Chemical industry – Page 34
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Business
US government sued for delaying dichloromethane paint stripper ban
Environmental Protection Agency advances long-awaited ban on consumer products, but allows commercial use to continue
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Opinion
In search of ultimate selectivity
A catalyst that reacts only with aryl iodides, spurning bromides and chlorides
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News
Big costs, no benefits to UK’s replacement for EU chemical regulation
Industry warns small volume chemicals could no longer be sold in the UK
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Business
UK government sets out antimicrobial resistance plan
Aims to cut antibiotic use and explore financial incentives for pharmaceutical companies
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Opinion
Thinking differently about waste
Plastic and carbon emissions are valuable resources we can’t afford to discard
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Business
Battling the US opioid epidemic
Adapt pharma’s naloxone nasal spray makes treating overdoses easier
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Article
Pittcon 2019: the visible difference in laboratory science expositions
The Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania welcomes the 70th annual Pittcon.
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Research
Patent-busting AI tool navigates around protected drug pathways
Organic retrosynthesis software can identify key bonds involved in patented reactions to find alternative pathways
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Business
Antifouling coatings cling to copper
Copper coatings keep ships clear from unwanted sea life but environmental concerns mean some are keen to move away from the metal. Can it be replaced?
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Opinion
What are the rate-limiting steps in drug discovery?
Getting more drugs to market is not just a chemistry problem
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Business
Pfizer to close two manufacturing plants in India
Closures will lead to the loss of 1700 jobs – almost 6% of the pharma giant’s manufacturing workforce
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Business
Chinese plant closures disrupt supply chains
Environmental clampdown knocks out major suppliers of some ingredients
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Business
Bristol-Myers Squibb to buy Celgene for $74 billion
Deal boosts BMS’s cancer and immunology pipeline with 5 drugs in late stage clinical trials
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Careers
Rethinking industrial placements
How SMEs are bridging the gap between undergraduates and industry
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Article
Strength through diversity
Why people should be at the heart of a forward-thinking contract research organisation
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Business
How many papers do you read a week?
Everyone needs a strategy to keep up with the literature
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Business
GSK and Pfizer joint venture creates new consumer healthcare giant
Enlarged GSK consumer health will have largest market share of any firm and be a leader in key countries
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Opinion
How science shapes our psychology
We learn to embrace the unexpected, follow evidence over opinion and accept that most experiments fail
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Business
Chemicals industry roundup 2018
Industry growth remains strong despite tariff disputes, political uncertainty and supply chain challenges