- Pfizer Animal Health has entered into an agreement to acquire multiple product franchises from Schering-Plough Corporation covering all major animal health species including cattle, swine, equine, and companion animal. Specifically, Pfizer Animal Health will acquire a number of animal health products for sale in the European Economic Area covering the following categories: Swine E. coli Vaccines; Equine Influenza and Tetanus Vaccines; Ruminant Neonatal and Clostridia Vaccines; Rabies Vaccines; Companion Animal Veterinary Specialty Products and Parasiticides & Anti-inflammatories.
- Bayer CropScience introduces Trilex 2000 seed-applied fungicide for soybeans. Trilex 2000 is a combination of two proven fungicides: Trilex seed-applied fungicide and Allegiance seed-applied fungicide. These two products combine to make Trilex 2000 one easy-to-use, low-rate product for broad-spectrum soybean seed and seedling protection against seed-borne fungi and stand-reducing soil-borne fungi such as Rhizoctonia, Fusarium and Pythium.
- 3TIER, A Seattle-based company which provides assessments and forecasts of renewable energy, unveiled a global wind map that will be available for free. The map is part of “Remapping the World,” a mapping technology initiative that will enhance exploration of the world’s renewable energy resources. The technology is intended to give communities in developing countries – at little or no cost – the information to help them decide whether renewable energy can power their communities. The map provides global wind data at an 80-meter height over a 15 kilometer area for a single year.
