Greener, cheaper method to accelerate chemical reactions developed by King’s and partners
The team proved that electrical fields can catalyse chemical reactions for large-scale chemical production.
A new, greener and cheaper method to accelerate chemical reactions has been developed by scientists at King’s College London in collaboration...
Discovery of new plant protein fold may be seed for anti-cancer drugs
University of Michigan researchers have discovered a new plant biochemistry and its unusual ability to form cyclic peptides—molecules that hold promise in pharmaceuticals as they can bind to challenging drug targets.
Cyclic peptides are an...
AI-powered design launched for industrial processing equipment
University of Birmingham Enterprise have launched EvoPhase, which delivers services to optimise existing and new process equipment that mixes, blends, stores, or stirs granular materials.
EvoPhase will use evolutionary AI algorithms, coupled with simulations of...
Pharmaceutical Specification Vacuum Conveyors from Volkmann
With the transfer capabilities of the highly successful “PPC” pharmaceutical specification vacuum conveyors, Volkmnann is offering transfer rates to over 11,100 litres per hour.
The PPC models utilise a one-piece crack and crevice free body...
Processes for lignin refinement: making optimal use of a renewable raw material
The natural raw material lignin was once regarded as a by-product of the manufacture of pulp or bioethanol and has primarily been utilised thermally up to now. Today, it is also used as a...
HydRegen to unlock sustainable biocatalytic hydrogenation and improve sustainable biomanufacturing
BBSRC, EPSRC and IUK grant funding is secured to unlock sustainable biocatalytic hydrogenation.
HydRegen - a biotech specialist in sustainable chemical manufacturing - and researchers from the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Engineering are collaborating...
New method to promote biofilm formation and increase efficiency of biocatalysis
Birmingham scientists have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis, in a paper published in Materials Horizons.
Biocatalysis uses enzymes, cells or microbes to catalyse chemical reactions, and is used in settings such...
‘Hotspot mapping’ accelerates early-phase drug design
CCDC, Exscientia, and Oxford University are collaborating on an automated, quantitative method for informing the design of compound selectivity across protein families.
The amount of structural data on protein drug targets continues to grow. However,...
Sinocompound announces commercial-scale production of QPhos ligand
The phosphine ligand is available on the kilo scale for the first time, providing scientists with a powerful solution for cross-coupling chemistry.
Advanced homogeneous catalysts and ligands producer, Sinocompound Catalysts Co., Ltd, has made phosphine-based...
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