Robotics is quietly transforming many aspects of agriculture, including the agrochemicals sector.
Standard methods for the determination and control of heavy metal contamination in pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements have hardly altered over the past century.
Few things can damage the financial stability of a manufacturing facility more than unexpected downtime. Lee Sullivan from COPA-DATA UK comments.
Companies that have gone the extra mile in ensuring their wastewater has a minimal environmental impact will have the competitive edge. Steven Martin from Wastewater and Biological Innovation Platform comments.
The Children Challenging Industry (CCI) programme, pioneered by former SCI president Tom Swan, has been running in the North of England since 1996. Nick Cooke, Managing Director at Sartorius, explains its importance to budding scientists.
Trends in most industries tend to be cyclical and the pharmaceutical contract manufacturing industry is no exception. Looking back at contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) over the last forty years, a number of defined stages and trends have become apparent in their evolution.
In recent years, there has been a global push to get more women into leadership positions in business and industry. Progress has differed between sectors, but the chemistry industry still falls decidedly behind much of the corporate world.
One of the key, yet under-utilised, assets in any chemical company is its current and historical data, Stan Higgins reports Stan Higgins Industry has found many ways to collect data and use it inde...
BP’s recent Energy Outlook draws up the battle lines between the more efficient use of petrol in cars, and the switch to electric vehicles. However, BP’s view is that the growth in electric vehicles will have a much smaller effect on how our need for oil will change than efficiency improvements in petrol based cars.
Wikipedia states that a ‘trade mission is an international trip by government officials and business people that is organised by agencies of national or provincial governments for the purpose of exploring international business opportunities’. Business people who attend trade missions are typically introduced both to important business contacts and to well-placed government officials. A trade mission is a way in which countries or organisations can seek out potential buyers and sellers, usually after significant market research.