Akzo Nobel to Float Organon on March 27
104698
AKZO Nobel, the Dutch chemicals group, said yesterday it will start bookbuilding for the flotation of its Organon BioSciences drugs unit on Monday and expects share trading to start on March 27.
629101
People in Switzerland are expected to back a proposal to allow stem-cell research on human embryos, exit polls indicate.
651337
The harvesting of stem cells from  human embryos will continue to be funded by the EU, the  incoming European Union research chief said on Friday, vowing  to keep an open mind while taking ethical views into account.
484835
The Nobel Foundation said Wednesday it will begin announcing the 2004 Nobel Prize winners on Oct.
607679
NedStack Fuel Cell Technology and Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals report successful start-up and operation of a PEM fuel cell system in Akzo Nobel's chlorine electrolysis pilot plant.
738544
The cancer diagnostic equipment maker is expected to announce that it will acquire Spring Bioscience, a developer of antibodies, for $28.9 million in cash.
176562
By Karen Attwood  The Dutch healthcare and chemicals group Akzo Nobel ditched plans to float its biopharmaceutical division in favour of a sale yesterday, triggering speculation it would next make a move on the chemicals group Imperial Chemical Industries.
325441
Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California&#39;s Nov. 2 ballot to devote $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in
383784
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced today that Eric Schmidt, Chief  Executive Officer, will present at the following investor events:  Morgan Stanley Technology Conference Monday, March 5, 2007 3:15 p.m. ET / 12:15 p.m.
346203
Swedish-Dutch chemicals and paints group Akzo Nobel's announced Wednesday that it had completed the purchase of peer ICI.
186237
Human embryonic stem cell research using federally approved stem cell lines could begin as soon as next month at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
223649
EuropaCorp, the film production company  founded by French director Luc Besson, set a price range on  Tuesday for its stock market listing which it said would raise  more than 70 million euros ($94.2 million).
492107
The group that awarded US$10 million this week to the winner of an outer-space travel contest is gearing up to offer cash prizes for technology breakthroughs in medicine, computer science, transportation and a number of other arenas.
285674
AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries Plc  has rejected a 7.2 billion-pound ($14.2 billion) bid approach from Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel NV , saying it undervalued the company.
71950
Schering-Plough Corp  has agreed to buy Akzo Nobel NV's  drugs unit Organon BioSciences for 11 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in a bid to gain scale and diversify away from cholesterol medicine.
266362
Arm is to pay $910m (Â£504m) in cash and shares for Artisan, the US-based transistor-level designer for systems-on-a-chip. Arm chairman Sir Robin Saxby said in a conference call: &quot;This will be a combination
369707
Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel  said it will be able to sell some of its British and Irish paint businesses as part of its divestment plan with European regulators who approved its 8 billion pound ($16.3 billion) acquisition of Britain's ICI