Booming biopharma
While headline-making deals were in relatively short supply during 2020, smaller deals including financing and more limited deals made it a record year for the biopharma sector, according to Clarivate, an analytical consultancy that claims to accelerate the pace of innovation. Read the C&I Leader article.
What’s in a brand?
We live our lives surrounded by brands – from the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, and from the food we eat to the organisations we deal with. When thinking about a brand, perhaps the first question we should ask is: What is a brand? Read more in C&I Magazine.
Science first!
After all the tumult and turmoil, the new US administration has hit the ground running – with a focus on science and a bold list of targets for its first 100 days. On the day of his inauguration, President Joseph Biden signed a whole slew of executive orders, reversing many legislative actions of the previous administration. Read C&I Magazine.
Time of change
As the world said farewell to 2020, there was a rash of events involving chemistry, apart from the final closure of the Brexit saga. Read this and more exciting chemistry-related articles in C&I magazine.
Energy futures
Energy has not escaped the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described it as ‘a tumultuous year for the global energy system. The crisis has caused more disruption than any other event in recent history, leaving lasting scars for years to come. Read the C&I article.
Post-Brexit & REACH
As 2020 slowly winds down, and the world continues to struggle with the on-going Covid pandemic, in the UK, another deadline is looming – the end of the transition period and its final departure from the EU. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Global impact
While the UK chemical industry appeared moderately optimistic about the future in late August 2020 (C&I, 2020, 84, 9, 4), the picture was not quite so positive in the EU, according to the most recent report from Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council.
UK chemicals recover?
Health and the economic situation remain top of everyone’s agenda while the Covid-19 pandemic seems to surge and retreat in countries around the world on an almost daily basis. In most cases, the news revolves around lost sales and jobs, and calls for government aid to ride out the storm.
Be prepared
The famous Scout motto continues to ring true today, and is perhaps even more relevant. And it certainly should not be ignored despite other concerns about where and from whom it originated.
Back in the news
While carbon capture and storage (CCS) is not considered to be a major factor in meeting the world’s 2050 zero-carbon target, it can still have a significant impact.