Positive image of nanotechnology in the media (12 Nov 2008) BfR publishes analysis of nanotechnology coverage
The analysis of nanotechnology coverage in German print media was the subject of a research project conducted by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). The results: In the media coverage nanotechnology is not presented as a risk ......
Huntsman wins top prize at IChemE awards (06 Nov 2008)
Huntsman Pigments Division clinched the top prize at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 2008 Innovation and Excellence Awards in Birmingham, UK. The Huntsman team won the Entec medal for creating Deltio – a free-flowing chemical ......
Drug Development Technology: Frost & Sullivan Award goes to Imperacer (03 Nov 2008)
The 2008 European Immunoassay Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award has been awarded to Chimera Biotec. Chimera Biotec is recognized for its pioneering Imperacer® ultra-sensitive immunoassay system, which has a 1000-fold better ......
UK chemists warn of funding crisis (22 Oct 2008) Sharp drop in grant numbers hits young scientists and blue skies research
Senior researchers have warned that a sharp drop in the number of research grants awarded this year risks damaging UK chemistry. Young chemists applying for first-time grants have suffered most under widespread changes to the funding strategy ......
Safety decisions often based on incomplete information (17 Oct 2008)
A new doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet reveals that professionals may overlook important information when they search for research findings about injury prevention and safety. The typical search uses no ......
Use of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies Increasing in Europe (17 Sep 2008)
Despite high therapy costs and drug format limitations, the popularity of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is on the rise. Physicians are increasingly adopting mAbs because of their superior side effect profile, and continued research is expected ......
ICIS Chemical Business Unveils Top 100 Chemical Companies (17 Sep 2008)
ICIS Chemical Business magazine has unveiled the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies, featuring the world's top chemical players ranked by annual sales. According to the ICIS Top 100 listing of chemical company financial performance, sector sales ......
Biotech food is safe: Is anyone going to tell the consumer? (15 Sep 2008)
EuropaBio welcomes the report issued by the Joint Research Centre that reconfirms the results of a 2001 Commission study concluding that no demonstration of any health effect of GM food products has ever been reported and the use of more ......
Monoclonal antibody sales to almost double in coming years (02 Sep 2008)
In 2007 total global monoclonal antibody (mAb) sales reached $26 billion and are forecast to almost double to $49 billion by 2013. While small molecule drug sales will continue to make up the majority of total market sales, the mAb market, with ......