Chemical industry
The latest news from across the chemistry-using industries, including pharmaceuticals, fine and speciality chemicals, agrochemicals and petrochemicals, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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OpinionDeadly reminders of the importance of risk assessment
Serious incidents in two university labs highlight the importance of knowing what to do when things go wrong
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BusinessUS approves pancreatic cancer treatment that targets ‘undruggable’ proteins
Daraxonrasib success offers hope of further approvals for Ras-inhibitor drug candidates targeting various cancers
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ResearchUpcycling sulfide-laden wastewater offers way to shelter chemical industries from sulfur supply crisis
Researchers suggest that method could generate a profit of up to $200 per tonne of sulfur recovered
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BusinessAntibody data manipulation extends to thousands of images across 15 suppliers
Sleuths discover widespread, systematic alteration of Western blots and other antibody data
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ResearchWaste chlorine upcycled into valuable materials using simple resin
Polystyrene-based resin could capture chlorine lost in industrial waste streams
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BusinessProtein degrader approval offers hope to relapsed multiple myeloma patients
Highly potent molecular glue drug iberdomide doubles the number of patients reaching fewer than one myeloma cell per 100,000 in bone marrow
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FeatureCracking the ubiquitin code to unlock new drug targets
The approval of the first Protac cancer drug marks a turning point in medicine – but scientists are only beginning to decode the complex molecular language that makes it possible
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OpinionChemistry contains multitudes
There’s room (and need) for all the various subspecies of chemical scientists
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ResearchOrganocatalyst streamlines oligonucleotide drug synthesis
New reaction controls phosphorus stereochemistry during the synthesis of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides
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BusinessInvestigation flags chemical incompatibility in deadly US incident
Mixing nitric acid with sodium trithiocarbonate at Catalyst Refiners formed hydrogen sulfide
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OpinionArtificial intelligence or clever artifice?
It’s important to be realistic about what AI can, and can’t, achieve, across the chemistry enterprise
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News‘Organisations can’t solve a problem they can’t measure’: industry framework aims to improve chemical hazard monitoring
Colour-coded system could help companies benchmark progress as they transition to using ‘lower-risk’ chemicals
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BusinessRecord low European river levels threaten chemical freight and process cooling
Cutting off bulk barges leaves few options for high-volume gaseous cargoes, where road and rail options are unsuitable
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BusinessCombining AI with experiments to solve real-world materials problems
CuspAI’s Materials Foundry partner network includes 45 technology, data and materials chemistry companies to make and test its predictions
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BusinessPfizer’s green chemistry team turns 25
What began as a grassroots initiative has become embedded across Pfizer’s research and manufacturing operations, helping reshape processes from Viagra to Paxlovid
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OpinionMessy megamergers
Rumoured merger between AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb has collapsed, and that’s probably a good thing
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ResearchUpdated Appel reaction finally fluorinates alcohols
Simple reaction allows access to wide range of fluorinated molecules, without using hazardous hydrogen fluoride
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BusinessOral cholesterol-lowering peptide approved after a decade in development
Merck & Co’s Lipfendra (enlicitide) employs 13 enzymes in biocatalytic synthesis
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PodcastThermo Fisher data manipulation & the shrinking chemical recycling industry
We discuss fabricated images in Thermo Fisher’s online catalogue. And, what barriers are preventing chemical plastic recycling from taking off?
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CareersHow to translate your research into a commercial idea
University spin-outs, technology licensing and venture creation are opening up a new generation of career paths for researchers. Here is how to find your route into the commercial world.