All Business articles – Page 4
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The diabetes drugs aiming to aid weight loss
Can peptide hormone mimics avoid the side effect pitfalls of previous weight loss treatments?
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US supreme court confirms Amgen’s cholesterol antibody patents invalid
Decision could mean patent descriptions need to be even more detailed, and hence expensive
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Deadly explosion and fire at US pharmaceutical plant
One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport
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11 dead after toxic gas leak in India
Victims were instantly overwhelmed by gas, which left high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in air
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UN asked to investigate ‘human rights violations’ by Chemours
Local campaigners claim PFAS emissions from US plant violate various rights, including to clean water and a sustainable environment
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Five dead after explosion at plant in China
Blast in hydrogen peroxide unit of Sinochem plant in Liaocheng
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DuPont and a senior employee plead guilty to criminal negligence
$16 million in fines and probation related to fatal methyl mercaptan leak at La Porte, US
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Making oil and water mix by encapsulation
Italian start-up Sphera Encapsulation can protect lipophilic food ingredients in aqueous environments
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Battery recyclers race to increase capacity and efficiency
As battery demand grows, recycling needs to capture more of the valuable resources in each cell
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Merck & Co to buy immunology specialist Prometheus
$10.8 billion cash deal give Merck rights to late-stage candidate for two inflammatory bowel conditions
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Ghana and Nigeria approve Oxford malaria vaccine
Approval comes before final-stage clinical trials have been completed
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J&J proposes to pay nearly $9 billion to settle talc lawsuits
Company re-files for bankruptcy of a subsidiary in the hopes of resolving tens of thousands of claims its products caused cancer
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Explainer: what Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse means for chemistry companies
US and UK-based lender found a niche supporting start-ups - its loss will make it harder for growing companies to access finance
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New Jersey sues Dow Chemical and others over 1,4-dioxane pollution
US State wants companies to be held accountable for cleaning up widespread contamination
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Pfizer to buy cancer biotech Seagen for $43 billion
Antibody-drug conjugate specialist will fill Pfizer’s cancer pipeline
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Fragrance firms face coordinated cartel probe
Givaudan, Firmenich, Symrise and IFF raided by competition authorities
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US government sues chemical firm over chloroprene emissions
Denka disputes claims of ‘unacceptably high’ releases from neoprene manufacturing facility
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UK battery industry plans running down as Britishvolt fails
Political uncertainty risks UK losing out to China, US and EU
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Transforming sawdust with ultrasound
Bio-Sep can break down biomass and extract valuable molecules without damaging them
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Thousands of jobs to go as chemicals giants cut costs
Dow and 3M laying off a total of 4500 employees worldwide