Long reads
Antifouling coatings cling to copper
Copper coatings keep ships clear from unwanted sea life but environmental concerns mean some are keen to move away from the metal. Can it be replaced?
Chemicals industry roundup 2018
Industry growth remains strong despite tariff disputes, political uncertainty and supply chain challenges
Pharmaceuticals roundup 2018
Merger deals, product approvals and infrastructure changes have been overshadowed by political uncertainty, in Europe and around the world
Profiles
Battling the US opioid epidemic
Adapt pharma’s naloxone nasal spray makes treating overdoses easier
Sensing the sweet spot
Ziylo’s selective glucose-binding molecule could open doors to smart insulin for diabetes
Transforming PET imaging with silicon
Fuzionaire Diagnostics can add Si–18F radiolabels to a variety of molecules quickly, easily and cheaply
Rural power champion
Clementine Chambon is the 2018 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year for her work using bioenergy to solve environmental, social and gender challenges in rural India
Opinion
In search of ultimate selectivity
A catalyst that reacts only with aryl iodides, spurning bromides and chlorides
Thinking differently about waste
Plastic and carbon emissions are valuable resources we can’t afford to discard
What are the rate-limiting steps in drug discovery?
Getting more drugs to market is not just a chemistry problem
No U-turns
Why punish leaders just for changing their minds?
More Business News
GSK and Pfizer joint venture creates new consumer healthcare giant
Enlarged GSK consumer health will have largest market share of any firm and be a leader in key countries
Bayer to cut 12000 jobs
As it integrates Monsanto businesses, Bayer will eliminate around 10% of its global workforce
Sartan drug contamination brings cancer uncertainty
Levels of nitrosamines and other carcinogens in affected tablets of valsartan and related drugs similar to smoking 20 cigarettes a day
Sensing the sweet spot
Ziylo’s selective glucose-binding molecule could open doors to smart insulin for diabetes
Arrests in China follow massive leak into the Taiwan Strait
Seven charged with criminal negligence after release of 70 tonnes of aromatic hydrocarbons sickened over 50 people
Transforming PET imaging with silicon
Fuzionaire Diagnostics can add Si–18F radiolabels to a variety of molecules quickly, easily and cheaply
Landmark China cancer drug full approval ‘first of a wave’
Chi-Med’s fruquintinib is a result of China’s evolving drug innovation and regulation
Europe opens gates to CAR-T
US court overturns plant safety rule delay
US approves first RNA interference drug
US government ordered to ban chlorpyrifos insecticide
Vaccine scandal and heart drug recall show China’s pharma struggles
Novartis exit from antibiotics a setback for race against resistance
Trump coaxes big promises from big pharma
Drugmaker blocks Nevada execution
American chemical industry fights against US tariffs
$10bn cracker for China
