Business news – Page 62
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BusinessIndian whistleblower pushes for regulatory reform
Although denied a hearing by India’s supreme court, Dinesh Thakur wants to shake up pharmaceutical safety laws
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FeatureEnzymes for everyone
Can scientists overcome enzymes’ fragility and exploit their speed and specificity? Fiona Case investigates
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BusinessRoche sketches out Blueprint collaboration
Drug discovery startup will contribute to cancer immunotherapy projects aimed at kinase enzymes
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BusinessIndia bans 344 combination drugs
Manufacturers appeal to courts to allow continued sales of products the government deems risky
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BusinessSanction lift triggers investment in Iran
Ambitious state plans and openness to foreign companies could combine to revive Iran’s chemical industry
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OpinionDrugs don’t grow on trees
The trope of companies profiteering from academic discoveries doesn’t bear much scrutiny, says Derek Lowe
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BusinessSanofi and Merck & Co end vaccines partnership
Two-decade-long alliance will split by end of 2016
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FeaturePotash on a megascale
A new mine could produce up to 20 million tonnes of potash each year and provide 1000 jobs – but it’s in a national park. Michael Freemantle reports
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BusinessExxonMobil sued for Clean Air Act violations
Environmental campaigners claim ExxonMobil’s plant emissions harm local residents
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BusinessDow to settle polyurethane price-fixing case
Chemical giant cancels Supreme Court appeal of damages and agrees $835m settlement
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Business
EPA aims to remove flubendiamide pesticide from market
After reassessing environmental impact, the agency wants to withdraw Bayer and Nichino America insecticides
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OpinionForged in righteous flames
Could the debate over pharma price-gouging have positive results for both patients and companies?
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BusinessQuotient ups carbon-14 quota with recycling plant
Plant may provide a solution to the supply shortage of the radiolabel barium [C-14] carbonate
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Business
Illumina to sue Oxford Nanopore over patent infringement
UK firm’s use of pore proteins in DNA sequencing alleged to contravene two Illumina patents
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Business
BASF to cut 350 jobs in plant science research
Company will also close field trial sites in Hawaii, India and Puerto Rico
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Business
Glyphosate persistence raises questions
Herbicide remains in water and soil longer than thought, but how that translates to human and environmental risk is unclear
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OpinionRare earth magnates
China’s monopoly on production has a global impact, argues David Abraham
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Business
Pfizer agrees potential $785m fraud settlement
Whistleblower case relates to claims of Wyeth overcharging for acid reflux drugs between 2001 and 2006
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BusinessAkzoNobel to buy BASF’s industrial coatings
€475 million deal includes technology, products and sites in the UK and South Africa
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ResearchIncredibly rare and unstable mineral shows catalytic clout
Georgeite shows promise as a catalyst precursor for the synthesis of methanol