All Pharma & Bio
New ABPI chief Anson names organisation's priorities for sector
Added: 8 May 2017
Lisa Anson, the newly appointed president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry…
Compact pumps for sensitive ingredients
Added: 6 Dec 2016
CSF MAE progressive cavity self-priming pumps are suited to transferring low viscosity products, sa…
HBM weighing solutions target counterfeit pharmaceuticals
Added: 6 Dec 2016
The European Union is providing measures designed to prevent counterfeit pharmaceuticals from enter…
Downing Street promise of £2bn R&D increase applauded by sector
Added: 21 Nov 2016
Science and engineering leaders have been quick to welcome Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcemen…
‘Nuisance’ polymer becomes biomass breakthrough
Added: 23 Oct 2016
A team of scientists at Swiss research institution École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) …
Drug-delay tactics called into question
Added: 17 Oct 2016
A meeting in Geneva this week will question the practice of extending the life of drug patents as a…
Biopharma breakthrough heralds ‘on demand’ drugs
Added: 23 Sep 2016
Researchers at MIT and Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a novel method for producing biophar…
Collaboration driving pharmaceuticals growth
Added: 15 Sep 2016
A report by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) reveals the number of app…
EEF enlists Oracle for next ‘industrial revolution’
Added: 2 Aug 2016
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has teamed with cloud application specialist Oracle, to help …
GSK invests £275m in UK manufacturing
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced plans to invest £275 million into three of…
Manufacturers fear ‘Brexit’ fallout as trading outlook weakens
Added: 19 Jul 2016
Business confidence among UK manufacturers has tumbled following the vote to exit the EU, according…
Brexit branded a ‘gamble’ for UK manufacturing
Added: 22 Jun 2016
The head of the national trade union centre (TUC) and the chief of Britain’s manufacturing employer…
New IChemE president to redraw strategy
Added: 31 May 2016
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…
Editor’s Comment: Modern medicine
Rob Smith | Added: 16 May 2016
We are fortunate in the UK. For many illnesses, you need only head to your local pharmacy and hey p…
Chemicals demand ‘bucks’ industry slump
Added: 11 May 2016
The Chemical Industry Association (CIA) says its members have made a strong start to the year, with…
Scottish chemical industry rallies collaboration cry
Added: 25 Apr 2016
The Scottish chemical industry has called on all political parties to help deliver growth throughou…
Pfizer and Allergan terminate merger
Added: 6 Apr 2016
Pfizer’s $160 billion (£105bn) merger with Irish pharmaceuticals developer Allergan has been termin…
Top pharma firms fined £45m
Rob Smith | Added: 12 Feb 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined a number of pharmaceuticals firms – including…
Bang tidy: process safety
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Safe demolition job reaps reward for drugs manufacturer, GSK.
Calibration: Field factors
Added: 22 Jan 2016
The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…
