Daiichi Sankyo harnesses ‘old’ R&D to strike cancer drug gold

TOKYO — Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese drugmaker that has not had a blockbuster product for nearly a decade, is surging in market value, joining the 5 trillion yen ($46 billion) club that also includes such marquee names as Nintendo and Honda Motor. The drugmaker pulled off a major breakthrough in cancer treatment using traditional research methods largely… Continue reading Daiichi Sankyo harnesses ‘old’ R&D to strike cancer drug gold

Bio Roundup: Coronavirus Concerns, Sarepta’s CRL, Eye Drug OK’d & More

January 24th, 2020 Xconomy National —  Company news slowed somewhat this week, perhaps as some took the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday away from the office and others recovered from back-to-back meetings and late nights at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. However, a new coronavirus believed to stem from Wuhan, China, captured the… Continue reading Bio Roundup: Coronavirus Concerns, Sarepta’s CRL, Eye Drug OK’d & More

CEOs of Women’s Health Companies Fight to Open Investment Floodgates

January 22nd, 2020 Xconomy San Diego —  Talking about sex with potential investors? For EvoFem Biosciences CEO Saundra Pelletier, it’s the first item on the docket. Her company recently submitted Amphora, a non-hormonal contraceptive gel, to the FDA for review. EvoFem (NASDAQ: EVFM)—and the rest of the women’s health sector—will know by midyear whether the… Continue reading CEOs of Women’s Health Companies Fight to Open Investment Floodgates

Daimler profits halve on diesel and restructuring charges

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler (DAIGn.DE) warned its earnings halved in 2019 and it faced further charges of up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion)related to diesel pollution, in the latest blow to the German luxury carmaker. FILE PHOTO: A Mercedes-Benz “Vision URBANETIC” concept car is seen in front of the Daimler AG logo during the… Continue reading Daimler profits halve on diesel and restructuring charges

Edited Transcript of HLE.DE earnings conference call or presentation 14-Jan-20 9:00am GMT

Q2 2020 HELLA GmbH & Co KgaA Earnings Call Lippstadt Jan 15, 2020 (Thomson StreetEvents) — Edited Transcript of HELLA GmbH & Co KgaA earnings conference call or presentation Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 9:00:00am GMT TEXT version of Transcript ================================================================================ Corporate Participants ================================================================================ * Rolf Breidenbach HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA – Chairman of… Continue reading Edited Transcript of HLE.DE earnings conference call or presentation 14-Jan-20 9:00am GMT

Tupy acquires Teksid´s cast iron components business from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Deal will allow Companies to provide better solutions to their clients through world-class practices in manufacturing and R&D, enhancing Tupy’s presence in strategic segments of the global capital goods industry and expanding the growth potential for machining and engineering services JOINVILLE, Brazil, Dec. 20, 2019 /CNW/ – Tupy S.A. (“Tupy”), a Brazilian-based supplier dedicated to… Continue reading Tupy acquires Teksid´s cast iron components business from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Gestamp appoints Carmen de Pablo as Chief Financial Officer19.12.2019Gestamp, the multinational company specialized in the design, development and man…

Gestamp, the multinational company specialized in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, has appointed Carmen de Pablo as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She was previously the Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Her appointment has been approved by the Nomination and Compensation Committee… Continue reading Gestamp appoints Carmen de Pablo as Chief Financial Officer19.12.2019Gestamp, the multinational company specialized in the design, development and man…

NVIDIA Announces Upcoming Event for Financial Community

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019 NVIDIA will present at the following event for the financial community: J.P. Morgan Tech/Auto ForumTuesday, Jan. 7, at 7:50 a.m. Pacific time Interested parties can listen to the live audio webcast of NVIDIA’s presentation at this event, available on the NVIDIA website at investor.nvidia.com. Replay of the webcast will… Continue reading NVIDIA Announces Upcoming Event for Financial Community

PSA-Fiat Chrysler: the three subjects to watch out for in the marriage contract

Posted Dec 16 2019 at 6:45 am PSA and Fiat Chrysler are on track to meet the schedule they had set. After making it public their union project October 31, the two manufacturers are expected to announce this week that they have agreed to the signing of an engaging agreement (a “memorandum of understanding” in… Continue reading PSA-Fiat Chrysler: the three subjects to watch out for in the marriage contract

Greta Thunberg Blasts ‘Creative PR’ in Her Climate Speech

This story originally appeared on HuffPost and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At a high-level event Wednesday at the United Nations climate summit, Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed world leaders for “misleading” the public with insufficient emission-reduction pledges and dove into the growing science that shows governments must act quickly to… Continue reading Greta Thunberg Blasts ‘Creative PR’ in Her Climate Speech