News and business features – Page 5
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2020
Pandemic provides impetus to re-tune supply chains for resilience and sustainability
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2020
Alongside the race for Covid-19 treatments and vaccines, the industry has maintained momentum
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BusinessBrexit may put some chemicals out of GB’s Reach
Industry fears divergence of UK and EU regulations could spell disaster for trade
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NewsUK reaches the gigahertz NMR level – behind other nations
New instruments push the limits of this vital analytical technique – but other countries are already reaching even higher fields and frequencies
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BusinessCovid-19 vaccine deals risk skewing supply
International accords including Covax aiming to ensure equitable distribution to poorer countries
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BusinessOvercoming hydrogen hype
European strategies set up hydrogen’s potential contribution to lowering carbon emissions
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BusinessEncouraging signs from initial Covid-19 vaccine trials
Human trials deliver positive immune responses, while primate challenge studies suggest protection is possible
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NewsChemistry departments across the UK tackle herculean task of reopening
Face masks and hand sanitiser the norm as researchers return to work
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BusinessScrambling and gambling to scale up Covid-19 medicines
Organisations work towards making billions of doses of products not yet proven to work
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BusinessThis little Crispr went to market
Gene editing technology heading towards commercial reality in pharmaceuticals, food and organ transplant
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NewsCovid-19 wreaks havoc on US universities leaving their finances in disarray
The pandemic has led to S&P Global slashing the outlook for 127 US colleges and universities
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BusinessTaking responsibility for waste
How well are companies that produce and use plastics living up to their duty?
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NewsScience steps up a gear as struggle to both understand and fight coronavirus intensifies
Research that might have taken years is being turned around in months as journals fast-track Covid-19 manuscripts
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NewsHundreds of universities closing across the US in response to coronavirus threat
Universities are moving to online classes, while research projects grind to a halt at some institutes
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NewsOpen data and genomics are at the forefront in battle to control coronavirus
Efforts to tackle the virus have seen unprecedented cross-border collaboration
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BusinessThe race to fight coronavirus
While genome sequences enable testing and vaccine efforts, companies are donating existing antiviral drugs to explore repurposing
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NewsCan negative emission technologies overcome climate catastrophe?
Reforestation, carbon capture and storage, direct air capture are among the ‘Nets’ that could remove CO2 from the atmosphere
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NewsTheft of universities’ secrets fuels US crackdown on Chinese talent programmes
Government worries that national labs and universities are complacent about the threat to intellectual property
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BusinessBalkan states face uphill task over environmental remediation
Abandoned chemical plants and stores pose cleanup challenges
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NewsHas the chemistry Nobel prize really become the biology prize?
Researchers digging into the data call for honesty and transparency on how the prize has changed over the years