Pharmaceutical industry
The latest news relating to the pharmaceuticals industry, including regulation, litigation, business news and relevant industrial and academic research, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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OpinionWelcome to the MegaPharm target selection and project resourcing meeting
Overheard recently in a seminar room near you…
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OpinionWeight loss drug supply races
With official shortages ended, but the first generics gearing up for launch, companies are looking for the next generation of drugs
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BusinessEnding of US weight-loss drug shortages prompts compounder complaints
Decision ends pharmacies’ permission to prepare versions of GLP-1 hormone mimics
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OpinionWhy companies are rushing to flatter Trump
Pharma firms are among many pausing diversity programmes and promising domestic investment
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BusinessNew Trump tariffs worry North American chemical industries
High duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China raise problems for international supply chains
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OpinionFluorine makes you an offer you can’t refuse
What might we do if we had a new, electron-donating equivalent element?
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ResearchGenerative AI pipeline creates promising antimicrobial peptides
AI model extrapolates beyond training data to predict diverse antimicrobial structures
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BusinessNew type of painkiller approved in US
Sodium channel blocker prevents nerves transmitting pain signals
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FeaturePutting the F in pharma
Adding fluorine to drug molecules can be tricky, but is often worthwhile. Rachel Brazil talks to the chemists trying to tame the ninth element
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ResearchFar more drugs could be taken orally by formulating them with silica nanoparticles
Many more medicines could be made water soluble making taking them easier for patients
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BusinessNew Purdue bankruptcy deal cuts out Sacklers’ legal immunity
$7.4 billion proposal will fund support for victims of US opioid crisis
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BusinessJ&J’s Intra-Cellular deal could signal more mega-mergers for 2025
£15 billion deal for neuroscience biotech aims to replace revenues from patent expiries
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OpinionSharing the burden of contraception could also mean sharing the risk
What if risk assessments for contraception considered the sum of risk to both members of a couple?
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FeatureOn the trail of the male contraceptive pill
As multiple novel male contraception compounds enter clinical trials, is family planning about to undergo a second revolution? James Mitchell Crow reports
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OpinionRobots queuing up to fail
Claims of an AI revolution in drug discovery are missing the biggest problem
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BusinessAthira pharma settles research misconduct charges for $4 million
Deal with US Department of Justice resolves allegations against former chief executive
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FeatureThe promise of drugs that send proteins to the shredder
Andy Extance charts how research into revolutionary targeted protein degradation therapies is moving from serendipity to strategic discovery
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WebinarHarnessing hormones for health: Taking GLP-1 from research to reality
Learn about the groundbreaking science research behind the GLP-1 revolution
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2024
Diabetes and weight loss drugs have surged in popularity, revealing supply frailties
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