Amgen

US trade regulator sues to block Amgen–Horizon merger

2023-05-26T14:08:00+01:00By

Federal Trade Commission has concerns that union will allow Amgen to stifle potential competition for Horizon’s drugs

Mounjaro

The diabetes drugs aiming to aid weight loss

2023-05-25T14:34:00+01:00By

Can peptide hormone mimics avoid the side effect pitfalls of previous weight loss treatments?

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US supreme court confirms Amgen’s cholesterol antibody patents invalid

2023-05-24T12:02:00+01:00By

Decision could mean patent descriptions need to be even more detailed, and hence expensive

Seqens/PCI Synthesis pharmaceutical plant

Deadly explosion and fire at US pharmaceutical plant

2023-05-11T14:26:00+01:00By

One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport

Ludhiana incident

11 dead after toxic gas leak in India

2023-05-10T08:49:00+01:00By

Victims were instantly overwhelmed by gas, which left high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in air

Beakers

Making oil and water mix by encapsulation

By Vanessa Zainzinger

Italian start-up Sphera Encapsulation can protect lipophilic food ingredients in aqueous environments

Metals recycled from electric car batteries

Battery recyclers race to increase capacity and efficiency

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As battery demand grows, recycling needs to capture more of the valuable resources in each cell

Prometheus biosciences

Merck & Co to buy immunology specialist Prometheus

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$10.8 billion cash deal give Merck rights to late-stage candidate for two inflammatory bowel conditions

Tanzania clinical site

Ghana and Nigeria approve Oxford malaria vaccine

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Approval comes before final-stage clinical trials have been completed