Action on food security
Combatting malnutrition in all its forms – overweight and obesity as well as undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies – is a global problem.
Bio-based future
In Europe every year, millions of tonnes of sugar beet pulp are re-used as low-value products like animal feed and fertiliser, or processed into green gas.
Mortgages for medicines
Seventy years ago, in July 1948, the UK National Health Service (NHS) was founded on a unique set of principles: to provide comprehensive healthcare to all, free at the point of delivery.
New Fund for medicine
Inconsistent and confused generalisations about the relationship between the UK pharmaceutical industry and the NHS have persisted for years.
Cyber-security threat
The cyber-breach of the UK NHS earlier in 2017, which froze computers in hospitals across the country, highlighted the growing problem of cyber-attacks and corporate espionage. Jesse Klebba, CEO of Urgent Technology comments.
Catalytic future
New product route definition and commercialisation remain a largely subjective exercise in the pharmaceutical sector.
Robots gear up
Graham Mackrell, Managing Director at Harmonic Drive UK, on the increasing market effect of robotics.
Deep learning for agrchems
Robotics is quietly transforming many aspects of agriculture, including the agrochemicals sector.
Simplifying impurity analysis
Standard methods for the determination and control of heavy metal contamination in pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements have hardly altered over the past century.
Downtime is money
Few things can damage the financial stability of a manufacturing facility more than unexpected downtime. Lee Sullivan from COPA-DATA UK comments.