Hengrui Medicine sets up clinical research and development in Basel | BaselArea

“The Chinese life sciences company Hengrui Medicine is establishing a Swiss subsidiary in Basel. The European hub for clinical research and development will help the company to advance its innovative drugs, including cancer treatments.”

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Launch of Syngenta Group – creating a global agritech market leader | Syngenta

“Syngenta Group Co. Ltd., announced today the official launch of Syngenta Group, a new global leader in agricultural science and innovation. Under a single entity, it unites the strengths of Syngenta AG, headquartered in Switzerland, ADAMA, based in Israel, and the agricultural businesses of Sinochem, based in China. The new entity, headquartered in Switzerland, has 48,000 employees in more than 100 countries, and had sales of US$23 billion in 2019.”

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Even more China: Syngenta is increasingly detaching from its Swiss roots | NZZ

The owner Chem China wants to bring the agrochemical business of another Chinese state company, the Sinochem company, into the Basel group. At the same time, Syngenta receives a new CFO with experience in China.

@ NZZ | January 7, 2020

Noch mehr China: Syngenta löst sich immer mehr von seinen Schweizer Wurzeln | NZZ

Der Besitzer Chem China will in den Basler Konzern das Agrochemiegeschäft eines weiteren chinesischen Staatskonzerns, der Firma Sinochem, einbringen. Zugleich erhält Syngenta einen chinaerfahrenen neuen Finanzchef.

@ NZZ | 7. Januar 2020