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Government at “half way house” in its life sciences plan, says chemistry chief
Plans to revitalise the biomedical industry must be matched by significant investment in drug discovery, according to the chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry
12-07-2011
Dr Robert Parker welcomed the announcement by the prime minister of a £180m biomedical catalyst fund, but was concerned no specific plans have been introduced to capitalise on the UK’s strength in medicinal chemistry.“For this welcome investment to have maximum economic impact, further urgent ...
U.S. Senate unanimously approves resolution designating 2011 the International Year of Chemistry
10-04-2011
By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate adopted a resolution designating 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC).Senate Resolution 283 “recognizes the achievements made in the field of chemistry and the contributions of those achievements to the well-being of humankind…and provides ...
Food safety in Europe - who is responsible for what?
BfR publishes 2. completely revised edition of the EU Food Safety Almanac
09-28-2011
The EHEC outbreak event in 2011 which affected numerous citizens of European Member States has shown that a Europe-wide network of all food safety authorities for the protection of consumers is absolutely imperative. BfR’s EU Food Safety Almanac provides a concise depiction of the ...
EU to start project to clean up pesticides former Soviet republics
09-19-2011
The EU has decided to start a project - "Improving capacities to eliminate and prevent recurrence of obsolete pesticides as a model for tackling unused hazardous chemicals in the former Soviet Union" – to support the former Soviet Republics in cleaning up the old pesticide storage places. The ...
Photonics industry commits to more than 5 billion Euros investment in Europe
09-16-2011
Photonics21 has announced its commitment to a proposed Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the European Commission in research and innovation in photonics. The proposal represents a total investment of 7 Billion Euros of which 5.6 Billion will be provided by the private sector and 1.4 ...
American Chemical Society calls Patent Reform bill H.R. 1249 critical to U.S. economic recovery
06-27-2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) said that for a nation facing a looming deficit and difficult cuts to entitlements, passing H.R. 1249 and streamlining America’s patent application process is one of the single-most productive steps Congress can take to improve the economy.“Congress faces ...
European chemical engineers call for less reliance on fossil fuels
04-04-2011
Europe must do more to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels, according to the results of a new survey commissioned by the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE).Almost 1800 chemical and process engineers took part in the study and 87% agreed that their country must do more to ...
Chemists around the globe warn of world food production crisis
03-29-2011
Global production of phosphorus fertiliser could peak and decline later this century, causing shortages and price spikes that jeopardise world food production, five major scientific societies warn. Unless action is taken, the crisis will come at a time when the earth’s population surges past ...
Osborne’s ‘budget for growth’ finally provides some good news for science – but long-term question marks remain
03-25-2011
George Osborne’s budget for growth is to be welcomed as a much needed boost for science and enterprise, according to the president of the Royal Society of Chemistry.The chancellor’s growth-boosting initiatives such as the creation of 21 new Enterprise Zones (EZ) and research and development ...
ECHA Scientific Committees adopt their first opinions on restriction proposals under REACH
03-16-2011
The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted its two first opinions at its meeting of 8-11 March on proposals submitted by France. The first was to restrict dimethylfumarate (DMFu) in articles and the second to restrict lead and its compounds in jewellery. In a parallel meeting the ...
