Business news – Page 4
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OpinionA chemist in the flower garden
The beautifully complex molecules plants produce are as inspiring as the blooms themselves
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BusinessCalifornia sues ExxonMobil over misleading plastic recycling claims
Suit claims firm used false claims to justify producing vast amounts of single-use plastics
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BusinessRSC calls on government to address lab space shortage
Decades-long shortfall in suitable facilities has held back growth and innovation
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BusinessThree indicted in US for smuggling pool chemicals from China
Defendants face fines and jail for illegally importing and distributing trichloroisocyanuric acid
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BusinessUK’s Grangemouth refinery will close in 2025
Petroineos will convert site into a fuel import terminal with loss of 400 jobs
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BusinessTea tree oil faces ban in UK and EU over reprotoxicity
Defenders question relevance of animal safety data that triggered decision
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BusinessUS industry braced for change as election looms
Regulation, trade tariffs and innovation support top lists of concerns
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BusinessDacthal herbicide withdrawn in US over risks to foetal development
Sole supplier American Vanguard has cancelled US and international registrations
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BusinessArkema settles local claims over US hurricane fire emissions
Peroxides producer will pay $1.1 million and make safety improvements
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BusinessNicotine analogues emerging in e-cigarettes to evade regulations
Tests show products contain widely variable amounts of compounds with unknown risks
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ArticleDriving innovation in the UK’s emerging biotechnology sector
Biotech startups and spinouts must overcome numerous challenges to get from lab to market. A new UK innovation hub aims to give this emerging sector the space, resources and expertise it needs.
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BusinessLatest effort to crack down on combination drugs launched by Indian government
Several pharmaceutical firms have launched a challenge to the ban in the supreme court
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Business17 dead in solvent explosion at Indian plant
Dozens more injured at pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer in Andhra Pradesh
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BusinessMDMA rejection poses questions for psychedelic drug trials
Decision prompts reflection over how psychotherapy is involved, regulating combination treatments and safeguarding patients
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BusinessElectrification of process heat stands to slash industry’s emissions
Technologies available now can decarbonise most heat demand, but cost and infrastructure barriers still exist
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BusinessExplainer: Why drug shortages happen and how can we reduce them?
Record-high numbers of drugs are in short supply, from chemotherapy and antibiotics to hormone replacements
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BusinessWeight-loss drugmakers bet billions on boosting supplies
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk invest to expand in-house manufacturing of GLP-1 drugs
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BusinessExplainer: How is the US pharmaceutical patent system being misused?
What are ‘evergreening’ and ‘thicketing’ and what is being done to reform the system and aid competition?
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BusinessUS Supreme Court quashes Purdue opioid bankruptcy plan
Ruling says deal cannot grant Sackler family owners protection from prosecution