Business news – Page 36
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BusinessSmall biocides companies face uncertain fate
Cost and complexity of European law hampers innovation and excludes SMEs
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BusinessCancer immunotherapy spreads rapidly
New approvals and expanded use for checkpoint inhibitor drugs illustrate the power of Nobel-winning science
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RSC£50bn chemistry SME sector under threat from Brexit
Access to skills and funding ‘crucial’ to protect sector’s long-term future
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OpinionThe projects drug companies wish they’d never started
Failures are common in drug research, but some are bigger than others
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ResearchRemote controlled self-optimising flow synthesis
Online interface could allow virtual sharing of complex kit, and enable simple improvement of reaction conditions
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ArticleContinuous manufacturing could revolutionise drug development
Continuous flow manufacturing of pharmaceuticals offer the flexibility to accelerate the drug development process
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BusinessCleaning up clinical trials
Campaigns to enforce complete and correct reporting of trial data are beginning to take hold
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BusinessNovartis to cut over 2000 jobs
Move exemplifies a wave of manufacturing cuts as pharma moves to more high-value, specialised medicines
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OpinionHas Crispr’s patent battle run its course?
As the originators duke it out in court, their patents are becoming increasingly irrelevant
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Business‘No deal’ Brexit guidance fails to reassure UK chemical industry
UK government issues guidance on chemical regulation and patent law if the UK leaves the EU without agreement
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BusinessIndia moves to ban cocktail drugs
Government injunction on 328 fixed dose combinations is strongly opposed by manufacturers
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BusinessLandmark China cancer drug full approval ‘first of a wave’
Chi-Med’s fruquintinib is a result of China’s evolving drug innovation and regulation
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NewsBitter feuding at Cochrane healthcare audit body paralyses organisation
One member has been expelled from the governing board while another four resign with accusations of pharmaceutical industry bias flying
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BusinessBuilding resilience to climate threats
As extreme weather events become more frequent, chemical and pharmaceutical producers are taking steps to fend them off in future
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ResearchGenentech antibiotic quells resistance
Modified arylomycin combines high potency with new mechanism of action
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BusinessEurope opens gates to CAR-T
First two modified T-Cell cancer therapies approved in the EU, but prices may be prohibitive for public health systems
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FeatureReaching a milestone
The decade-long process to register all chemicals used in Europe has concluded. Nina Notman takes stock of progress and looks to the next steps for chemical legislation in the region