Top news of the week: 12.01.2023.
Viewpoint: Why an EU ban on crop pesticide exports based on the misguided precautionary principle will hurt global farming
In France, on September 10, 2020, Le Monde headlined: ”The EU has authorized the export of more than 80,000 tonnes of pesticides which are nevertheless prohibited within the Union.“ The ...
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. to Acquire Amryt Pharma Plc
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. to Acquire Amryt Pharma Plc - Transaction expands Chiesi’s rare disease medicine...
Lifesciences and biotech in 2023
Read our Q&A with Bill Coyle, principal, ZS. ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare.
New Biogen CEO: New drug launches, more cost cuts, but no ‘radical left turns’ needed
SAN FRANCISCO — In some of his first extended comments since taking over as Biogen’s CEO, Chris Viehbacher described the commercial launches this year of
‘Mania of zero risk’: How environmentalists inflame concerns about farm chemicals, increasing anti-GM food rejectionism and the degradation of waterways
Food Watch warns, wrongly, that trace amounts of mineral oil can get into our food and seriously endanger consumers, calling for “zero tolerance”
Friends of the Earth: Anti-nuclear group turned anti-technology activists
Friends of the Earth, originally an environmental NGO that was focused on anti-nuclear technology, has progressed to campaigning against synthetic biology, pesticides and GMOs.
John Deere is working to transform consumers' perception of agriculture
"Not only is it a manufacturing company, but Deere is also quickly becoming one of the world's leading robotics and AI companies," says John May, CEO of John Deere.
How to capture cash with carbon
Are carbon markets the next golden opportunity for American farmers or just a flash in the pan?