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GSK fires Chinese R&D head in data investigation
14 June 2013 Business
Company is retracting a 2010 study in which data were ‘misrepresented’
No small success
12 June 2013 Feature
Chad Mirkin has spun out his nanotechnology research into several companies
Thermo Fisher to buy Life Technologies in $15.8bn deal
19 April 2013 Business
Equipment suppliers unite, bringing Thermo into life sciences and sequencing markets
India rejects Novartis patent appeal
8 April 2013 Business
Supreme court uphold decision to refuse protection for Glivec
Chemdoodler draws on chemistry
6 March 2013 Jobs Profile (Personal)
Kevin Theisen’s software is used by scientists all over the world. Sarah Houlton learns why he moved from the chemistry programme to chemistry programmer
2012 pharma industry roundup
3 January 2013 Business
What were the bigger stories? And how did the industry fare overall?
Of castes and chemistry
12 December 2012 Jobs Profile (Personal)
From southern India to Northern Ireland, Geetha Srinivasan has been applying her research to solving real world problems, as Sarah Houlton finds out
Allow me to demonstrate
5 December 2012 Jobs Profile (Personal)
As Peter Wothers gets ready to deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures, Sarah Houlton finds out he’s had a lifetime of preparation
Nobel signals for new drugs
8 November 2012 Jobs Profile (Company)
Sarah Houlton talks to a company that’s capitalising on the chemistry of communication
EU tightens drug rules in wake of Mediator scandal
19 September 2012 News and Analysis
Withdrawal of a drug in one EU member state will trigger an alert throughout the rest
Drug maker apologises for thalidomide tragedy
4 September 2012 News and Analysis
Fifty years after the event Grünenthal issues an apology as victims of the drug continue to press for compensation
Fast, flexible and flourishing
22 August 2012 
Feature
Sarah Houlton profiles Paul Workman, the 2012 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
Succouring success
5 July 2012 Jobs Profile (Company)
Sarah Houlton reports on BioCity Nottingham, a start-up incubator helping fledgling companies find their feet
Roche rapped for side-effect reporting failure
26 June 2012 Business
European medicines regulator names and shames Swiss giant for not disclosing 80,000 instances of potential adverse drug reactions
Managing change: Patent protectors
27 January 2012 Managing Change
When it comes to the world of patents, a chemist's knowledge of the laws of the lab can be as important as knowing the laws of the land, as Sarah Houlton finds out
Illumina fends off Roche hostile bid
27 January 2012 News Archive
Roche aims to expand personalised medicine diagnostics by acquiring the gene sequencing leader
Takeda slashes 10% of its workforce
20 January 2012 News Archive
Japanese pharmaceutical firm sheds 2800 jobs in the US and Europe after recent takeover of Nycomed
Chasing the wave
22 December 2011 Feature
With the authorities, medics and analytical chemists struggling to break the flow of new legal highs, the bad guys appear to be getting the upper hand. Sarah Houlton reports
Pharma braces for patent cliff impact
22 December 2011 News Archive
Lipitor patent expires while familiar problems persist
Academia grows its role in drug discovery
8 December 2011 News Archive
Report claims patents filed by universities around the world are growing rapidly while pharma patents are stagnating
A shot in the arm for drugs for neglected diseases
1 November 2011 News Archive
Intellectual property sharing database will give researchers new leads in the fight against TB and malaria
Graphene and zeolite team up for catalysis
27 October 2011 News Archive
Graphene enhances the photocatalytic activity of zeolites
Abbott splits to set pharma portfolio free
21 October 2011 News Archive
US drug maker divides the firm into two parts as part of a rebalancing strategy
Dimerised drug leads two pronged attack on HIV
6 September 2011 News Archive
HIV drug dimer can both cross into the brain and inhibit protein pump that expels it
Who's who: Studying fragrances and flavours
30 August 2011 Careers
Sarah Houlton tries to entice us into a career in the flavourings and fragrances industry
Stemming the tide
30 August 2011 Feature
Are drug-immune cancer stem cells the root of recurring tumours? And if they are, can we treat them? Sarah Houlton joins in the hunt
Graphene by the kilo
30 August 2011 Feature
Durham Graphene Science founder Karl Coleman is forging ahead in production of single-layer carbon. Sarah Houlton talks to the 2011 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
Targeting DNA packaging to treat leukaemia
4 August 2011 News Archive
A drug that can attack leukaemia by interfering with DNA organisation is set to start clinical trials soon
The insider: Venturing into business support
28 July 2011 The Insider
Many chemists are ideally suited to careers in venture capital, discovers Sarah Houlton
Managing change: A helping hand
30 June 2011 Managing Change
Sarah Houlton finds out who would benefit from a career coach. Most of us, apparently...
