Business news – Page 90
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BusinessDeadly blast destroys US fertiliser plant
Up to 15 dead and over 160 injured in a fire and explosion in Waco, Texas
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Waitrose bans neonicotinoid pesticides
Supermarket introduces precautionary ban on fresh produce suppliers using neonicotinoids until their effect on bees is clarified
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BASF introduces cell-based allergen test
Non-animal test for cosmetic ingredients to comply with Reach regulation
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Veolia and Total open oil recycling plant
Osilub plant will re-refine used oils into high grade engine lubricants
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DuPont and Monsanto settle Roundup dispute
Firms drop expensive ongoing litigation in favour of a licensing deal
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Opinion
Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence
Politicians should not rush to ban neonicotinoids until field trials have proved that they are wiping out bee colonies, argues Mark Peplow
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FeatureFrom molecules to medicines
Turning an active drug molecule into a finished product requires as much chemistry as developing the drug in the first place, as Phillip Broadwith discovers
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Morning sickness drug reintroduced to US
After being withdrawn due to litigation, the drug has been approved by the FDA
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European project to boost industry energy efficiency
Initiative will focus on smaller companies and provide tools to assess and reduce energy use
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BusinessIndia rejects Novartis patent appeal
Supreme court uphold decision to refuse protection for Glivec
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Roche to release Tamiflu trial data
The company will drip feed data to the Cochrane Collaboration, but with some elements redacted
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Amylin headquarters to close with further job losses
Bristol-Myers Squibb plans to shutter the San Diego, US, site following last year’s merger
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Opinion
From lab to leader
Derek Lowe asks (with some trepidation): do drug companies need scientists at the top?
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Russian investment vehicle sets sights on innovative drugs
Rusnano hopes to make a killing by investing in new technologies in the pharmaceutical sector
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FeatureChanging the rules of extraction
As the price of oil goes up, reserves previously uneconomical to exploit become attractive. Nuala Moran explores the chemical technology being used
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Court convicts ex-Aptuit researcher over drug data
Altered liquid chromatography results at Scottish site lead to first successful good lab practice prosecution
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AstraZeneca partners with Moderna for $240 million
Pharma company sheds more jobs and backs messenger RNA therapeutics
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BusinessGlobal AstraZeneca restructuring will cost 1600 jobs
Firm will focus drug development efforts in three strategic R&D centres in the UK, Sweden and the US
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Interpol teams up with pharma
Pharmaceutical crime programme will seek to reduce trade in fake drugs
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Dow makes $1.5bn divestiture plans
Liveris in favour of ‘selectively pruning’ further non-core units