Business news – Page 56
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BusinessChemical plant workers’ month-long strike
Momentive Performance Materials has drafted temporary contractors in dispute over benefits
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BusinessPfizer pulls back on UK and Ireland facilities
€400 million manufacturing plant expansion cancelled and two facilities to close
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BusinessFormer Valeant and Philidor executives arrested for fraud
Prosecutors allege the men masterminded a kickback scheme between Valeant and the speciality pharmacy
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BusinessOCP to invest $3.7bn in Ethiopian fertiliser plant
Output from joint venture between Ethiopian government and Moroccan state phosphate group will exceed domestic demand
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OpinionHow much does fashion influence chemists?
Is that new reaction the next Nobel-worthy breakthrough, or just a flash in the pan?
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NewsCut red tape to help innovation boom, says German chemistry sector
Leading organisations call for less bureaucracy and more funding to improve collaboration between universities and industry
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OpinionRestarting the mental health pipeline
The lack of UK investment in new drugs for mental health disorders is a problem – but the tide may be about to turn
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NewsPatent backlogs cost the world millions, IP experts warn
Estimates put a $10bn price tag on every year of delays
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BusinessChemist's struggles spawn Bristol lab incubator
Unit DX prioritises properly-equipped lab space, with partnerships to support science entrepreneurs
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CareersThe trials and tribulations of drug discovery
The many pitfalls medicinal chemists face when creating a new drug
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FeaturePersonalised skincare
Nina Notman explores some of the latest scientific approaches skincare companies are using in the quest to develop high-earning anti-ageing cosmetics
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OpinionUncertainty around Trump presidency is harmful to industry
Uncertainty is anathema to industry. Trump and Brexit are frustrations, but the wheels do not stop.
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BusinessAmmonia leak leads to fatality at UK brewery
One dead and 22 hospitalised after accident at Carlsberg site
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NewsTrump’s election sparks anxiety among scientists
Research community fears a Trump presidency will harm US science, but the biotech and pharma industry are more upbeat
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BusinessUS extends permission for combination pesticide
EPA finds no synergy concerns with Dow’s Enlist Duo and reverses restrictions on its approval
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NewsChemical industry applauds passage of EU–Canada trade deal
Long-awaited Ceta free trade agreement will be good news for the chemical industry in both regions
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BusinessLinde to cut costs and jobs
German industrial gas giant to restructure to save €550 million a year from 2019
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OpinionRegulatory tightropes
When lobbying and marketing clash with scientific evidence, regulators walk a fine line
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OpinionPutting chemistry back in biology
The chemical nature of biomolecular interactions can no longer be ignored
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BusinessEU scrutinises Syngenta–ChemChina union
European commission investigates competition concerns in agricultural megamerger