Archives for December 14, 2009

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Skinvisible secures Canadian license agreement for hand sanitizer

By Katie Nichol

In line with the expectation that successful clinical trials of Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals’ DermSafe hand sanitizer would accelerate license negotiations worldwide, the company has secured a Canadian license agreement for its product.

Unilever acts over Greenpeace’s palm oil claims

By Mike Stones

Unilever has halted all purchases of palm oil from Indonesian company PT SMART after a Greenpeace report alleged that its parent group Sinar Mas is engaged in widespread illegal deforestation and peatland clearance in Indonesia.