All Government articles – Page 53
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NewsEPSRC chief executive will stay on for another six months
Philip Nelson will remain head of UK physical sciences agency as research councils merge to form UKRI
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BusinessDrug formula change infuriates French thyroid patients
Poor communication of changes to Merck KGaA’s levothyroxine has led to complaints of side effects
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NewsUproar over EPA’s plan to ban its grantees from science committees
EPA chief says members of its scientific advisory panels get ‘millions of dollars’ in grants from the agency, which poses conflicts of interest
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BusinessHurricane damage squeezes supply chains
Industry and government working to minimise impact of shortages of olefin feedstocks and medical products
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NewsPublic health scientists speak out against Trump nominee
Dozens of scientists ask the Senate not to endorse Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety office
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BusinessEx-Chemours worker tried to steal trade secrets
Employee intended to sell confidential information about sodium cyanide to Chinese investors to set up competing plants
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NewsLitany of security breaches at US government science institute revealed
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security lapses persist, more than two years after illegal meth production was uncovered at one of its sites
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NewsUniversities to be assessed on business collaborations
Ref and Tef are set to be joined by Kef – the Knowledge Exchange Framework – in a new ranking to assess commercialisation of research
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BusinessFederal court quashes Allergan eye drop patents
Ruling negates company’s deal with Mohawk tribe to avoid patent board review
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BusinessUS to invest $160m in cancer partnership
Funds will be backed up with $55m from 11 companies to advance new cancer treatments that harness the immune system
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NewsSuppression of academic freedom a ‘global crisis’
Universities around the world under attack as states and groups seek to silence free thought
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NewsRoot and branch reform urged for Polish universities and research
EU report paints picture of out-of-date system
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BusinessBASF to buy Bayer seeds and herbicides
€5.9bn sale will help satisfy competition regulators’ worries over Bayer–Monsanto merger
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NewsCentral European University set to be saved as deadline passes
Hungarian university hopes international agreement will allow it to continue teaching
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BusinessCall for overhaul of EU rules on GMO clinical trial
Rules designed around genetically modified plants crops are holding back new cell and gene-based medicines
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NewsObama era clean power plan to be binned
US environment agency to end dalliance with country’s first limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants
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BusinessResidents sue Arkema over contamination
French chemical giant accused of releasing toxic chemicals from US plant in the wake of hurricane Harvey
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NewsBan on the sale of acids to under-18s planned in UK
Home secretary announces measures to combat acid attacks
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BusinessUS government urged to exercise drug patent rights
Campaign group says withdrawing Biogen’s license to government patents, or re-licensing them to other companies, could lower MS drug prices
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OpinionIndependent banking
Research shouldn’t be held ransom by the Spanish government in the fight over Catalonia