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Another classic example of university-led innovation is two spin-out companies which have come out of the University of Teesside, both involving chemist Dr Meez Islam. Anasyst, which specialises in novel analytical systems , has been...

Innovation is key to the development of all sciences and the UK is witnessing an increasing emphasis on helping researchers to make their breakthroughs. Key to progress is the ability of the public and private...

The REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) timeline continues relentlessly harmonising chemical information requirements and placing the burden of proof (and cost) on the manufacturers and importers. While the data gathering exercise for...

Feedback from ECHA on phases 1 and 2 was particularly critical of identity quality; “correct and unambiguous substance identification is a frequent shortcoming in registration dossiers”. A simple review of the requirements is therefore...

Start with determining the strengths and weaknesses of your case How critical is your substance? The REACH authorisation process is complex and critical to your business. To give a practical example, in 2013 Vlisco (textile industry)...

Once the preserve of chemical manufacturers, product stewardship should now be a priority on the agenda in every boardroom. From product registration to restriction, and from raw material to finished product and end-of-life, many companies...

Few regulations can have proved as challenging for the chemical industry over recent years than REACH, which has required companies to rethink the way they do safety. The roots of REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation...

Hoyer Petrolog has won a new three-year contract from Esso to handle its UK delivery business for Tesco Express (Alliance). The contract, which runs to June 2019, also covers Esso’s industrial and wholesale delivery network...

That ability to use chemistry to help other sciences is being illustrated across many disciplines. Take the way scientists have combined chemistry with archaeology as part of new research from the University of Bristol. The...

One of the biggest challenges for science has long been the process by which researchers embrace different disciplines for the common good. For some chemists, broadening their horizons means disputing the old adage ‘once a...