Poli Industria Chimica Spa

Poli Industria Chimica

Massimo Leoni

Ambrogio Magni

Enrico Ronzio

Enrico Casareto

Paride Grisenti

Elisa Verza

Laura Bossi

Fabio Pecora

The present invention relates to a new process of synthesis and to some new intermediates for the preparation of steroids with progestogen activity, more particularly, for the preparation of Desogestrel of formula (I). Said process is characterized by the regioselective reduction of the compound of formula (II) to give the intermediate of formula (III). 

Process and new intermediates for the preparation of steroids with a progestogen activity

A novel, cyclosporin-producing microbe is described. A process for the production of cyclosporin, comprising culturing the novel microbe and recovering the desired form of cyclosporin produced, is described.

Antibiotic producing microbe

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Milan, Italy

Massimo Leoni