Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Banks and policymakers driving climate change

Last year, the  G7 heads declared to end funding for the oil industry by the end of this year. At the COP27 in November, the WHO and United Nations renewed promises to redirect the hundreds of billions of dollars invested annually in fossil fuels to fund renewable energy initiatives.

Wholistic approach to strategic consulting

Strategic planning for the development of a novel therapy is critically important to reduce financial burdens, save time, and find the best, shortest path forwards. No two products will have the same pathway or same criterion for optimisation, but early, forward-looking planning can result in greater efficiency and a better understanding of key decisions and timepoints along the course of novel therapy development.  

Henkel buys FDCA from Avantium NV

Bioplastics specialist Avantium N.V. has inked a 5-year agreement to supply Henkel with plant sugar based furandicarboxylic acid , a building block of PEF bioplastics.

Ultra-low freezers: Stability of cancer biomarkers

Maintaining the integrity of tumour biomarkers during processing and storage is of great importance for the accurate diagnosis and prognosis of many diseases, including cancers. To safely store samples for research or clinical uses, freezing procedures are used to arrest the ­degradation of biomarkers. However, the stability of these molecules depends upon long-term ­storage conditions.