23 Dec, 2024 All change for UK SPCs By Gareth Williams Since Brexit, the UK has had a somewhat confusing situation regarding medicinal marketing authorisations (MAs) and supplementary...
19 Dec, 2024 An early Christmas present for combination products By Gareth Williams As always, the CJEU continue to refine the rules regarding obtaining SPCs in Europe. The latest judgment on combination products leaves...
03 Dec, 2024 Urgent Action Required to Develop SAF? By Elliot Carrington Has enough progress been made on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)? Unfortunately, a new report from Transport & Environment (T&E) suggests...
08 Nov, 2024 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Wastewater Sources By Elliot Carrington Following the recent approval of the SAF mandate by the House of Lords, it was great to read this article about the development of a new...
06 Nov, 2024 Chemistry Week 2024 By Emma Foster I am a chemist, which makes this week a wonderful week – it is Chemistry Week! The annual celebration, pioneered by the Royal Society of...
09 Oct, 2024 Northern Lights Shines - CO2 ready! By Kirsteen Gordon Having worked with Equinor AS on IP in connection with the Northern Lights project, it was exciting to read that the infrastructure is...
17 Sep, 2024 A new commercially viable recycling process for polyethylene and polypropylene? By Elliot Carrington I was pleased to read that researchers at the University of California, Berkley, have recently developed a new process for breaking down...
12 Sep, 2024 Turning Campaign Clutter into Clean Plastics By Mairi Rudkin As US election campaigns gain momentum, election placards and signs are being displayed across stadiums and tour stops across the...
06 Sep, 2024 Sustainable Food Packaging Barrier Coatings By Yann Robin Sustainable packaging is a hot topic. Sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic packaging exist, and generally consist of...
04 Sep, 2024 Fake it until you...can't: How high-tech labels are shining a light on fakes By Noelle Pearson Counterfeit products are a major headache for legitimate brands, draining their revenue and stifling their ability to grow and innovate....
29 Aug, 2024 Fungi found to degrade plastic without pre-treatment and using the plastic as the sole carbon source By Donald McNab My colleague Kate Appleby wrote recently (see here) about the discovery of a particular bacterium able to degrade polyethylene, which is...
26 Aug, 2024 Break it down now: stubborn plastics broken down by microbes By Kate Appleby Plastic pollution continues to threaten ecosystems worldwide and effective solutions to break down stubborn plastics are needed. In the...