The shippers are in for struggle yet another time, with the market buzzing in speculations of liners planning of ‘blank sailing’ during China’s Golden Week holiday in early October to extract maximised profits.
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Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming delta variant of coronavirus
Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country’s high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by the fast-spreading delta variant, officials and scientists say.
Blood test can detect more than 50 types of cancer
Researchers have developed a blood test able to detect more than 50 types of cancer that is accurate enough to be used nationally as a multi-cancer screening test in those at higher risk of the disease, including those aged over 50 with no symptoms.
NUTRICOSMETICS: A Blooming Global Market
Nutricosmetic is the point at which nutrition and cosmetics meet. The term encompasses the beneficial effects on beauty resulting from consuming nutrients through the use of food supplements.
Amidation of Light Alkanes – High-end Derivatives directly from Natural Gas
At Last: Separated and Freshly Bound –
Amidation of light alkanes
AstraZeneca (AZ) says its COVID-19 vaccine protects against severe disease caused by variants
AstraZeneca (AZ) has announced that new real-world data from Canada shows its COVID-19 vaccine – Vaxzevria – was found to be highly effective after one dose against severe disease or hospitalisation caused by the Beta and Delta variants.
EDQM “RTEMIS” pilot project: real-time remote GMP inspections of API manufacturers
Interruptions to the inspection programme of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) due to travel restrictions – made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic – led to the creation of a system of Real-Time Remote Inspections (RTEMIS).
Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike
A number of recent events such as a new worldwide wave of COVID-19, natural disasters in China and Germany, a cyber attack targeting key South African ports have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts and consumer goods, according to companies, economists and shipping specialists.
A promising new class of psychotropic drugs
A newly developed drug stabilizes dopamine and serotonin levels using a novel mechanism. It effectively treats psychosis in patients with schizophrenia, and researchers are testing its efficacy for Parkinson’s disease as well.
Trained viruses prove more effective at fighting antibiotic resistance | Practice boosts phage potency in evolutionary battleground with deadly bacteria
The threat of antibiotic resistance rises as bacteria continue to evolve to foil even the most powerful modern drug treatments. By 2050, antibiotic resistant-bacteria threaten to claim more than 10 million lives as existing therapies prove ineffective.
Electrospun Nanofiber Membrane Technology I New alternative to seawater desalination to produce drinkable water in minutes
According to the World Health Organization, about 785 million people around the world lack a clean source of drinking water. Despite the vast amount of water on Earth, most of it is seawater and freshwater accounts for only about 2.5% of the total. One of the ways to provide clean drinking water is to desalinate seawater. The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has announced the development of a stable performance electrospun nanofiber membrane to turn seawater into drinking water by membrane distillation process.
Clariant to sell its Pigments business to Heubach and SK Capital
Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative speciality chemical company, has reached definitive agreements for the divestment of its Pigments business to a consortium of Heubach Group (“Heubach”) and SK Capital Partners (“SK Capital”)