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The non-ferrous metal sector in China is bracing itself for significant changes in regulation in 2014 as a result of November’s third plenary session of the 18^th central committee of the ruling Communist Party of China. It agreed a sweeping reform agenda, the implications of which are already being felt.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched 15 new research projects commanding a collective budget of Euro EUR91 million, which will help fight antimicrobial resistance.

Announcing the funding, European Union (EU) research Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn said: “Research and innovation are essential if we are to turn the tide against antimicrobial resistance,” adding the studies would strengthen “the excellent work on-going to develop new drugs and treatments.”…

A EUROPEAN Union (EU)-funded research project has been assessing the potential of drugs to damage slow heartbeats, potentially causing heart attacks. A final report is awaited from the Euro EUR3.6 million Aritmo project, which has assessed the impact of antipsychotics, antihistamines and anti-infectives.…

THE COUNCIL of Europe-associated European directorate for the quality of medicines and healthcare (EDQM) and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] of the People’s Republic of China (SATCM) have jointly staged a symposium on scientific assessments of TCM. Staged in Strasbourg, France, the SATCM’s deputy director general for international co-operation Wu Zhen-dou and EDQM director Dr Susanne Keitel pledged at the meeting to “continue their fruitful co-operation and to strengthen scientific exchanges between the two organisations.”…

THE PHARMA sector can bid for an increased pot of European Union (EU) funding for research projects under the new Horizon 2020 programme, which was approved in November. It has an overall budget exceeding Euro EUR78.6 billion and will run from January 1 to 2020.…

INCREASINGLY stringent regulations governing the cold chain transport of medicines for human use are tipped to become a major driver for the uptake of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology by pharmaceutical suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to a recent report published by industry analysts Frost & Sullivan, America and Europe currently divide the biggest slice of market share in the global market for cold chain RFID.…

LUXURY knitwear brands in India are increasingly recognised and valued but catering to aspirational ‘closet’ customers is a challenging task, according to market leaders who spoke at the recent “CII-ET Dialogue on Luxury” conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and the Economic Times in New Delhi.…

THE CREATION of a single telecommunication market in the European Union (EU) should build on the foundation of existing liberalising legislation, promoting healthy competition between telecommunication companies and cable operators, says Matthias Kurth, executive chairman at Cable Europe.

Speaking to European Communications, in an interview at his Brussels office, he explained: “The new legislation should complement and not overturn the existing regulatory framework,” said Mr Kurth, noting that it should allow network providers to grow, compete and invest.…

A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project has developed technology to make sanitary fabric aseptic using zinc nanoparticles, enzymes and ultrasounds. The SONO Project’s ‘sonochemical’ process has been pioneered at Spain’s Polytechnical University of Catalunia. “Like silver, zinc has a strong antiseptic effect.…

WHILE Australia’s healthy economy is the envy of most countries in the world, and obviously this boosts the personal care product industry in the country – there are concerns that retailers and brands are over-charging consumers. Indeed, Australian consumers are paying as much as 50% more for the same cosmetics as United States and European consumers, according to a recent investigation by Australia’s consumer organisation Choice.…