Profile: Polymer chemist delivers the goods
30 June 2011 Jobs Profile (Personal)
A career in drug delivery finds polymer chemist Jeff Hrkach working with chemists, biologists, engineers and, ultimately, investors, writes Sarah Houlton
US approves cancer drugs twice as fast as Europe
22 June 2011 News Archive
The US approves cancer drugs faster than Europe but future collaboration is likely to iron out differences
Asbestos linked to ovarian cancer
9 June 2011 News Archive
A meta-analysis of 18 studies has confirmed that asbestos can cause ovarian cancer
Mosquitoes fooled by compounds that target CO2 sensors
1 June 2011 News Archive
New chemicals can fight mosquito-borne diseases by interfering with the insects' carbon dioxide receptors
Profile: Chemists on a contract
31 May 2011 Jobs Profile (Personal)
Emma Blaney joins a growing number of chemists leaving big pharma for careers in contract research organisations (CROs), reports Sarah Houlton
Bacteria could turn coffee waste into drugs
25 May 2011 News Archive
Caffeine-munching bacteria could turn coffee waste into drugs or a feedstock for biofuels
Cost-cutting will stifle UK innovation
25 May 2011 News Archive
A report claims that the government's penny-pinching attitude to publicly funded services will damage the country's innovative edge
Takeda expands into Europe with Nycomed deal
20 May 2011 News Archive
Takeda has swallowed up Nycomed in a ?10 billion buyout that will give it access to European markets
Ecstasy substitute poses major health risks
9 May 2011 News Archive
The designer drug benzylpiperazine may damage the kidneys and liver, researchers have discovered
Benlysta breaks 50 year Lupus drug drought
15 March 2011 News Archive
Antibody becomes the first drug approved for the autoimmune disease since 1955
Real-world treatment for dye-contaminated effluents
4 March 2011 News Archive
An iron-based catalyst for cleaning industrial wastewater
Company Profile: Chemical ensemble
24 February 2011 Jobs Profile (Company)
From Cambridge, UK, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sarah Houlton looks at the rewards on offer to chemists in the biotech sector
Sanofi to buy Genzyme in $20 billion deal
17 February 2011 News Archive
Sanofi-Aventis wins over Genzyme board with $1.5 billion increase to August 2010 bid
Fines, flu and an uncertain future
22 December 2010 News Archive
Our roundup of another tough year for the pharma industry takes a closer look at the big players hit by big fines
Profile: Flexibility on the move
29 November 2010 News Archive
Jeff Hrkach talks about how he got into polymer chemistry
The insider: Chemical public relations
28 October 2010 The Insider
It's not all personalised number plates and designer sun glasses; there's a serious side to PR too, discovers Sarah Houlton
U-turn on Alzheimer's drugs in the UK
8 October 2010 News Archive
UK body is poised to reverse a 2007 decision preventing NHS patients in the UK receiving a number of acetylcholinesterase drugs for Alzheimer's disease
Profile: Sustainable chemist
27 August 2010 Jobs Profile (Personal)
Matthew Davidson, professor of sustainable chemical technologies, talks to Sarah Houlton about the University of Bath's new Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
Plastic oceans
19 August 2010 News Archive
Despite the rise in plastic production, the amount of debris in the ocean may not be increasing
Profile: Nurturing industrial collaboration
30 July 2010 Jobs Profile (Personal)
Organic chemist Joe Sweeney is developing a collaborative network with industry that looks set to provide a new model for knowledge and innovation exchange, says Sarah Houlton
Saudi science breaks the mould
30 July 2010 Feature
Sarah Houlton speaks to research pioneers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as it approaches its first anniversary
Antibodies spark HIV vaccine hopes
8 July 2010 News Archive
New antibodies against HIV could point the way to an effective vaccine against the virus
Austerity measures hit higher education
1 July 2010 News Archive
Funding and support for student places hit as universities feel the effects of government plans to cut the budget deficit
A smaller future for big pharma?
