Movers & Shakers
AMRI, a global pharmaceutical CDMO headquartered in Albany, New York, has appointed LabCorp’s John Ratliff as CEO. He succeeds Michael Mulhern, who has been appointed chairman of the AMRI board of directors.
Faith in fusion
Fusion built the elements of the Periodic Table and enabled the formation of stars, planets and life in the Universe
Revisiting evolution theory
The principal message of Charles Darwin’s treatise On the origin of species published in 1859 is that all animals, including humans, evolved from earlier species via natural selection.
Debunking a few myths
Although this book, intended primarily for historians of chemistry, contains the proceedings of an international conference on the history of chemistry held in Portugal in 2015, it incorporates many novel and sometimes even offbeat ideas that will be of interest to a non-specialist readership.
Business digest
UK life science company Abcam, headquartered in Cambridge, and University College London spinout SomaServe have joined forces to commercialise the latter’s polymer-based ‘bioic’ nanoparticles which can carry a range of products to live cells.
High Steaks
Imagine being able to eat a juicy burger, while knowing that no animals were harmed in its production. That vision may soon be a reality, thanks to a range of companies growing meat in a lab, Jasmin Fox Skelly reports
Phosphate Threat
Maria Burke reports on the warning that the world faces an ‘imminent crisis’ in phosphate availability, a critical fertiliser that underpins the world’s food supply
European Market for PP Compounds
European demand for polypropylene (PP) compounds has stalled since the middle of 2018; caused by mounting issues in the automotive industry.
Hotting up
Many observers believe that industry is making the running in terms of combatting climate change.