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Make Sure Legislation And Regulations Are Fit For Purpose
Graeme Barden, AICIS Executive Director, explains why the job as a regulator is no longer just to open up page one of a legislation and go, and how Australia differs from other countries

Angewandte Chemie 27/2024: Combining Best Properties
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The Future Role of ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency
Sharon McGuinness discusses ECHA's new roles and challenges, emphasising collaboration and the role of academic scientists in European chemicals regulation

Hans Günter Gassen (1938 – 2024)
One of the pioneers of genetic engineering in Germany has passed away

Lord Kelvin, the Coldest Possible Temperature, and the Age of the Earth
Irish-born Scottish physicist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor made seminal contributions to thermodynamics, among many other fields

Angewandte Chemie 26/2024: A Sustainable Future
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Getting to Know Editors and Authors: The Humans Behind the Screen
Reflections and impressions of early career scientists on a meeting with Chemistry Europe editors for exchange and mutual learning

Pain Relief Without the Usual Risks of Opioids
Screening of a chemical library of 40,000 natural products showed that aniquinazoline B, a fungal natural product, activates the µ-opioid receptor