23 June 2010 News Archive
GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Andrew Witty warns cuts to spending on medicines could affect efforts to discover new drugs in the future
EU ministers call for nanomaterial ban
14 June 2010 News Archive
MEPs submit proposals for nanosilver and carbon nanotubes to be banned in electronic products
EPA and pharma join forces
18 May 2010 News Archive
US Environmental Protection Agency hooks up with pharma companies to use failed drugs to improve its ToxCast toxicity prediction tool
UK under new management
12 May 2010 News Archive
The UK finally has a government - but what will the Tory-Lib Dem coalition mean for science?
EU research faces radical overhaul
30 April 2010 News Archive
Radical changes to EU research funding policies as European Commission responds to calls to cut red tape
Managing change: Returning to academia
28 April 2010 Managing Change
The US National Science Foundation is encouraging women back to academic positions, writes Sarah Houlton
Fresh hep C hope
21 April 2010 News Archive
A new treatment for hepatitis C could be around the corner as a novel compound is proving to be a potent inhibitor of the virus
Lords call for research funding clarity
7 April 2010 News Archive
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the UK government to clarify its research funding commitments
Company Profile: James Robinson
31 March 2010 Jobs Profile (Company)
The UK dye manufacturer has been taken over by Vivimed, India. Sarah Houlton finds out what this means for the company
Budget boon for science and industry
25 March 2010 News Archive
Science and industry are offered a glimmer of hope in the latest UK budget
Microbes implicated in Alzheimer's
23 March 2010 News Archive
For many years, beta amyloid has been blamed for causing Alzheimer's - but could it also be protecting us from infection?
UK must avoid 'neglected decline' in research
3 March 2010 News Archive
Report from top science council calls for science spending to be prioritised for UK research base to remain globally competitive
Painting the town green
26 February 2010 Feature
As new environmental legislation alters the allowed constituents of paint and varnishes, Sarah Houlton reports on how paint manufacturers are tweaking the contents of their tins
Report hits out at GSK's Avandia
26 February 2010 News Archive
Two US senators claim GlaxoSmithKline knew about a link between a diabetes drug and heart attack, and pressured doctors to withdraw concerns
Europe's new research commissioner sworn in
17 February 2010 News Archive
Maire Geoghegan-Quinn will need to make good use of her advisers to offset her lack of science background
EU to look into chemical mixture exposure
12 January 2010 News Archive
EU Council asks whether current legislation adequately assesses risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources
Who's who: Secrets of the headhunter
6 January 2010 Who's Who
Headhunters have a nose for who is right for a job but you can help yourself to be sniffed out, as Sarah Houlton finds out
Operation outsource
6 January 2010 Feature
Western companies are now outsourcing highly skilled science work to China. Can the industry's growing demands be met, asks Sarah Houlton
Pharma's year of merger mania
15 December 2009 News Archive
Our round-up of the pharmaceutical industry in 2009 shows the fallout from this year's mega-mergers has swept across the sector
New hep C breakthrough
9 December 2009 News Archive
A new microRNA-based hepatitis C treatment that could avoid drug resistance is being tested on humans after encouraging trials in chimps
A pharmaceutical named desire
18 November 2009 News Archive
A failed antidepressant has been shown to increase women's sex drive
Who's who: Agency access
28 October 2009 Who's Who
Recruitment agencies often offer the only route into a job, but you'll need to register with a few and be prepared to listen to what the consultants say, as Sarah Houlton reports
Profile: Hair today
28 October 2009 Jobs Profile (Personal)
Combining know-how from different businesses helped Procter & Gamble win the 2009 RSC Teamwork in innovation award for the development of hair dye product, Perfect 10
ERC overhaul in wake of review
27 October 2009 News Archive
European Research Council to streamline peer review process and hire a scientist to run the agency in response to criticism by independent review panel
EC pushes renewables research
12 October 2009 News Archive
European Commission calls for multi-billion euro boost for green energy research
Chemistry of life wins Nobel
7 October 2009 News Archive
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath win Nobel prize for chemistry for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
The insider: Food forensics
1 October 2009 The Insider
When food is contaminated, teams of chemists are at hand to help track down the molecular culprits, reports Sarah Houlton
Abbott wins the race for Solvay's pharma business
29 September 2009 News Archive
Abbott has beaten off rival bids to acquire its cholesterol-franchise partner, Solvay Pharmaceuticals.
