All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 50
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NewsUS universities face continued federal R&D funding fall
Federal support for higher education R&D in America has dropped 13% since fiscal year 2011
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NewsTaiwan moves to create chemical safety agency
Government plans to establish a bureau to oversee chemicals following a serious food contamination scandal in 2011
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NewsTrump’s election sparks anxiety among scientists
Research community fears a Trump presidency will harm US science, but the biotech and pharma industry are more upbeat
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BusinessUS extends permission for combination pesticide
EPA finds no synergy concerns with Dow’s Enlist Duo and reverses restrictions on its approval
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NewsChemical industry applauds passage of EU–Canada trade deal
Long-awaited Ceta free trade agreement will be good news for the chemical industry in both regions
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BusinessLinde to cut costs and jobs
German industrial gas giant to restructure to save €550 million a year from 2019
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NewsWHO cancer agency criticised for outdated chemical risk methods
Criticism of carcinogenicity assessments that place processed meat in the same category as mustard gas
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BusinessEU scrutinises Syngenta–ChemChina union
European commission investigates competition concerns in agricultural megamerger
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NewsMOFs offer safer toxic gas storage
Start-up’s gas cylinders allows sub-atmospheric storage of hazardous gases like arsine used in semiconductor processing
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BusinessCorn growers’ lawsuit contested by Syngenta
Syngenta opposes class action seeking over $5bn in damages related to its genetically engineered corn
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NewsThe patriotic chemist
Northwestern University’s Omar Farha, who hails from the West Bank, is all about MOFs and keeping America’s scientific community inclusive
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BusinessSC Johnson revisits its use of galaxolide
Concerns of environmental and health groups leads firm to review scientific data on the fragrance chemical
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BusinessAstraZeneca sheds multiple drugs
Spate of licensing deals for non-core products as firm further tightens R&D focus
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NewsCongress probes NIH backing of cancer agency
US congressional panel investigates why NIH funds IARC, questioning the agency’s process for classifying substances as carcinogenic
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NewsUS urged to address helium cost increases
Scientific societies are calling on the US government to safeguard researcher access to affordable liquid helium
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NewsFive bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals fast-tracked under new US law
First test of powers of revamped Toxic Substances Control Act
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NewsUniversity of Hawaii fines for lab explosion slashed by 40%
Six of the penalities related to a March lab explosion that critically injured a postdoctoral fellow have been dropped
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BusinessNovartis consolidates research sites
Company will close research sites in China and Switzerland, and relocate another from Singapore to US
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NewsTrump presidency could hinder US–Mexico scientific collaboration
Bilaterial collaboration threatened by Republican candidate’s stance on border wall