US aims to reinstate chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
2021 ban on remaining food uses was overturned on appeal in 2023
Forty years on from the Bhopal disaster what lessons have been learnt?
India looks to the future as survivors fight on to receive adequate compensation and medical care
Metal–organic framework captures carbon dioxide at industrially relevant temperatures
Material could improve energy efficiency of capturing carbon from industy’s exhaust gases
Learning to listen
Many things have changed in the last two decades, but effective collaboration is more important than ever
Maintenance error led to deadly hydrogen sulfide leak
Northvolt bankruptcy dents European battery industry ambitions
How long are medicines good for?
Fluorspar to fluorine chemicals without going via hazardous hydrogen fluoride
Europe reconsiders Alzheimer’s antibody approval
Countries announce new steps to reduce methane emissions at Cop29
Highlights
Forty years on from the Bhopal disaster what lessons have been learnt?
India looks to the future as survivors fight on to receive adequate compensation and medical care
After years of negotiations, a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution is within sight
The UN’s plastics treaty negotiations have faced many hurdles, but delegates are getting closer to a final agreement
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
Carbon capture making slow progress in UK and Europe
Government funding welcomed, but issues over strategy and CO2 purity persist
Drug companies reluctantly accept state price negotiations
As legal challenges fall flat, will industry’s claims of stifled innovation be borne out?
How long are medicines good for?
Stability data is necessary but tedious work
Europe reconsiders Alzheimer’s antibody approval
Leqembi recommended for approval with restrictions to reduce side effect risk
US government moves to block J&J talc bankruptcy resolution
Firm’s third attempt to shift claims to a subsidiary had gained significant support
Sanofi spins out its consumer healthcare business
US-based investment firm takes controlling stake in Opella, while France’s government moves to ensure the company remains in the country
Drug companies reluctantly accept state price negotiations
US approves schizophrenia drug with new mode of action
The science and promise of liquid biopsies: improving cancer treatment
A chemist in the flower garden
Copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes
US industry braced for change as election looms
Letters: December 2024
Readers share concerns over classifying ethanol as reprotoxic, celebrate undergraduate practical innovation, and more
US aims to reinstate chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
2021 ban on remaining food uses was overturned on appeal in 2023
Forty years on from the Bhopal disaster what lessons have been learnt?
India looks to the future as survivors fight on to receive adequate compensation and medical care
Maintenance error led to deadly hydrogen sulfide leak
Workers opened live pipework 1.5m away from intended work site
Europe reconsiders Alzheimer’s antibody approval
Leqembi recommended for approval with restrictions to reduce side effect risk
First detected 40 years ago, a byproduct in chloraminated drinking water has finally been identified
Researchers call for urgent investigation into the chloronitramide anion’s toxicity
Metal–organic framework captures carbon dioxide at industrially relevant temperatures
Material could improve energy efficiency of capturing carbon from industy’s exhaust gases
Fluorspar to fluorine chemicals without going via hazardous hydrogen fluoride
Safer way to turn calcium fluoride mineral into valuable industrial materials
Banned pigments found in tattoo inks sold in the EU
Nine out of 10 green and blue inks analysed violate Reach regulations
Nanopore sequencing set to transform our understanding of proteins
Rapid sequencing technique can not only deal with proteins hundreds of amino acids long but can detect modifications
How F1 plans to transition to ‘100% sustainable fuel’
Rule changes intend to make Formula One more environmentally friendly from 2026. But what are the changes, and can a sport known for gas-guzzling engines really go green?
PFAS-free synthesis of fluorinated drugs and pesticides
Flow chemistry introduces trifluoromethyl group onto a range of compounds using just caesium fluoride as the fluorine source
Potential new class of antibiotics takes on flesh-eating infections
Peptide-mimicking compounds target bacterial cell walls
Innovative antibacterial strategy shows promise for treating infections
New antibiotic mechanism sees molecule infiltrate bacterial cells and destroy them from the inside
US aims to reinstate chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
2021 ban on remaining food uses was overturned on appeal in 2023
Forty years on from the Bhopal disaster what lessons have been learnt?
India looks to the future as survivors fight on to receive adequate compensation and medical care
Maintenance error led to deadly hydrogen sulfide leak
Workers opened live pipework 1.5m away from intended work site
Shell appeal overturns ruling enforcing faster emissions cuts
Dutch court underlines firm’s climate responsibility but rejects legally binding reduction requirement
Deadly explosion at US food colouring plant
2 workers dead, 11 injured at Givaudan Sense Colour in Louisville
Adnoc to buy Covestro, continuing expansion into polymers
€15 billion deal sees Gulf oil producer looking to future growth beyond fuels
Fire at US pool chemical plant releases huge chlorine plume
Thousands of residents evacuated and kept indoors as as smoke and gas cloud persists for days
Three indicted in US for smuggling pool chemicals from China
Defendants face fines and jail for illegally importing and distributing trichloroisocyanuric acid
Tea tree oil faces ban in UK and EU over reprotoxicity
Defenders question relevance of animal safety data that triggered decision
Arkema settles local claims over US hurricane fire emissions
Peroxides producer will pay $1.1 million and make safety improvements
Sanofi spins out its consumer healthcare business
US-based investment firm takes controlling stake in Opella, while France’s government moves to ensure the company remains in the country
Adnoc to buy Covestro, continuing expansion into polymers
€15 billion deal sees Gulf oil producer looking to future growth beyond fuels
Weight-loss drugmakers bet billions on boosting supplies
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk invest to expand in-house manufacturing of GLP-1 drugs
Job cuts sweeping across pharmaceuticals
Several big firms cutting deep to reduce costs
Infographic: become a lab of the future
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PFAS analysis: improving efficiency by using LC-MS systems with System Monitoring software
Improve the efficiency of PFAS and other high profile analysis using LC-MS systems with waters_connect System Monitoring software
Revolutionising pharmaceutical quality control with System Monitoring – a case study
Discover how Chong Kun Dang has transformed the operation of chromatography systems in their Quality Control lab with the implementation of waters_connect System Monitoring.
