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GSK give a £12 million grant to the University of Nottingham

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

GlaxoSmithKline and the University of Nottingham are to collaborate together to establish a new laboratory to accommodate the Centre of Excellence for sustainable chemistry and to construct an innovative carbon neutral sustainable chemistry laboratory.

The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry will be based on the University’s Jubilee Campus and its construction is being supported by a £12m grant from GSK

The focus on sustainability will be reflected in the building itself, which will incorporate the latest technologies to allow it to be carbon-neutral over its lifetime

Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of GSK said: “The carbon neutral laboratory will help affirm the UK as a global hub for the future of the life-sciences industry

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Biotech Company Genzyme Declines Sanofi’s $18.5bn Offer

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

The leading biotechnology company, Genzyme have declined an $18.5bn takeover bid by French drug makers, Sanofi Aventis yesterday.

Genzyme’s chief executive, Henri A.Termeer wrote this statement in a letter to Sanofi’s cheif executive Christopher A. Viehbacher, “The Genzyme board is not prepared to engage in merger negotiations with Sanofi based upon an opportunistic proposal with an unrealistic starting price that dramatically undervalues our company.”

Shares of Genzyme, which is one of the world’s leading makers of drugs for rare genetic disorders, rose nearly 4 percent to $70.13 in afternoon trading.

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