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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BusinessJ&J now faces talc cancer claims in the UK
Alongside nearly 70,000 US lawsuits, over 3000 claimants have filed joint UK legal action
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ResearchThis fragment-based drug discovery library is designed to be sociable
Study targets a key bottleneck in hit to lead optimisation by designing fragments that are both structurally diverse and easy to elaborate
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Opinion‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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Business23 Indian children’s deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup
Dietheylene glycol contamination highlights consequences of poor inspection and enforcement
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WebinarDeveloping a CITK protein degrader using the QuicTPD™ platform
Join us on 18 November to learn about the latest technology to accelerate the design of cancer treatments
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OpinionKeeping tabs on contamination
Argentina’s contaminated fentanyl tragedy highlights challenges of generic drug supply
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OpinionTrump steps up pharma tariff threat
Taxing branded drug imports could hit biotech innovators hardest
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BusinessArvinas and Pfizer seek a new home for protein degrader drug
Companies offer bifunctional cancer drug vepdegestrant to new partners after disappointing trial results
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BusinessNovo Nordisk’s new chief cuts 9000 jobs
Danish firm shifts strategy after struggling to capitalise on its weight loss drugs
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OpinionIs UK pharma really ‘uninvestable’?
Merck & Co, AstraZeneca (AZ) and Eli Lilly pulling UK projects highlights the precarious position of the country’s life sciences industry
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BusinessUK loses life sciences investment as pharma companies halt expansion plans
Industry seeks greater share of healthcare spending to support innovation
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BusinessIndian chemist dies after methanol inhalation incident
Preliminary investigation highlights lack of protective equipment
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WebinarIon suppression correction and normalisation in metabolomics
Join us on 5 November to learn new ways to improve data consistency with mass spectrometry
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OpinionLiver toxicity remains an unpredictable hurdle for medicinal chemists
The liver’s complex role in metabolising drugs makes it both a critical consideration and potential stumbling block
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OpinionDeadly fentanyl contamination exposes drug safety challenges
Bacterial contamination in medical fentanyl has killed at least 51 people in Argentina, highlighting pressures on generic drugmakers
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WebinarLipidomics for antibiotic resistance (AMR) mechanisms
Discover how microbial antibiotic exposure triggers lipidomic changes, offering insight into how lipids contribute to resistance mechanisms
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BusinessPharma sector jolted by unpredictable US tariffs policy
Firms face tough decisions amid Trump’s threatened taxes on pharmaceutical imports and ‘capricious’ approach to tariffs
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BusinessAt least 51 deaths in Argentina linked to tainted medical fentanyl
Investigation reveals history of regulatory failures as pharmaceutical company faces criminal charges over Argentina’s deadliest drug contamination scandal
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BusinessFour dead after nitrogen leak at pharma factory in India
Incident at Medley Pharmaceuticals’ Boisar–Tarapur plant leaves two others in a serious condition
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BusinessWill oral weight loss drugs challenge injectables?
Pills may offer convenience for manufacturers, but it’s not clear they will overtake existing drugs