All Business articles – Page 6
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BusinessCovid-19 antivirals surge forward
Promising results from Pfizer trial, while UK approves Merck & Co’s molnupiravir
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Oil & Gas industry emissions reduction pledges under scrutiny
Under increasing pressure, big firms are making sweeping climate pledges. How do they stack up?
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Nanoparticles in full flow
Promethean Particles’ hydrothermal reactors make nanomaterials in liquid dispersions
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New J&J subsidiary to absorb talc lawsuit liabilities
Firm aims to use bankruptcy protection and a $2bn trust to resolve thousands of cancer claims
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Bees face a barrage of chemical and environmental burdens
Better understanding of the combined effects of multiple stress factors could help reduce pollinator decline
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Families sue LyondellBasell over fatal chemicals leak
Incident at acetic acid plant in La Porte, US, killed two workers in July
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Predicting and preventing production losses with AI
Seebo’s machine learning technology helps chemical manufacturers get deep insight into their processes
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New antiviral impresses against Covid-19
Merck & Co and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir reduces risk of hospitalisation and death, and may work against other coronaviruses
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Second Daikin-America employee dies from chemical exposure
Chemical that killed two workers and hospitalised a third at a US fluorochemicals plant remains unidentified
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India pushes renewables and green hydrogen
Prime minister Modi wants country to be energy independent by 2047 and become a global hydrogen hub
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Chemours under fire for trying to exempt fluorochemicals from EU regulation
European Court of Justice will rule on whether GenX chemicals should be listed as substances of very high concern
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Fully synthetic proteins make tailored medicines
Bright Peak Therapeutics makes modified protein drugs from scratch
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The future of ‘next generation’ DNA sequencing
As it gets cheaper and easier to read genetic code, its applications are expanding rapidly
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US judge accepts Purdue’s opioid bankruptcy settlement plan
Deal releases $4.3bn to combat addiction, but protects Sackler family from litigation
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Chemical plant fire in Pakistan kills at least 17 workers
Blocked windows and exits hampered rescue efforts
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Massive fire at UK polyurethanes plant
One worker remains missing a week after Leamington Spa incident
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US grants Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine full approval
WHO calls for delay to booster programmes to allow more global distribution
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US bans chlorpyrifos on all food crops
Environmental agency removes remaining exceptions for agricultural use of controversial insecticide
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The multi-pronged search for Covid-19 treatments
Drugs that block infection or reduce inflammation will complement vaccine protection
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Budget cuts at UK medicines regulator raise eyebrows
MHRA to cut 300 jobs amid financial pressures arising from Brexit
