Eastern member states criticise EU’s climate targets

10.07.10 Warsaw – While industrial biotechnology companies such as Royal DSM or Novozymes have welcomed new EU climate goals, believing they will provide a kickstart for a bio-based economy, eastern European countries like Bulgaria, the... more

Selvita And Orion Pharma co-develop Alzheimer compound

09.07.10 Kraków/ Espoo – Finland’s Orion Corp and Polish drugmaker Selvita have agreed to collaborate on research and development of Selvita’s oral Alzheimer compound SEL103 program in multiple cognitive disorder indications. According to... more

Trial success

12.05.10 Warsaw – Polish biotech firm Bioton SA wants to expand its business to Asia. At the end of April, the producer of recombinant insulin announced that it plans to issue convertible bonds worth EUR26m to fund an expansion of its... more

Poland: Groundwork laid for new facility

08.03.10 Warsaw – Polish tissue-engineering specialist Euroimplant S.A. has received permission to build a new research and production facility in Klaudyn near Warsaw. The company said it is currently in talks with several investors who... more

Polpharma bids for Bioton

01.02.10 Warsaw – Polish pharmaceutical firm Polpharma has sought approval for its acquisition of parts of Polish blue-chip Bioton S.A. Polpharma made the bid on the last day of 2009. The case is pending. In November 2009, Bioton signed a... more