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France to ban 36 glyphosate products by end of 2020
Move follows similar bans in several European states, with safety agency citing ‘absence of scientific data ruling out genotoxic risks’
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Tissue scaffolds from resin inks
4D Medicine’s biodegradable polymer inks can be 3D-printed into useful biomedical applications
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When should employees share profits from inventions?
Glucose monitor inventor wins £2m payout from Unilever after claiming his work provided ’outstanding benefit’
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Two deadly chemical plant explosions in China
Dye factory incident kills 9 people, prompting detention of company officials, while a second plant explosion took 4 lives
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Pharmaceuticals roundup 2019
Under the shadow of political turmoil and major lawsuits, the industry returned to its strengths – making new drugs, and finding new ways to do it better
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Chemicals industry roundup 2019
Focus turns to sustainability amid rising economic pressures and political uncertainty
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Former Braskem chief arrested in US for bribery
Ex-leader of Brazilian petrochemical firm allegedly helped divert $250m to a secret slush fund to bribe government officials and political parties
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Cleaning up chemical kitchens
In a busy plant, ensuring small changes don’t produce unforeseen toxic impurities is key
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From philanthropy to sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries is changing
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Carbon Cycle’s gypsum purification process cleans up radioactive fertiliser waste
The patented process could prevent environmental damage and provide a new source of gypsum and rare-earth metals
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Reclaiming fuel from air
The companies trying to capture atmospheric carbon and transform it to hydrocarbons using green energy
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Will computers ever discover drugs from scratch?
With enough understanding and computing power, it should be possible, but will it happen?
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Former Ranbaxy owners arrested for fraud
Singh brothers accused of misappropriation, as well as not paying previous fines relating to Ranbaxy’s takeover by Daiichi Sankyo
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The rise of venture philanthropy
More and more charities are investing in companies, and looking for returns on that investment, as an alternative to traditional grants
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Nitrosamine contamination withdrawals spread to new drugs
After ranitidine recalls, EU regulators instruct companies to review all their products for potential impurities
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Sixth in a line of Alzheimer’s drugs fails in trials
Treatments designed to stop amyloid peptide formation all seem to cause cognitive impairment rather than prevent it
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Leaking filter caused deadly explosion at US plant
Blast that killed one and injured 30 others at a KMCO facility in Texas was caused by hole in pipe component