REACH requires tests for skin sensitizing action

12-04-2013

Promega and BASF have jointly developed an alternative method to animal studies that can reliably detect the allergenic potential of substances. Using a newly developed cell line, the reaction of skin cells to allergenic substances can now be demonstrated in the test tube. Allergic skin ...

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25-02-2013

BASF SE and Bend Research Inc. have signed an agreement to jointly evaluate and develop novel excipients to enhance the solubility and bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs. The companies plan to combine their world-leading expertise in the development of new excipients and drug ...

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GIZ, BASF and Cargill partnership reaches 2,500 smallholder coconut growers

06-02-2013

A program to develop a certified coconut oil supply chain to enhance sustainability and improve the livelihoods of 2,500 coconut growers in the Philippines has been launched. It is a result of a partnership between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, BASF ...

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Formic acid enables environmentally friendly deicing of runways and roads – and is successful in many other applications

05-02-2013

Ants, jellyfish and ground beetles use it to defend themselves and when hunting. How effectively it can protect stinging nettles against predators is something many of us have experienced first hand: the substance in question is formic acid. The acrid and pungent smelling liquid produced by ...

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01-02-2013

BASF Plant Science is continuing to strengthen its focus on plant biotechnology solutions to achieve higher yield in plants. BASF will expand its fungal resistance research platform by adding corn as a target crop. At the same time, research activities in Nutritionally Enhanced Corn will be ...

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31-01-2013

Evolva Holding SA announced that it has achieved a key milestone in its collaboration with BASF. The collaboration involves joint research on the design of novel and optimised biosynthetic routes for a natural product with crop protectionpotential. Evolva has produced a yeast strain that ...

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23-01-2013

The extended offer period for BASF’s voluntary cash offer to shareholders of Pronova BioPharma ASA (Pron) ended on January 18, 2013, 16:30 CET. During the offer period, a total of 293,975,655 Pronova shares have been tendered to BASF. This corresponds to 97.7% of all Pronova shares. Based on ...

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17-01-2013

BASF confirms its offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pronova BioPharma ASA, and is increasing its cash offer price to NOK 13.50 per share (previously NOK12.50). The offer period expires at 16:30 CET on January18, 2013 and will not be extended. The increased offer ...

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New global business unit Functional Crop Care established

29-11-2012

BASF has completed the acquisition of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment company, for a purchase price of US$1.02billion (€785million). With the acquisition, BASF is now a leading global provider of technologies for biological seed ...

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BASF to achieve leading position in omega-3 fatty acids

23-11-2012

BASF plans to acquire Pronova BioPharma ASA, a pioneer in the field of research, development, and manufacturing of omega-3 fatty acids. BASF has reached an agreement with Pronova to make a recommended voluntary public takeover offer to Pronova’s shareholders, and will offer to pay NOK 12.50 ...

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