The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has opened registration for its next public hearing which will take place on 13 June 2018 at EMA’s premises. The public hearing will give a voice to patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, researchers and everyone else who wants to share experience with quinolones and fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics widely prescribed […]
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Pulling valuable metals from e-waste makes financial sense
Electronic waste — including discarded televisions, computers and mobile phones — is one of the fastest-growing waste categories worldwide. For years, recyclers have gleaned usable parts, including metals, from this waste stream. That makes sense from a sustainability perspective, but it’s been unclear whether it’s reasonable from an economic viewpoint. Now researchers report in ACS’ […]
Digital Health Leader Nik Leist to present CPhI North America Keynote Address
CPhI North America, the only event to bring the complete North American pharma supply chain together, today announced Nik Leist, Senior Director of Ingestible Sensor Manufacturing and Site Leader at Proteus Digital Health, as the presenter of its second day keynote address at the 2nd Annual CPhI North America Conference. Currently, Mr. Leist leads the […]
Applied DNA signs agreement with Colorcon for molecular tagging
Applied DNA Sciences has signed an agreement with Colorcon for the use of Applied DNA’s SigNature molecular tags in Colorcon’s product offerings and access to the Company’s associated authentication technologies. These Agreements follow the memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced on December 18, 2017. Under the terms of the Agreements, Applied DNA grants Colorcon exclusive worldwide […]
New study clears 2-EHA of suspicion of additional classification by ECHA
Recently 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA) has shown no adverse effects regarding reproduction at the highest dose tested in a study executed at the request of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Because of earlier suspicions on reproductive toxicity, ECHA had 2-EHA listed in the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) as CMR (reproductive toxicity – fertility) and potential […]
Clariant’s cross-business growth strategy to make North America its second largest market by 2021
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, expects its cross-business growth strategy for North America to advance regional sales of about $2 billion by 2021. This would make North America the company’s second largest global market and represent about 25% of its global chemical investment. Key elements in this growth strategy, which holds tailor-made elements […]
Lilly and Sigilon collaborate on type I diabetes
Eli Lilly and Sigilon Therapeutics have announced a global collaboration to develop encapsulated cell therapies for type I diabetes. Sigilon will create proprietary products made up of induced pluripotent stem cells, engineered into differentiated insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells and encapsulated using Sigilon’s Afibromer technology. Encapsulated cell therapy aims to release the therapeutic potential of cells to […]
Evonik optimizes PEEK production in China
Evonik has comprehensively optimized the production process of VESTAKEEP PEEK and further improved the quality of the product at its Changchun, China, site. The Group is thus positioning itself as a reliable partner on the global PEEK market for the long term. In particular, energy requirements, material use, and the waste generated during production were reduced […]
BASF provides guidance according to ISO 16128 standard for personal care portfolio
BASF has reviewed its complete personal care portfolio according to the ISO standard criteria and calculating rules, providing manufacturers of cosmetic products guidance and information on the degree of natural origin of the ingredients. The ISO 16128 standard of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) comprises guidelines on definitions for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients […]
Monsanto Fund and Africare announce $5 million to address hunger in Kenya
Monsanto Fund, in partnership with Africare, has pledged $5 million over a five-year period to improve nutrition and access to healthy food for women and young children in Turkana County, Kenya. Africare, based in Washington, D.C., works in partnership with African people to build sustainable, healthy and productive communities. With support from the Monsanto […]