Business news
The latest business news from across the chemistry-using industries, including mergers and acquisitions, legal and patent disputes, regulation and commercial performance, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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BusinessDetecting airborne pathogens by DNA sequencing
UK spin-out Agnos Biosciences turned a ‘wacky idea’ into a sensor with applications from agriculture to hospitals
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OpinionBritish Steel’s nationalisation plan contrasts against chemical industry decline
UK steel production has been declining for decades thanks to high costs and cheap imports
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BusinessUS FDA commissioner Makary resigns amid chaos and questions
Marty Makary’s departure, amid reports that Trump planned to fire him, is the result of an ‘inherited crisis’ and ‘shifting FDA standards’, BIO says
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BusinessWhere will we get sulfur and helium from when fossil fuel extraction declines?
Effects of Gulf supply restrictions following US war on Iran hints at potential future challenges
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OpinionIran war’s global impact keeps growing
Shortages of bitumen, cooking gas and jet fuel are pushing up prices and disrupting construction
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Business26 killed in fireworks factory explosion in China
Incident on 4 May injured over 60 others, with rescue work hampered by further fires and explosions
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OpinionPurdue Pharma’s opioid prosecution enables bankruptcy settlement
$5 billion criminal sentence paves the way for resolution of civil liabilities through bankruptcy court
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Business‘Basic research is needed more than anything else’
Christian Hackenberger, co-founder of Tubulis, is excited that his team’s initial research is now creating clinical impact
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OpinionMajor drug regulators advancing routes to reduce animal testing
US, UK and EU all have goals to eliminate animal testing
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BusinessFatal incident at US catalyst refiner under investigation
Two dead and 21 injured at silver reclamation facility after chemical mixture released hydrogen sulfide
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BusinessBursting bubbles break down PFAS
Mantisonix is using ultrasound to destroy fluorochemical pollutants in water
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BusinessGulf chemicals supply disruption will continue for months to years
Impact on petrochemicals, fertilisers and various co-products like helium and sulfur will ripple throughout extensive supply chains
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OpinionIran ceasefire is the start of a long recovery process
Conflict’s impact on global energy and chemicals supply chains will take significantly longer to resolve
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OpinionIndia’s generic semaglutide surge
As patents on Novo Nordisk’s diabetes and weight loss blockbusters expire, generic makers have their versions ready
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BusinessHow to choose reactor materials and test for compatibility
Merck & Co team describes simple testing strategies and criteria for decision-making
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Opinion‘The truth is supremely valuable and we cannot lie our way to it’
As a scientist with family in Iran, Derek Lowe finds his own government’s approach to truth alarming
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BusinessBoron plays a key role in new sleeping sickness drug
Acoziborole is the first single-dose treatment for both early and late stage sleeping sickness
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OpinionChemical recycling of plastics rises as oil crisis continues
Recovering feedstocks from hard-to-recycle plastic is potentially important in a more circular plastic economy
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BusinessUS moves to roll back ethylene oxide exposure rules
Environmental Protection Agency will relax limits on emissions from commercial sterilisers
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OpinionWidening impact of conflict in Iran
Deyond hydrocarbons, helium and sulfur – byproducts of petroleum extraction – have also been critically affected by Iran’s blockade of Gulf exports