New HIV vaccine hope
3 September 2009 News Archive
For the first time in decades, researchers have discovered new broadly neutralising antibodies that could lead to an effective vaccine for HIV
Reach costs set to spiral
27 August 2009 News Archive
The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, say two toxicologists
The insider: Marketing magic
25 August 2009 The Insider
Amanda Halford's chemistry training has proved invaluable in her international marketing career, as she tells Sarah Houlton
Drugs for a developing world
25 August 2009 Feature
Diseases affecting the developing world have long been neglected, but new partnerships between governments, charities and pharmaceutical firms could change that, says Sarah Houlton
Indian court dismisses Bayer's patent law case
24 August 2009 News Archive
Bayer has failed in its attempt to stop Indian regulators approving a copy-cat version of one of its patented drugs
Testing times: prediction of hepatitis C response
20 August 2009 News Archive
A new genetic test could predict which patients will benefit from treatment, and which will suffer side effects
Company Profile: Chemicals to order
28 July 2009 Jobs Profile (Company)
Excelsyn, which specialises in the gram to kilo scale manufacture of fine chemicals, is profiting from the growing market for niche products, reports Sarah Houlton
Profile: Life, but not as we know it
28 July 2009 Jobs Profile (Personal)
In Second Life real people live in a virtual world. Joanna Scott has a actual job there, organising scientific events within the online environment, reports Sarah Houlton
ERC not up to scratch
28 July 2009 News Archive
Two-year review highlights fundamental operational problems within the European Research Council
Branded drugs' competition-free days numbered
10 July 2009 News Archive
EU and US authorities look to clamp down on pharma's deals to delay generic drugs
Climate change roadmaps announced
30 June 2009 News Archive
The US and UK lay out plans to combat climate change
New department takes responsibility for UK science
9 June 2009 News Archive
Science and business reunite as DIUS scrapped in UK government department reshuffle
Agrochemical firms in patent battle
4 June 2009 News Archive
Agrochemical giants are locking horns over biotech patents for genetic technologies
Profile: Commercial catalysts
28 April 2009 Jobs Profile (Personal)
Ian Archer has his dream career as a process chemist. As head of process chemistry at Ingenza, he is now getting involved in technology transfer, as he tells Sarah Houlton
Lead-lined clouds
19 April 2009 News Archive
Lead in the atmosphere causes clouds to form at warmer temperatures and with less water
Double standard in pesticide ban?
7 April 2009 News Archive
EU review approves pesticides used in organic farming based on incomplete data, sparking claims of double standards
Integrin inhibitors could promote tumour growth
22 March 2009 News Archive
Integrin inhibitors are being investigated to treat cancer, but new research suggests they could actually promote tumour growth
Mega mergers sweep pharma industry
13 March 2009 News Archive
The list of mergers and acquisitions in the pharma continues to grow, with four major deals in recent weeks
Who's who: Colourful chemistry
23 February 2009 Who's Who
Sarah Houlton marvels at the rainbow of career options available to colour chemists
Profile: Tomorrow's careers
23 February 2009 Jobs Profile (Personal)
A wealth of skills took Kate Bellingham from a first degree in physics, to careers as a computer programmer, TV presenter, maths teacher, and finally a national champion for careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem), writes Sarah Houlton
Profile: The science business
28 January 2009 Jobs Profile (Personal)
US materials scientist Brian Smith got himself an MBA in order to build a business based on his research
The insider: Mixing synthesis and drug discovery
8 January 2009 The Insider
Sarah Houlton talks to Sharan Bagal about life as a medicinal chemist
Cells with potential
8 January 2009 Feature
Beyond the medical breakthroughs, the hype and the controversy, how are the big drug companies developing their use of stem cells? Sarah Houlton reports
Pharma refocuses on the patent cliff
8 January 2009 News Archive
Restructuring increases as generics boom approaches
The Educated Chemist: Those who can...
