Pharmaceutical industry
The latest news relating to the pharmaceuticals industry, including regulation, litigation, business news and relevant industrial and academic research, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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OpinionA unifying force for African medicines
The new African Medicines Agency is hugely important but faces significant challenges
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OpinionLearning computational chemistry in a new role
A change of team brings new opportunities to build knowledge
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BusinessUK agrees higher drug prices to secure zero-tariff deal with US
NHS could pay up to 25% more for innovative drugs, but exports will be tariff free for three years
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OpinionWhat’s on your lab technology wish list?
Once-magical tools are now mundane. What will the next miracles be?
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OpinionInhaler propellant switch is worth the effort
Memories of a year spent testing new inhaler valve designs
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NewsCould Crispr cure HIV?
The first gene-editing therapies for HIV/Aids are entering trials but the virus is proving once again that it is a master at evading eradication
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BusinessUS judge to approve Purdue’s opioid bankruptcy deal
Settlement allows for future lawsuits against Sackler family owners
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OpinionA robotic helping hand
Mechanical labmates are making huge progress, but there are still big challenges to overcome
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FeatureOne medical inhaler can have the impact of 30kg of carbon dioxide
Propellants in asthma inhalers produce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to driving 200 miles, yet most healthcare systems overlook this climate impact. New low-carbon alternatives are in development, Andy Extance reports, but barriers remain
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BusinessPfizer wins bidding war for Metsera and its weight-loss drugs
US firm matched Novo Nordisk’s rival bid and had backing of competition regulator
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BusinessPfizer and Novo Nordisk’s battle over Metsera
Lawsuits fly in bidding war over developer of next generation weight loss drugs
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BusinessNovartis spends on deals to offset patent losses
$12 billion Avidity acquisition is the latest pipeline-pumping transaction
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BusinessJ&J now faces talc cancer claims in the UK
Alongside nearly 70,000 US lawsuits, over 3000 claimants have filed joint UK legal action
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ResearchThis fragment-based drug discovery library is designed to be sociable
Study targets a key bottleneck in hit to lead optimisation by designing fragments that are both structurally diverse and easy to elaborate
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Opinion‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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WebinarSYNTHIA for chemists: faster route design
Discover how SYNTHIA accelerates retrosynthesis by helping chemists design, compare and refine routes with customisable filters and commercial building blocks
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Business23 Indian children’s deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup
Dietheylene glycol contamination highlights consequences of poor inspection and enforcement
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WebinarDeveloping a CITK protein degrader using the QuicTPD™ platform
Learn about the latest technology to accelerate the design of cancer treatments
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OpinionKeeping tabs on contamination
Argentina’s contaminated fentanyl tragedy highlights challenges of generic drug supply
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OpinionTrump steps up pharma tariff threat
Taxing branded drug imports could hit biotech innovators hardest