Chemical industry – Page 26
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OpinionWill computers ever discover drugs from scratch?
With enough understanding and computing power, it should be possible, but will it happen?
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BusinessFormer 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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BusinessThe 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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BusinessNitrosamine 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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BusinessSixth 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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ArticleThe importance of solid form science in modern drug development
A recent study suggests that around 40% of drugs with market approval exhibit poor water solubility and although this is not a new problem, solutions like those offered by Johnson Matthey are still relevant to today’s pharma market
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BusinessLeaking 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
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OpinionIs bankruptcy best for Purdue?
Many would prefer to see the Sackler family held personally liable, and the company wound down
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BusinessChemical firms urged to plan for no-deal Brexit
European Chemicals Agency highlights hundreds of chemicals whose Reach registrations would be voided
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OpinionEmbracing structural disorder
Medicinal chemists need to overcome their fear of fuzzy proteins
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BusinessIndustry delves into the digital toolbox
Chemical companies are making their plants and processes increasingly digital, data-driven and interconnected
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BusinessAquaffirm’s enzymatic arsenic sensors
Cheap, disposable electrochemistry test strips help communities steer clear of contaminated wells
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BusinessLandmark ruling in Oklahoma opioid lawsuit
J&J judged responsible for ‘public nuisance’ in first case to go to trial
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ArticleRSSL experts on the science behind food and pharma
Three scientists, whose contributions help world-leading brands and SMEs develop and supply innovative, safe products, share their experiences working in the labs of contract research company Reading Scientific Services Limited (RSSL)
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PodcastBoric acid
Mike Freemantle revisits battlefield surgery to investigate boric acid, a key part of Dakin's antiseptic solution used extensively in the first world war
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ResearchRetrosynthetic algorithm broadened to design similar, but different, molecules
Chematica can now design efficient syntheses for large compound libraries
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PodcastAmygdalin & Laetrile
Patrick Hughes delves into the molecule at the centre of a decades-old cancer treatment conspiracy theory
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OpinionWill Novartis's data manipulation damage relations with regulators?
Trust between the two has been compromised
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NewsData manipulation casts shadows on Novartis gene therapy
Manufacturing problems with other new medicines highlight difficulty of developing advanced treatments