27 November 2008 Educated Chemist
The Undergraduate Ambassadors' Scheme is an ideal way to find out whether a teacher's life is for you, writes Sarah Houlton
Chemical industry hopes to avoid EU permit payments
27 November 2008 News Archive
Chemical companies are lobbying hard to avoid having to buy permits to emit carbon dioxide under the third phase of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS)
Artificial protein chemistry may be licensed to industry
8 October 2008 News Archive
Oxford research moves out of the lab
The Educated Chemist: Analytical chemistry at your own pace
26 September 2008 Educated Chemist
The Undergraduate Ambassadors' Scheme is an ideal way to find out whether a teacher's life is for you, writes Sarah Houlton
The Educated Chemist: Publish or be damned
30 July 2008 Educated Chemist
Your research isn't finished until you write it down, as Sarah Houlton discovers
A metal trap to stop Alzheimer's
30 July 2008 News Archive
Promising drug halts a metal-mediated chemical reaction in the brain
Small is beautiful for GSK drug discovery
25 July 2008 News Archive
GlaxoSmithKline is splitting its research into small, highly focussed teams to run like start-up biotech firms
Managing change: Move on up
30 June 2008 Managing Change
Redundancy can be the catalyst for taking on a more senior role, reports Sarah Houlton
Royal Society elects top chemists as Fellows
30 June 2008 News Archive
The Royal Society has honoured a handful of top chemists in its annual selection of 44 new Fellows
Daiichi Sankyo makes bid for Ranbaxy
13 June 2008 News Archive
Japanese firm set to take a controlling stake in India's biggest pharma company
Breaking the rules
28 May 2008 Feature
Sarah Houlton finds out about some chemical tricks that can give a new drug the best possible odds of success
Keeping it simple
28 May 2008 Feature
A discouraging chemistry teacher and a failed rock band just made Harren Jhoti all the more determined to succeed. Sarah Houlton meets the 2008 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the year
Chemistry's millionaire
28 April 2008 Feature
Steve Davies has made successful business his hobby. He reveals some of the secrets of entrepreneurial chemistry to Sarah Houlton
Radiotherapy side-effects suppressed
10 April 2008 News Archive
A new drug may hold the key to protecting healthy cells from the effects of radiotherapy during cancer treatment
Careers
26 March 2008 Careers
Ana Belén Elgoyhen is one of the winners of the 2008 L' Oréal/Unesco Women in Science awards. Sarah Houlton meets her
Plugging the gap
26 February 2008 Careers
Can the UK's Sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing (Semta)
solve the pharmaceutical industry's recruitment crisis?
Drug industry slims down to shape up
20 December 2007 News Archive
Dry pipelines and stiff competition add up to a tough year
The demise of a blockbuster
28 November 2007 Feature
The name Vioxx has become synonymous with disaster in the pharmaceutical industry. What lessons have been learned?
Incubating climate change solutions
1 October 2007 Feature
The Carbon Trust's incubator programme aims to help scientists, spin-outs and small companies bring their carbon-reducing ideas to commercial fruition.
Careers
28 August 2007 Careers
From unlikely beginnings as a botanist, Mark Bell became hooked on formulation chemistry. Sarah Houlton finds out how this shaped a successful business
Going it alone
24 May 2007 Feature
Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year Ian Shott started his company, Excelsyn, from nothing in 2003.
Oiling the cogs of innovation
27 April 2007 Feature
R&D outsourcing is becoming increasingly popular as companies learn to let go. Sarah Houlton reports
East meets west
26 September 2006 Feature
Oxygen Healthcare, a family-run contract drug discovery company, promises cost reduction through its Indian research base. Sarah Houlton reports
Maverick who made a shed load
26 May 2006 Feature
Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the year, Matthew Baker, created a multi-million-dollar company in his back yard, reports Sarah Houlton.
Illuminating lacquer layers
1 September 2004 Feature
Lacquered surfaces can be affected by light, water, oxygen and coatings such as waxes and varnishes. Sarah Houlton explores how a piece in the UK's Victoria and Albert museum's collection is being conserved.
At one with nature
1 March 2003 News Archive
Some chemical companies have special reasons for caring about the sites where they carry out their operations, says Sarah Houlton
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