Business news – Page 81
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OpinionKnown unknowns
New molecules with unpredictable biological activity deserve sensible amounts of respect, says Derek Lowe
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AstraZeneca boosts open innovation efforts
Web portal will make collaborative drug discovery easier
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$1.2bn J&J deceptive marketing fine overturned
Supreme court reverses decision to fine firm over Risperdal promotion
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BusinessRussian chemical industry to take a hit
Major manufacturer Khimprom to be liquidated with loss of up to 4000 jobs
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US coal companies fined over water pollution
Comprehensive upgrades required to water treatment systems at mines and processing plants
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BusinessBumpy road for Chinese renewable energy
Huge losses at star Chinese renewable energy firms are ringing alarm bells
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US focuses pharma supply chain scrutiny
Import pre-authorisation for trusted firms frees up resources to tackle purity problems
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UK to fast-track access to critical medicines
Patients could receive medicines before formal approval in exchange for monitoring data
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Bristol-Myers Squibb to close Irish plant
130 jobs to go at manufacturing site in Cruiserath
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Minerals Technologies wins tussle over Amcol
US firm outbids European rival Imerys for polymer and speciality minerals supplier
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Bayer agrees seed firm takeover in Argentina
Bayer CropScience seeks to grow South American seed business
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Europe's chemical industry faces extinction in 10 years
Chairman of Ineos warns that the sector could go the way of the dinosaur thanks to high energy and feedstock costs
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Evonik acquires US silicic acid ester supplier
German chemicals giant expand functional silane production in the US with Silbond purchase
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Europe's chemical sector stagnated in 2013
Lack of output growth leaves industry 6.4% adrift of peak in 2007
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BusinessRoche disputes unethical East German trial claims
Internal investigation concludes that 1980s trials were legally run and patients gave proper consent
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NewsDangerous delivery problems dog chemical transport in China
Lethal accident caused by contamination of parcels by toxic chemical highlights difficulties faced by small firms
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BusinessMegamerger brings Actavis into R&D race
$25bn Forest Labs takeover will see generics giant take on patented products
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Toray backs US shale gas boom
Japanese firm will invest £585m to build a new carbon fibre materials site
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Shell pulls out of chemicals in Australia
Energy giant will sell all downstream businesses to Vitol