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Chemical companies see auspicious start to 2018

Sales and earnings grow strongly for most firms, and the outlook is positive for the rest of the year




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DuPont, ADM pilot the biobased monomer FDME




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Chemistry in Pictures: I ❤ chromatography




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Chemistry in Pictures: Sun-kissed rotovaps




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Lilly boosts immunotherapy pipeline with Armo BioSciences acquisition

The drug company will pay $1.6 billion to gain Armo’s IL-10 program




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Sarepta acquires five muscular dystrophy gene therapies from Myonexus




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Ecovia Renewables raises $1 million, partners with Seppic




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Sir Fraser Stoddart to serve as 50 Forward Champion




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Accent Therapeutics launches to target the epitranscriptomic RNA code in cancer

With $40 million series A funding, the start-up will develop inhibitors of proteins that make chemical modifications to RNA




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Ardena acquires Syntagon to boost APIs




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Chemistry in Pictures: Inorganic parrot




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Chemistry in Pictures: Faux ice floes




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Chemistry in Pictures: Water it down, turn it up




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Bloom Science launches to treat epilepsy with ketogenic diet-associated gut microbes

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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PILI raises funds for biotech textile dyes




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Swallowable biosensor dispatches data from pigs’ bellies

Bioluminscent bacteria pair with electronics to detect blood in the gut




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Chemistry in Pictures: ‘Dusty peacock’




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Discovery of new poppy enzyme might help improve yeast-based opiate synthesis

Adding enzyme to engineered yeast boosts production of thebaine, a key morphine intermediate




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Experimental cancer cell therapies have nearly doubled in six months

A new report from the Cancer Research Institute highlights the U.S. and China as cell therapy leaders




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Chemistry in Pictures: Call of Cthulhu




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Bloom Science launches to treat epilepsy with ketogenic-diet-associated gut microbes

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet




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Sadara plans pipeline for ethylene and propylene oxide




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U.K. pilots carbon capture technology




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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Conservators consult Forbes Pigment Collection to solve artwork mysteries

Library of 2,500 samples offers clues about hues, both old and new




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Chemistry in Pictures: Lapus lattice




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SK Capital buys additives maker SI Group

Private equity firm aims to assemble a specialty additives powerhouse




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Chemistry in Pictures: Letting sparks fly




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Inorganic Nanoscience Award to Dmitri Talapin




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Arsenal Capital buys adhesives makers




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Chemistry in Pictures: Raise a glass to fluorescence




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Chemistry in Pictures: Fireworks in a flask




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Ikea, Neste pilot renewable plastics

New process to make polypropylene from waste oil is part of Ikea’s long-term plan to replace fossil inputs




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Mysterious galactic radiation pinned on nanodiamonds

Spinning hydrogen-coated clusters of carbon atoms may be source of anomalous microwave emission spotted around our galaxy




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White House picks environmental adviser




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Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp begins




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Un dispositivo hace más fácil y segura la transferencia de <i>terc</i>-butil litio y otros compuestos químicos pirofóricos

Las piezas reducen de forma sencilla el peligro al transferir pequeños volúmenes de productos químicos inflamables




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Chemistry in Pictures: All that glitters isn’t gold




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Chemistry in Pictures: Twisted crystals




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AbbVie invests in switchable CAR-T therapies for cancer

The drug company is partnering with Calibr to develop universal CAR T-cells directed to different tumors via antibody switches




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U.S. team finalized for International Chemistry Olympiad

4 high school students will head to Slovakia and Czech Republic in July for international competition




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Acknowledging the spies on campus

As universities embrace rapid communications and international students, they are learning that the free exchange of ideas comes with risks




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Chemistry in Pictures: Enchanted rose




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Modified enzyme could make bioprocessing zippier

Adding positively charged molecules and a surfactant to β-glucosidase makes the enzyme work 30 times as fast




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Dow materials used in new Olympic headquarters




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Non-addictive opiate-like compounds may help treat narcolepsy

Chronic morphine treatment in mice restored a narcolepsy-related deficit in the brain, decreasing symptoms 




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Chemistry in Pictures: Heady henna




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AbbVie invests in switchable CAR-T therapies for cancer

The drug company is partnering with Calibr to develop universal CAR T cells directed to different tumors via antibody switches




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Una nanoestructura de DNA actúa de enzima volteadora de lípidos

Una estructura sintética podría reemplazar algún día las partes dañadas por enfermedad.