Business news – Page 48
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BusinessDuPont and Sumitomo link up for seed treatments
Firms will collaborate to develop and commercialise seed-applied technologies
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BusinessBayer and J&J lose first blood thinner lawsuit
US jury fines Xarelto makers $27.8 million for downplaying drug risks
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BusinessEU extends glyphosate licence by 5 years
Extending herbicide’s approval until December 2022 has pleased neither industry nor environmental campaigners
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BusinessSomething fishy about eating insects
While insects as human food remain a novelty in the West, fly larvae grown on human food waste could soon become an important protein source for fish farms
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BusinessMerck & Co and Qiagen to build UK research hubs
Almost 2000 jobs to be created at research centres in Manchester and London
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BusinessEuropean drug regulator heads to Amsterdam
Brexit drives EMA to relocate, taking hundreds of jobs and significant expertise away from UK
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BusinessRussia backs new research cluster
Government touts high-tech science area as Russia’s answer to Silicon Valley
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OpinionBeyond buckets and batches
Embracing flow chemistry means leaving behind some faithful friends
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NewsSocieties launch science primers for UK judges
Short documents will help judges make sense of scientific evidence
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BusinessTargeting rare diseases
Is working on genetic mutations that affect only a few in every thousand people risky?
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BusinessBayer forms cancer-drug partnership with Loxo
Alliance could see Loxo net up to $1.55bn in upfront and milestone payments
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NewsRepublican tax bill backed by industry but not science
Chemical industry says tax overhaul will be fairer, but science groups warn that it will harm research
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FeatureStaying one step ahead of the game
Clare Sansom examines the need for agile drug development when tackling emerging viral disease outbreaks
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BusinessChina clamps down on polluting factories
Thousands of factories face closure or sanctions as authorities exercise new powers to curb air and water pollution
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BusinessChina moves in on US shale gas
Alaska and West Virginia have welcomed investment from Chinese entities to develop US shale resources
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BusinessIndia's science start-ups
A growing community of entrepreneurs are overcoming cultural and infrastructure barriers to commercialise their research
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BusinessChuck Norris versus gadolinium
US action star is suing 11 drug firms for $10m, claiming his wife was poisoned by gadolinium from her MRIs
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OpinionThe value of quantification
A skills gap is emerging in organic synthesis that needs to be closed
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BusinessValeant relinquishes female libido drug
Struggling firm is returning Sprout Pharmaceuticals subsidiary to original shareholders to resolve dispute over marketing