Business news – Page 73
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UK calls for fracking restrictions
Environment committee wants to protect national parks and tighten regulation
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Shire deepens rare disease focus with NPS buyout
Approval of parathyroid hormone drug further validates acquisition decision
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US methane emissions reduction effort generates sparks
White House targets oil and gas sector but gets a chilly reception from Republican lawmakers and industry
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MFG Chemical fined after worker dies
Company cited for multiple safety failings before the fatal incident
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OpinionIgnorance is no defence
In a chemistry lab, what you don’t know really can hurt you, says Derek Lowe
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Ansun settles fraud case for $2m
Executives fiddled timesheets to overcharge US funding agency on grants and research contracts
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Biogen Idec to buy Convergence for pain pipeline
UK firm will remain intact as a ‘centre of excellence’ in pain R&D for Biogen
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BusinessUS poised to approve its first ‘biosimilar’ drug
FDA panel recommends Sandoz’s copy of Amgen’s Neupogen
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BusinessRevlon’s former chief scientist claims he was fired over safety whistleblowing
Ex-employee sues firm alleging job loss was the result of raising safety concerns that the company’s chief executive didn’t want to hear
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EU recommends Parkinson’s drug for approval
First new molecule for a decade, but Alzheimer’s still posing challenges as antibody treatment withdrawn from trials
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EU chemicals regulator scolded over animal testing
Ombudsman says ECHA isn’t doing enough to require alternative, non-animal methods
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Consumer products firms fined for French price fixing
€950m fines for ‘friends clubs’ that pushed up prices for home and personal care products
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Freedom Industries’ president arrested for fraud
Executive whose company leaked MCHM into West Virginian water supplies is charged with lying to deflect blame
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BusinessMerck & Co to buy antibiotics specialist Cubist
Pharma giant remains committed to $9.5bn deal despite key Cubist patents being invalidated by court ruling
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BusinessSolving iron’s solubility problem
Technology profile: MRC Human Nutrition Research - anaemia supplements with fewer side effects
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Saint-Gobain surprises Sika with buyout bid
Company is buying out family-owned controlling stake, but Sika claims the deal will create a conflict of interest
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Big pharma opens up abandoned drugs
Seven firms will make 68 stalled compounds available for academic research
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Huntsman looks to cut jobs and titania capacity
900 employees face axe as firm evaluates titanium dioxide options