“Cell and gene therapies hold the promise to significantly impact patients’ lives by moving from treating symptoms to potentially curative approaches,” Wolfram Carius, executive VP and head of cell and gene therapy at Bayer, said. “Together with our partners, we want to accelerate innovation at its source and along the whole value chain to ensure a rapidtranslation of science into therapies for patients who have no time to wait.” … [Read more...] about Bayer announces big investment in external innovation
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Vietnam stands firm amid pandemic: international media
Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign media have run several articles highlighting Vietnam’s economic success given a struggling world plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nikkei Asia Review said Vietnam’s production sector has proven its fast and steady recovery. The country’s open market and signing of numerous free trade agreements (FTAs), particularly the EU-Vietnam FTA, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), are promising great opportunities for growth. The paper said Vietnam stands out for its success in controlling the pandemic. According to the latest Asian Development Outlook released by the Asia Development Bank, Vietnam was estimated to grow over 2 percent last year while Thailand contracted by 7.8 percent. Thanks to its larger market scale and cheaper labour cost, Vietnam surpassed Thailand in terms of foreign direct investment and export value. The Financial … [Read more...] about Vietnam stands firm amid pandemic: international media
Việt Nam stands firm amid pandemic: international media
According to the latest Asian Development Outlook released by the Asia Development Bank, Việt Nam was estimated to grow more than 2 per cent last year while Thailand contracted by 7.8 per cent. Thanks to its larger market scale and cheaper labour costs, Việt Nam surpassed Thailand in terms of foreign direct investment and export value. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam stands firm amid pandemic: international media
Long-term development commitments realised through strategic M&A moves
Meanwhile, Binh Minh Plastic was honoured as one of Vietnam’s 50 Best-Performing Companies in 2019 by Nhip Cau Dau Tu magazine, in tandem with Thien Viet Securities. Making that the ninth consecutive year in the top 50, Binh Minh Plastic has a consistent performance thanks to excellent corporate governance and strong commitment to quality improvement. The achievement can be attributable to SCG’s efforts to build a sustainable business in line with social and environmental welfare. … [Read more...] about Long-term development commitments realised through strategic M&A moves
More business leaders embrace digital technologies
‘Supply Chain Digitisation: A Shift from Driving Efficiency to Building Resilience’, done by TM Insight, an Asia Pacific consulting company, found that digitisation of supply chains has emerged as one of the key priorities to not only achieve operational efficiencies and meet rising demand, but also to future-proof businesses. … [Read more...] about More business leaders embrace digital technologies