All Government articles – Page 99
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Business
GSK drug shines in HIV trial
HIV–Aids drug candidate dolutegravir outperformed Atripla tablets in Phase III
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News
China targets patented drugs with law change
Domestic drug companies can apply for licences to produce patented drugs when public health overrides intellectual property considerations
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NewsEurope-wide single patent stalls again
Row over ultimate control of the planned European single patent court brings the process to a juddering halt once more
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Business
Brazil hits BASF with worker payout
BASF and Shell have been ordered to pay BRL1 billion (£300 million) to compensate employees for damage to their health
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NewsPoorer countries seek assurances on technology transfer after Rio+20
Fears among industrialised countries of handing a competitive advantage to emerging economies have scuppered a deal on financing technology transfer
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FDA green lights new obesity drug
Agency approval for prescription only obesity drug is first for 13 years
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Business
US GM labelling rule quashed
The rule would have authorised state governments to enforce GM labels on food products
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Business
ECHA finishes first combo review
The European Chemical Agency has looked at a group of phthalates as a combination when considering risks associated with exposure
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Business
Good signs for Merck & Co insomnia pill
Suvorexant switches off wakefulness to help patients drop off quicker and stay asleep longer
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Business
More testing needed for ridaforolimus
Marketing approval for anti-cancer drug ridaforolimus has been held up in the US
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Business
Three pronged approach puts brakes on US breast cancer
US approval for anti-HER2 therapy Perjeta (pertuzumab) against breast cancer
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NewsCalls for better tattoo ink regulation
As tattooing becomes more mainstream there is a greater need for more control over ink ingredients
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Business
UK nuclear fuel site faces 2018 closure
The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (Thorp) at Sellafield in the UK will close in 2018
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NewsCalifornia chemical committee controversy
State governor raises eyebrows by firing doctor from toxicant identification committee after appearing in ad against tobacco tax
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OpinionSpanish science in crisis?
Reducing Spain’s science budget jeopardises decades of Spanish scientific progress says Nazario Martín
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News
The death of UK science?
Campaign group launches with PR stunt to highlight perceived failings at physical sciences research council
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News
Campaigners win fight to reform English libel laws
New bill will protect scientists and journalists from vexatious suits when highlighting concerns with scientific evidence
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Feature
Chemists in the House
Laura Howes talks to politicians who have made the move from the lab to the benches of power
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Opinion
Breaking the surface?
Philip Ball is perplexed by the EPSRC’s decision to cut surface science funding
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News
Montenegro seeks international science park investors
A failure to spark domestic interest in a new science park has led the science ministry to look further afield