Business news – Page 46
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BusinessBristol-Myers Squibb bags immunotherapy unicorn
Deal will add to pharma giant’s cancer portfolio
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BusinessGSK stops over 30 research programmes to prioritise innovation
New boss Emma Walmsley outlines sweeping changes in order to focus on high-return drug projects
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BusinessGenesis Energy to buy alkali business from Tronox
Tronox to spend proceeds on Cristal purchase
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BusinessIsraeli company Haifa Chemicals shuttered
Lack of ammonia storage facility leads to colossal losses
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BusinessCelgene pays $280m to settle off-label marketing lawsuit
Whistleblower case relating to cancer prescriptions
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BusinessMidwest Fertilizer to build $2.8bn manufacturing plant
Domestic facility will reduce imports
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OpinionAugmented intelligence
Robots will increasingly work alongside humans to solve complex problems
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BusinessAstraZeneca shares tumble after antibody failure
Imfinzi and tremelimumab checkpoint inhibitor pairing fails to beat chemotherapy in lung cancer
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BusinessLyondellBasell to build world’s largest propylene oxide plant
Petrochemical giant gets go-ahead for most expensive project to date
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BusinessNovartis coasts towards first CAR-T approval
Unanimous recommendation for CTL019 ahead of October decision builds confidence in T-cell genetic reprogramming
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CareersWould you rent your lab equipment?
Virtual sharing and equopment loans are making access to vital research tools easier
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BusinessMitsubishi Tanabe Pharma buys Neuroderm for $1.1 billion
Japanese pharmaceutical giant to acquire Israel’s Neuroderm in record breaking deal
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NewsTrump and Dow Chemical chief executive clashed on climate
White House adviser and head of US’s largest chemical firm, Andrew Liveris, tried to change the president’s mind on Paris accord
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Opinion(+)-Pleuromutilin
Total synthesis is sometimes the only way to explore the chemical space around a natural product
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BusinessConsortium working to extend sustainable coconut oil supply chain
Agricultural education programme helps secure production and reduce environmental impact
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BusinessBroad Institute backs central Crispr patent licensing platform
Key players submit 22 patents to pool, and urge other holders to create a one-stop shop for licensing deals
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BusinessLilly wins chemotherapy patent appeal
Firm also settles with generic manufacturers of erectile dysfunction drug Cialis
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BusinessMallinckrodt settles US opioid lawsuit
Firm will pay $35m over allegations it failed to report suspicious orders of controlled substances
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BusinessArkema invests in speciality chemicals
Company will expand Asian plants producing bio-based polyamide, thiochemicals and photocured resins
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OpinionMaking enough of a difference
What if the needle in the drug development haystack ends up being too small to be useful?