All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 65
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NewsObama wants to boost R&D funding 6% in 2016
Chemistry funding through the National Science Foundation would grow 3% under new White House budget proposal
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EU regulator calls for generic drug suspensions
The EMA wants hundreds of formulations off the market after identifying systematic fraud in a major Indian contract clinical research organisation
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Myriad calls a ceasefire in court battle over cancer gene tests
US biotech firm settles patent lawsuits involving BRCA gene tests, agrees to dismiss claims against several labs
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NewsBillion dollar package unveiled to fight antibiotic resistance
President Obama wants to almost double US funding to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria in 2016
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NewsEx-US Navy weapons specialist arrested over chemical stockpile
Arrest made in Canada over osmium tetroxide stores and other chemicals that triggered evacuation of nearby homes
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BusinessRoche chases bolt-on acquisitions as it pushes into genomics
Company’s recent shopping spree aims to harness genome sequencing to advance personalised treatments
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NewsObama talks up research, announces personalised medicine initiative
US president proposes ‘precision medicine’ initiative in State of the Union speech
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News‘Research bank’ idea floated to support US science agencies
Establishment of a public–private bank mooted to smooth out fluctuations in America’s government support for research
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Business
US methane emissions reduction effort generates sparks
White House targets oil and gas sector but gets a chilly reception from Republican lawmakers and industry
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NewsBP Deepwater oil spill fines set to fall dramatically
Louisiana judge rules that disaster released a million fewer barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico than the US government estimated
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NIH institute looks to end funding monopolies
New guidelines aim to spread grant money more evenly to avoid it accumulating in the hands of research superstars
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MFG Chemical fined after worker dies
Company cited for multiple safety failings before the fatal incident
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US science funder updates policy on same sex partners
National Institutes of Health now recognises same sex marriages in its grants policies
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Ansun settles fraud case for $2m
Executives fiddled timesheets to overcharge US funding agency on grants and research contracts
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West Virginia chemical spill inhalation risk overlooked
Contamination of US water supply with MCHM and polyglycol ethers caused ill health when residents flushed toilets
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BusinessUS poised to approve its first ‘biosimilar’ drug
FDA panel recommends Sandoz’s copy of Amgen’s Neupogen
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NewsUS–Cuba accord expected to be boon for science
Researchers and science groups applaud President Obama’s action make it easier for American and Cuban researchers to collaborate
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BusinessRevlon’s former chief scientist claims he was fired over safety whistleblowing
Ex-employee sues firm alleging job loss was the result of raising safety concerns that the company’s chief executive didn’t want to hear
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Myriad loses appeal on cancer gene test patents
US appeals court rules that biotechnology company cannot block competitor’s breast cancer tests