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Article Periodic Thank You European Commission unveils proposed ban on bisphenol A in food packaging

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European Commission unveils proposed ban on bisphenol A in food packaging The European Commission has proposed a total ban on bisphenol A and related substances for use in food contact materials. Stakeholders now have until March 8 to provide feedback on the proposal. BY SCOTT STEPHENS, MPA | FEB 12, 2024 10:42 PM CST Bisphenol A (CAS No.

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Article Periodic Thank You Commission unveils “one substance, one assessment” reform package

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Commission unveils “one substance, one assessment” reform package The Commission has long aspired to realize its one substance, one assessment concept in the EU’s chemical regulatory regime. Analysis One wonders what role the envisioned ECHA basic regulation will have in supporting this reform package.

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Article Periodic Thank You European Commission issues EU-wide rules on pesticide ingredients

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Almost 10 years late, the new framework’s arrival will represent significant changes in the regulation of these pesticide substances. Analysis and next steps The new rules represent a noteworthy change in the way these pesticide components will be regulated after Regulation (EU) 2024/1487 enters into force on June 19, 2024.

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Ensuring reliable assays: Why the ideal microplate is an invisible one

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So Aurora Discovery was formed, which operated until 2009 when we merged the business with Nexus Biosystems. Everything is packaged in antistatic bags to dissipate any static that might become relevant. Then Nexus was acquired by Brooks Automation and we were able to acquire the Aurora business in October 2015.

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Article EMA Thank You The vote is in: The European Parliament has adopted the compromise pharmaceutical legislation

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Additionally, reform package included revisions of the regulations for pediatric medicines and orphan drugs. Heated debates on the most contentious issues resulted in a compromise text for each legislation in March The proposal package , consisting of one directive and one regulation, was finally released in April 2023. citizens; 2.

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Getting Inside the Mind of the Medicinal Chemist with Machine Learning

Practical Cheminformatics

In this case, I used the BMS filters from the rd_filters package. I then used the useful_rdkit_utils package to identify analogs with ring systems that do not occur in the ChEMBL database. An elegant approach to this question is the synthetic accessibility (SA) score published in 2009 by Peter Ertl and Ansgar Schuffenhauer.

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The Evolution of Digital Patient Portals: Enhancing Healthcare Access and Engagement

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However, this was addressed years later with the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 by President Obama, particularly the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Act within the ARRA.