The Directorate General for Health (DG Sante) of the European Commission has confirmed that EU Member States will be invited to vote on its proposal to ban all outdoor uses of neonicotinoids on 27 April. European Commission restricted the use of 3 highly bee-toxic neonicotinoids in 2013. Imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam were then banned […]
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Rigel bags first FDA approval
Rigel Pharmaceuticals has bagged its first FDA approval, with a green light to market Tavalisse for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have failed to respond to previous treatment. Chronic ITP is a rare, autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for normal […]
The cream of in-cosmetics’ innovators revealed
in-cosmetics Global last night unveiled the winners of its Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Awards 2018 – a celebration of the most cutting-edge personal care ingredients that have been launched in the past six months. Ingredients businesses large and small battled it out for Gold, Silver and Bronze places across five categories – Best Active […]
PhoenixMD collaborates with WuXi STA to advance PMD-026 toward IND
Phoenix Molecular Designs, a privately-held biotechnology company designing precise cancer therapeutics by targeting essential kinases, announced that it has entered into a collaboration with STA Pharmaceutical Co, a WuXi AppTec group company, to manufacture the PMD-026 needed for IND-enabling toxicology studies and a Phase I study in women. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, […]
A better way to formulate with versatile amino alcohols from ANGUS
Today’s consumers demand much more than bold looks and effortless application from their personal care and cosmetics products. They also want products with ingredients that are gentle enough for sensitive skin areas. That’s why personal care and cosmetics formulators are constantly searching for the perfect combination of ingredients that deliver the versatility, efficiency and stability […]
US EPA open to public comments on new registration applications
The US EPA is open to public comments on a number of new pesticide active ingredient registration applications. Applications for Bacillus licheniformis strain FMCH001 and Bacillus subtilis strain FMCH002 which to be used as fungicidal/nematocidal seed treatment to control soil pests was submitted by FMC Corporation. The public comment for these products will be […]
Clariant set to take hair care by storm with new Genadvance ingredients
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today opens the door to new innovative hair care formats for tackling damaged, dry, or thin, lifeless hair with the launch of a new generation of conditioning ingredients, Genadvance. Unveiled at in-cosmetics Global 2018, Clariant’s most advanced range is founded on meticulous consumer research across the globe and […]
Cambrex invests in new continuous flow technology at NC facility
Cambrex Corporation, the leading manufacturer of small molecule innovator and generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), has completed the installation of multiple continuous flow reactor platforms at its High Point, NC facility. The investment underpins Cambrex’s on-going commitment to new technologies and aims to reinforce the company’s existing experience in continuous flow. This latest investment in […]
BASF publishes Sustainable Solution Steering methodology
Sustainability is an integral part of BASF’s corporate strategy. A tangible example of how BASF carries out its company purpose “We create chemistry for a sustainable future” is the Sustainable Solution Steering method. This method has been developed by BASF to assess and steer its product portfolio based on defined sustainability criteria. It considers the […]
Clariant launches new EQius brand for humidity-control packaging
Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, and its Healthcare Packaging business unit, is introducing a new brand name to encompass all of the products and technology related to equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) stabilization. The new brand – EQius – will be used as an umbrella brand for products currently marketed as EQ-Pak packets, EQ-Can […]