The banana skin that is Brexit
Brexit has been one of the most changeable and divisive of political issues in recent decades. Throughout the UK, and indeed the EU, you could almost hear the collective sigh as yet another Brexit deadline passed. Businesses are still trying to prepare for the future without knowing how exactly to proceed. This is affecting the science and chemical sectors in ways you might expect, and also some you might not.
AMR role for pharmacists
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies form a vital filtration system for our healthcare system. Pharmacists play a key role in promoting AMS to ensure the treatment of infection is sustainable.
Need for accuracy
As DNA sequencing is increasingly adopted — from clinical applications to species conservation — it may be surprising to learn that accuracy continues to be a challenge for many sequencing technologies.
Coatings concerns
A recent EU study has shown the hugely disproportionate and crippling cost of implementing the new.
Cyber security
Is the world sleep walking into a crisis? asked Børge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum
Innovation in development
Just over 140 years ago, the world’s first industrial-sized R&D laboratory opened.
Future focus on challenges
The chemical industry is one of the most successful manufacturing sectors in terms of historic value creation for its shareholders.
Out of the box
Statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that up to 10% of all medication sold is counterfeit
Cheaper, cleaner energy?
If we had phased out coal-fired power stations and replaced them with gas-fired ones, we would now be enjoying electricity prices that were 30–40% cheaper
Food disgust
Sustainable consumption means consuming products that have a minimal impact on the environment.