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Cambrex Acquires Biocatalyst Firm IEP

by Rick Mullin
March 29, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 13

Cambrex has acquired IEP, a Wiesbaden, Germany-based firm that specializes in developing biocatalytic processes and making enzymes for drug companies. “In combination with our existing chiral chemistry business, the acquisition of IEP will result in Cambrex’ being able to offer a broad biocatalysis platform to the pharmaceutical industry,” says Cambrex CEO Steven M. Klosk. Biocatalysis is of growing interest to fine chemicals companies. In 2004, for example, IEP contributed biocatalysis expertise to a chiral chemistry consortium formed by Almac Sciences.

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