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Innovent & Lilly Announce US$456 Million Cancer Drug Deal
Innovent and Lilly form a broad alliance to develop at least three cancer drugs over the next decade.
Electric Cars Are Literally Cooler
If all the drivers in Beijing switched to electric cars, the city would be 1°C cooler, scientists estimate.
Higher Order Modes The Key To Fast Optical Manipulation
The ability to manipulate particles with light could one day be used to deliver drugs to specific cells and even build a quantum computer.
Obtaining Benzenes From Biomass
A catalyst that can selectively cleave the carbon-oxygen single bonds in lignin could lead to a new way to produce aromatic chemicals such as benzene.
Folic Acid: Not Just For Pregnant Women
When taken together with anti-hypertensive drugs, folic acid supplements can help reduce the risk of stroke.
NanoSun Enters US$3 Million JV With China’s CCIEC
The joint venture will see one million liters of wastewater treated using NanoSun's membrane technology by August this year.
Lilly & Hanmi Ink US$690 Million Deal
Eli Lilly has acquired Hanmi's BTK inhibitor HM71224, a small molecule soon to enter Phase II trials for autoimmune diseases.
The Proteins That Determine In IVF Success
A proteomics approach has shown that proteins involved in metabolism and cell adhesion can determine how receptive the womb is to IVF treatment.
Fancy A Remote Controlled Beetle To Do Your Bidding?
Self-steering remote controlled beetles could prove to be more useful than drones for entering small nooks and crevices.