact for heart drug ticagrelor

As per the deal, Sun Pharma will be distribute AstraZeneca's brand Axcer - a new brand of ticagrelor, a drug used for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome - in India

Bayer CropScience buys vegetable seed firm SeedWorks India

The acquisition is expected to strengthen Bayer CropScience's vegetable seed business in India

Troy Corp acquires Ashland's industrial biocides assets

Divestment is a part of Ashland's strategy to focus on driving growth within the higher-margin core businesses

Shalimar Paints appoints Surender Bhatia as COO

Sameer Nagpal, who had been the CEO and managing director of the company for about two years, has resigned

Reduce construction disputes to accelerate India's infrastructure roll-out

It is important to demystify the conundrum of construction disputes, so that India can accelerate its infrastructure growth and wasteful disputes are avoided

Use Capital Goods Scheme to bridge technology gaps: Anant Geete

Government working with countries like Germany, USA etc to liberalise the exports of dual use technologies that would benefit the capital goods sector, says the minister

Mega food park opens in Assam for food processing industry

The park expected to witness an additional investment of about Rs 250 crore in 30-35 food processing units and generate a turnover of about Rs 450-500 crore annually

Bayer CropScience and GIZ organise Apple Forum

The forum is a partnership project between key stakeholders from the industry to enhance farm productivity, product quality, supply chain and marketing channels

Indian Potash to procure 1.35 mn tonnes of fertilisers from Russia's PhosAgro

As per the deal, which is estimated at Rs 2,700 crore, PhosAgro will supply 1.35 mn tonnes of NPK, NPS and DAP fertilisers to Indian Potash between 2015 and 2018

BASF opens new R&D centre for agricultural research in Pune

The centre will focus on local and global agricultural challenges in the areas of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and solutions beyond crop protection