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200 years of Gmelin’s handbook
2017 marks 200 years since Leopold Gmelin first published his influential handbook – and it’s still going strong, as Mike Sutton discovers
Raiders of the lost pigments
The old sculptures in museums have lost their original colour, but chemistry can help us discover how they used to look
Seattle Genetics cancels Immunomedics deal
Settlement also resolves disputes with shareholders
Pollution from Indian drugmakers drives drug resistance
Areas around manufacturing sites still heavily contaminated with antimicrobials and breeding multidrug-resistant pathogens
Patheon buyout brings Thermo into contract manufacturing
$7.2bn deal expands Thermo Fisher’s laboratory products and services segment
Avantor to buy VWR for $6.4bn
Deal continues trend of consolidation in laboratory supplies sector
US Steel plant spills chromium into waterway
Pipe failure releases 135kg of hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan tributary
J&J fights talc cancer claims
Firm has lost several court cases linking talc to ovarian cancer, but vows to appeal
Back to school
Why a second degree could open up new avenues in your career
Getting on the soapbox for science
The women researchers fighting sexism in science communication
Working in the tobacco industry
Jenni Hawke shares how chemistry is changing e-cigarettes
Fancy a job in Tarragona, Spain?
Chemistry in the sun and long lunch breaks make up for the tight budget and quiet lifestyle
Go west: the impact of scientist movement in Europe
Despite migration of scientists, eastern European paper output has increased
People power: EU chemical workforce and industry turnover
According to the European Chemical Industry Council, the EU chemical industry has a £450 billion turnover and some 1.1 million direct employees
