All articles by Phillip Broadwith – Page 2
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BusinessMerck & Co to cut 6000 jobs, Moderna to cut around 500
Both firms aiming to make significant reductions in annual costs by reorganising
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OpinionIntergovernmental panel on chemicals, waste and pollution needs diverse input
Balancing industrial expertise against unwanted commercial influence is not easy but shouldn’t be discounted
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OpinionLosing sleep over pesticide exposure
Managing exposure risks poses questions about the extent of producers’ and regulators’ responsibilities for safety
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OpinionChina’s drug development charge
Reforms and state support have fuelled domestic and foreign investment in pharmaceutical
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BusinessWill HIV prevention get where it’s needed?
Gilead and its partners’ efforts to distribute generic lenacapavir could be derailed by cuts in international aid budgets
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Business11 executives jailed over Italian PFAS pollution
Convictions relate to groundwater contamination around Miteni fluorochemicals plant
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OpinionCritical metals supply strained
Conflict - both military and political - is having profound effects on supplies of a wide range of materials
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OpinionThe future of oil refining in the UK
Can plants adapt to be compatible with a lower-carbon environment?
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BusinessSanofi to buy Blueprint Medicines for over $9 billion
Blueprint has one approved drug and enhances Sanofi’s immunology portfolio
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OpinionSafety is everyone’s responsibility
Maintaining culture and investment is key, especially in the absence of incidents
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BusinessExplosion and fire at Chinese chemical plant kills five
Six others missing and 19 injured at Shandong Youdao Chemical
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OpinionIgnoring women’s health shouldn’t be an option
Developing therapies for conditions that predominantly affect women is a neglected, but enormous, opportunity
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OpinionRebuilding pharma supply chains
Multinationals are promising huge US investments, but it’s not all because of Trump’s policies
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OpinionIran port explosion highlights issues of shipping hazardous chemicals
Intersecting regulations and jurisdictions mean rules can be accidentally or deliberately overlooked
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BusinessAt least 70 dead in Iran port explosion and fire
More than 1000 people injured after cargo caught fire and exploded
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BusinessMerck KGaA to buy cancer specialist SpringWorks
$3.9 billion deal boosts Merck’s pipeline as it faces patent expiries
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BusinessGilead settles US HIV drug kickback lawsuit
Firm will pay $202 million to federal and state governments
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OpinionGiving companies room to grow
Can shopping centres and offices become urban lab spaces for innovative companies to grow and scale-up?
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BusinessAcceptable levels of (epi)genetic engineering
Amplifying or silencing genes may be preferable to permanently changing genetic code