Business news – Page 20
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BusinessSearching for more sustainable resin materials
Paul Jones of Bitrez is the 2021 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
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BusinessMorphosys agrees to buy cancer epigenetics specialist Constellation
$1.7bn deal will be funded by selling rights to royalties on existing drugs
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BusinessUS supreme court will not hear J&J talc appeal
Decision means J&J must pay $2.1 billion previously awarded to 22 women who say talc caused their ovarian cancer
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BusinessShell to sell US refinery stake to Mexican state-owned petroleum company
Pemex will take full control of Deer Park refinery, as Mexico’s president moves to gain energy independence
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WebinarThe age of digital chemistry
Join us to learn how data can solve existing bottlenecks in synthetic chemistry and why data analysis demands a multidisciplinary approach
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BusinessStriving to bolster the antibiotic pipeline before it becomes the next crisis
It’s been almost 10 years since the world was warned of a post-antibiotic apocalypse. Katrina Megget takes a look at the initiatives trying to support antimicrobial R&D
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BusinessUS supreme court ends Sandoz–Amgen biosimilar dispute
Sandoz’s copy of arthritis drug Enbrel won’t be available in the US until 2029, 30 years after it was first marketed
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FeatureHow should chemical mixtures be regulated?
Nina Notman explores the challenge of assessing and managing risk from the coincidental chemical mixtures to which humans and the environment are exposed
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OpinionThe side effects of being unique
Even the largest clinical trials won’t capture all possible bad reactions to a drug – we need pharmacovigilance
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BusinessWhat might UK Reach look like?
As the UK’s legal system finds its feet post-Brexit, stakeholders have mixed feelings about the changes it could bring
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FeatureCleaning up industry’s water worries
With clean water supplies increasingly scarce, Angeli Mehta looks at what industry is doing to reduce its demands
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BusinessCoca-Cola chemist convicted of trade secret theft
Xiaorong You stole files detailing BPA-free can coatings from seven major chemicals firms
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WebinarA recipe for success in exploiting machine learning and data science
Join us to discover how data science and big data are revolutionising decision making – and why claims that experts are no longer needed are misleading
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BusinessFatal explosion at US paint and polymers plant
One dead and nine others injured as building partially collapsed after explosion and fire
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WebinarStatistics versus machine learning: should we all learn artificial intelligence?
Join us to understand the limitations of deep learning & why advanced statistical modelling is still needed – both in academic curricula and in the toolbox of any scientist or engineer
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BusinessGovernment clears merger of SinoChem and ChemChina
China’s chemicals giants will unite under a state-run holding company
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BusinessMaking supercritical fluid extraction affordable with Nova Extraction
London-based duo wants this powerful technique to be cheaper and more widely accessible
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OpinionA powerful blow against misconduct
Supporting whistleblowers is vital for detecting and preventing bad behaviour
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FeatureThe growing problem of pesticide resistance
Weeds and other plant pests can no longer be controlled by chemicals as easily as they could. Bárbara Pinho talks to the scientists finding solutions