New approach to the sensible utilisation of carbon dioxide from car exhaust gases

"A method has been discovered that uses impure CO2 streams and enables a breakthrough in the synthesis of valuable chemicals and pharmaceuticals"

29-Nov-2023 - Utilizing impure CO2 from car exhaust, the team of Prof. Dr. Shoubik Das, Chair of Organic Chemistry I at the University of Bayreuth, presents in a paper, which was published in Nature Communications, a cost-effective synthetic route for γ-lactams. γ-Lactam is an organic chemical compound, which ...

Presence of nicotine and antidepressants detected in Antarctic waters

A study with the participation of IDAEA and IGME locates organic contaminants derived from human activity in inland and coastal waters of the frozen continent

30-May-2023 - Human activity is negatively impacting Antarctic water quality. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by the Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Water Studies (IDAEA-CSIC) and the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME-CSIC), in collaboration with the University of Granada ...

Drug shortages: These factors lead to supply bottlenecks in the pharmaceutical industry

Competition between generics manufacturers makes supply chains more vulnerable

31-Mar-2023 - In a recent study, Prof. Dr. Kai Hoberg (KLU), Prof. Dr. David Francas (University of Applied Sciences Worms) and Stephan Mohr (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management) looked into which conditions affect the availability of drugs in Germany. One key finding: while competition between generics ...

This one-atom chemical reaction could transform drug discovery

This nearly unprecedented work could simplify and lower the cost of pharmaceutical synthesis

09-Feb-2023 - Pharmaceutical synthesis is often quite complex; simplifications are needed to speed up the initial phase of drug development and lower the cost of generic production. Now, in a study recently published in Science, researchers from Osaka University have discovered a chemical reaction that could ...

A better way to create compounds for pharmaceuticals, other chemicals

Study uses new process to make complex molecules

09-May-2022 - What do gunpowder, penicillin and Teflon all have in common? They were inventions that took the world by storm, but they were all created by complete accident. In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers used electricity to develop a tool that may make it easier and cheaper to ...

Edible, fluorescent silk tags can suss out fake medications

The codes within the tags can be read by a smartphone app

20-Apr-2022 - Recent developments such as the explosion of online pharmacies and supply chain issues have made it easier for counterfeiters to profit from fake or adulterated medications. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have created edible tags with fluorescent silk proteins, which could be ...

Triastek and Siemens announce strategic collaboration to accelerate digital transformation of the pharmaceutical industry

21-Mar-2022 - Triastek, Inc. and Siemens Ltd., China have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to provide digital technologies for the global pharmaceutical industry. Combining Triastek's industry-leading 3D printing and digital pharmaceutical technologies and Siemens' global leadership in automation and ...

Chemistry breakthrough leads way to more sustainable pharmaceuticals

Scientists have developed a more sustainable way of making pharmaceuticals that will cut waste and energy usage significantly

19-Nov-2021 - Chemistry researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new method using blue light to create pharmaceuticals in a more sustainable way, significantly reducing the amount of energy needed and the chemical waste created in the manufacture process. Synthesising small-molecule drugs ...

Open Innovation on the rise in medical and pharmaceutical research

18-Jan-2021 - The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety has analyzed previously published scientific publications on open innovation in the context of medical and pharmaceutical research. Open innovation (OI) in the context of medical and pharmaceutical research began to appear in the ...

Chemicals for pharmaceuticals could be made cheaper and greener by new catalysts

04-Oct-2019 - High value chemicals used to make pharmaceuticals could be made much cheaper and quicker thanks to a series of new catalysts made by scientists at the University of Warwick in collaboration with GoldenKeys High-Tech Co., Ltd. in China. The process of making high-value chemicals for uses such as ...