Outsourcing tales from the drug services industry trenches
Small drug companies often don’t have the resources to make their own products. Here are stories of how they work with service firms that handle the production for them
JoAnne Stubbe named 2020 Priestley Medalist
MIT biochemist is being honored for her work in understanding enzyme mechanisms
Cultivating entrepreneurs inside BASF
Across the river from its main plant, the world’s largest chemical maker funds a business incubator focused on turning its employees into entrepreneurs
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Chemical makers sign up for sustainability-linked loans
Companies are set to save on loan payments if they hit environmental targets
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Entrepreneurial chemist wants to reduce the environmental impact of detergents
Christoph Krumm cofounded Sironix Renewables to bring to market biobased surfactants that, unlike conventional ones, maintain their cleaning power in hard water
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Chemistry in Pictures Water Photo Contest open through July 3
We're partnering with the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement for this water-themed contest. Submit today!
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This bacteria may help endurance athletes excel
Veillonella, which consumes lactate, blooms in marathon runners
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C&EN talks with Christoph Krumm, surfactant innovator
Christoph Krumm cofounded Sironix Renewables to bring to market biobased surfactants that, unlike conventional ones, maintain their cleaning power in hard water
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Francis Collins says it’s time to end all-male panels. These prominent chemists responded
Collins, head of the NIH, says he will stop agreeing to speak on panels that lack diversity
Francis Collins says it’s time to end all-male panels. These prominent chemists responded
Collins, head of the NIH, says he will stop agreeing to speak on panels that lack diversity
Chemjobber’s mailbag: Business cards, interviewing etiquette, and more
Chemistry blogger answers readers’ questions in this edition of Bench & Cubicle
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CVS details dietary supplement–testing program
The retailer’s program requires third-party testing of supplements before they can be sold at CVS stores
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Chemical makers sign up for sustainability-linked loans
Companies are set to save on loan payments if they hit environmental targets
Entrepreneurial chemist wants to reduce the environmental impact of detergents
Christoph Krumm cofounded Sironix Renewables to bring to market biobased surfactants that, unlike conventional ones, maintain their cleaning power in hard water
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Laser-made graphene enables simple, low-cost nanogenerator
Flexible, stretchable devices could be embedded in clothes and shoes to convert movement into electric power
Magnet doubles hydrogen yield from splitting water
Aligning the spin states of oxygen intermediates overcomes a bottleneck in electrolysis