Business news – Page 5
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News
Consensus definition of sustainable chemistry sets a clear direction for science, governments and investors
Working group tasked with developing definition and criteria that supports action not greenwashing
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Opinion
Slow march of the retrosynthesis robots
Software synthesis suggestions are hampered by biased and incomplete datasets
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Business
Rapid-charging batteries with magnetic assistance
UK spin-out Gaussion aims to charge electric vehicles in minutes
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Business
Three US juries side with cancer victims over Bayer on Roundup
Bayer unit Monsanto has lost its ‘winning streak’ of nine defence verdicts, and the company plans to appeal
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Business
US proposes complete ban on trichloroethylene
If implemented, most uses would be phased out within a year, with limited exemptions
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Business
Building the support infrastructure we wish we’d had
Harry Destecroix of Science Creates is the 2023 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
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Business
ExxonMobil to buy Pioneer for US shale oil dominance
$59 billion deal sees Exxon double its shale oil and gas production
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Business
Fatal explosion and fire at blending plant in Australia
One worker killed by incident at ACB Group in Melbourne
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Business
US ammonia tanker spill kills five
Seven others hospitalised after traffic incident released 15,000 litres of anhydrous ammonia
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Business
Chemours is responsible for PFAS pollution, Dutch court rules
Interim decision holds DuPont spin-off liable for environmental damage caused by historical emissions from Dordrecht plant
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Business
US regulator says phenylephrine is ineffective as a decongestant
FDA will begin consultation on removing the drug from hundreds of over-the-counter remedies
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Business
Addressing the saga of nitrosamine contamination in drugs
Scientific and regulatory progress is helping minimise the impact of mutagenic impurities
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Article
Lab Innovations 2023 lays the path for smart and sustainable labs
The UK’s only trade fair for the whole lab industry forges the way to sustainability and innovation
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Business
Positive trial sets stage for therapeutic use of MDMA in US
Hallucinogen-assisted psychiatric treatment heads to regulators, amid cost and other concerns
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Business
Tornado at Pfizer plant accentuates US drug shortage issues
Perennial problem will not be addressed without major reforms to drug market
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Business
Lapsed US chemical security programme leaves facilities vulnerable
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards’ expiry means rules will not be enforced, and companies cannot vet new staff
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News
European intellectual property system ready for gene-edited crops
Updates to New Genomic Technology regulations irrelevant to IP say experts
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Feature
The drug developers fighting the antibiotic resistance problem
Andy Extance talks to the researchers innovating across different drug classes in the hunt to develop new treatments