Chemical industry – Page 67
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BusinessSadara cracker eyes richer chemical rewards
Joint venture between Dow and Saudi Aramco will target added value plastics and speciality chemicals
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BusinessHealthcare firms invest in Crispr gene editing technology
Crispr licence agreements open up opportunities in drug discovery
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BusinessNovartis reshuffle puts 120 staff at risk
Commitment to gene and cell therapy treatments emphasised as unit broken up amid pharmaceutical division refocus
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BusinessUS government agency awards Monsanto whistleblower $22 million
Pay-out is second largest reward from US whistleblower programme
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BusinessJoined-up thinking
The rift between contract medicinal chemistry and chemical development needs to be bridged
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OpinionDon’t fear the Crispr
Does simple gene-editing mean the end of traditional medicinal chemistry? Probably not
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BusinessFatal incidents at two chemical plants
In recent weeks three people have been killed in chemical plant accidents in Malaysia and the US
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BusinessFDA urges labs to test all blood donations for Zika
Agency has also given emergency authorisation to two new Zika blood tests
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BusinessPfizer to buy Astrazeneca’s antibiotics
Deal tops up Pfizer’s late-stage development pipeline, but AZ will retain biological programmes
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BusinessPfizer gambles on $14bn Medivation deal
Cancer specialist likely just one target in hunt for marketed drugs to offset patent expiries
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ResearchMembranes promise to slash energy needed to separate hydrocarbons
ExxonMobil-backed study allows reverse osmosis of hard-to-distinguish para-xylene and ortho-xylene
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BusinessEU examines Dow–DuPont union
European commission probes competition implications of the planned mega-merger
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BusinessOn the innovation horizon
Bringing disruptive technology to market requires enhanced collaboration
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OpinionHow do companies deal with political shifts?
Political instability hits small companies hardest
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OpinionPreparing for the future of pharma
Dave Allen discusses how scenario planning helps to define uncertainty in pharma
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BusinessUS government sued over merger crackdown
Business groups challenge Obama’s steps to limit tax inversions
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BusinessRohm and Haas fined for safety violations
Fines relate to a trimethylaluminium explosion that injured four in January
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ResearchMembrane reactor turns methane into aromatics
Catalytic technology could turn untapped hydrocarbons into valuable chemical feedstocks