UK biofuels production collapsing in face of cheap imports
Bioethanol plants closing after US tariffs removed, while biodiesel faces competition from China
Liver toxicity remains an unpredictable hurdle for medicinal chemists
The liver’s complex role in metabolising drugs makes it both a critical consideration and potential stumbling block
Deadly fentanyl contamination exposes drug safety challenges
Bacterial conatmination in medical fentanyl has killed at least 51 people in Argentina, highlighting pressures on generic drugmakers
Ask probing questions to work effectively in diverse teams
Sometimes, what you really want may not be what you say you want
Pharma sector jolted by unpredictable US tariffs policy
At least 51 deaths in Argentina linked to tainted medical fentanyl
Unrecovered byproducts from US mines could meet the country’s demand for dozens of critical materials
Four dead after nitrogen leak at pharma factory in India
India introduces new rules to tackle chemical contamination sites
Will oral weight loss drugs challenge injectables?
Highlights
As AI-designed drug looks to pass final hurdle, will this tech change drug discovery forever?
AI-led drug for chronic lung disease set to enter phase 3 clinical trials, though experts remain divided on AI’s impact in pharma
‘I barely sleep for four hours’: Are pesticides robbing farmers worldwide of sleep?
Studies point to an emerging link between a range of pesticides and insomnia
Chemistry ‘cold spots’ emerging across the UK, RSC warns
Some regions face a future with fewer chemists
The startups that grew out of the Pfizer redundancies
18 months on, three former Pfizer employees explain how they’ve seized opportunities to fill gaps in the market
Military demand strains metal supply chains
Conflict and trade disputes have disrupted global supplies of specialist metals like hafnium, antimony and rare earths
Ion suppression correction and normalisation in metabolomics
Join us on 5 November to learn new ways to improve data consistency with mass spectrometry
Liver toxicity remains an unpredictable hurdle for medicinal chemists
The liver’s complex role in metabolising drugs makes it both a critical consideration and potential stumbling block
Deadly fentanyl contamination exposes drug safety challenges
Bacterial conatmination in medical fentanyl has killed at least 51 people in Argentina, highlighting pressures on generic drugmakers
Lipidomics for antibiotic resistance (AMR) mechanisms
Join us on 23 October to discover how microbial antibiotic exposure triggers lipidomic changes, offering insight into how lipids contribute to resistance mechanisms
Pharma sector jolted by unpredictable US tariffs policy
At least 51 deaths in Argentina linked to tainted medical fentanyl
Four dead after nitrogen leak at pharma factory in India
Will oral weight loss drugs challenge injectables?
The challenge of developing oral alternatives to peptide weight loss drugs
US government cancels mRNA vaccine research
Why has the EU banned a key chemical in gel nail products?
Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide is a photo-initiator used to harden nail polish under UV light
Deadly fentanyl contamination exposes drug safety challenges
Bacterial conatmination in medical fentanyl has killed at least 51 people in Argentina, highlighting pressures on generic drugmakers
At least 51 deaths in Argentina linked to tainted medical fentanyl
Investigation reveals history of regulatory failures as pharmaceutical company faces criminal charges over Argentina’s deadliest drug contamination scandal
Four dead after nitrogen leak at pharma factory in India
Incident at Medley Pharmaceuticals’ Boisar–Tarapur plant leaves two others in a serious condition
Negotiations to create a global plastic pollution treaty collapse again
Geneva meeting descends into chaos with hastily revised treaty text rejected by member states
DuPont and spin-offs settle with New Jersey over PFAS contamination
Proposed deal with the US state includes $875 million in damages, plus clean-up funds
Unrecovered byproducts from US mines could meet the country’s demand for dozens of critical materials
Huge quantities of metals and other elements are discarded each year in mining waste
Ten years on, pharma industry still testing for implausible alkyl sulfonate ester contaminants
Risk assessment for potential mutagenic side-products is still required by regulatory bodies, despite lack of evidence they form during drug production
Polymer membrane separates hydrocarbons, offering alternative to distillation
Microporous membrane enables energy efficient chemical separations
Improving propylene synthesis using light-activated catalysis could cut emissions
Single-atom photocatalyst makes propylene at milder temperatures
Generative AI pipeline creates promising antimicrobial peptides
AI model extrapolates beyond training data to predict diverse antimicrobial structures
Far more drugs could be taken orally by formulating them with silica nanoparticles
Many more medicines could be made water soluble making taking them easier for patients
Mapping metabolite disturbances by drugs
High-throughput metabolomic profiling gives insight into unpredictable drug effects
Metal–organic framework captures carbon dioxide at industrially relevant temperatures
Material could improve energy efficiency of capturing carbon from industy’s exhaust gases
India introduces new rules to tackle chemical contamination sites
New legislation provides a legal framework for assessment and cleanup of 189 named chemicals
Intergovernmental panel on chemicals, waste and pollution needs diverse input
Balancing industrial expertise against unwanted commercial influence is not easy but shouldn’t be discounted
India introduces new rules to tackle chemical contamination sites
New legislation provides a legal framework for assessment and cleanup of 189 named chemicals
Intergovernmental panel on chemicals, waste and pollution needs diverse input
Balancing industrial expertise against unwanted commercial influence is not easy but shouldn’t be discounted
India introduces new rules to tackle chemical contamination sites
New legislation provides a legal framework for assessment and cleanup of 189 named chemicals
Chemours ordered to immediately limit PFAS emissions into Ohio River
US judge grants injunction to reduce Gen-X discharges from West Virginia plant to permitted levels
DuPont and spin-offs settle with New Jersey over PFAS contamination
Proposed deal with the US state includes $875 million in damages, plus clean-up funds
Intergovernmental panel on chemicals, waste and pollution needs diverse input
Balancing industrial expertise against unwanted commercial influence is not easy but shouldn’t be discounted
11 executives jailed over Italian PFAS pollution
Convictions relate to groundwater contamination around Miteni fluorochemicals plant
Military demand strains metal supply chains
Conflict and trade disputes have disrupted global supplies of specialist metals like hafnium, antimony and rare earths
Sanofi to buy Blueprint Medicines for over $9 billion
Blueprint has one approved drug and enhances Sanofi’s immunology portfolio
Merck KGaA to buy cancer specialist SpringWorks
$3.9 billion deal boosts Merck’s pipeline as it faces patent expiries
Optimise drug discovery: predicting transporter-mediated drug interactions
Learn how in vitro models, biomarkers and modelling can improve prediction of drug interactions and toxicity – reducing false positives and unnecessary clinical studies
Pass or fail: rapid polymer analysis with FTIR
Your guide to quick and reliable verification of polymers with the Lyza 7000 FTIR spectrometer
Illuminating progress: recent advances in photoredox catalysis
In this free download, shed some light on the latest developments in photoredox for drug development and materials science
