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In 1897, a German chemist while trying to ease his father’s rheumatic pains accidently developed a drug still widely used as an over-the-counter medication around the world: How did Felix Hoffmann invented Aspirin?In 1897, a German chemist while trying to ease his father’s rheumatic pains accidentally developed a drug still widely used as an over-the-...- In 1910, a Swiss law student who never finished his degree was trying to make hot air balloons more airtight; he ended up inventing aluminium foil now used in kitchens worldwideRobert Victor Neher, a Swiss law student who never completed his doctorate, worked with two partners in 1910 to produce aluminium sheets su...
- In 1846, a chemist wiped up spilled acids with an apron and found a dangerous new cottonA German-Swiss scientist, Christian Friedrich Schönbein, stumbled upon a powerful new substance in 1846. An accidental spill of strong acid...
- Quote of the day by German chemist Otto Hahn: 'I felt profoundly ashamed..'-The 'father of nuclear chemistry's' regret after Hiroshima reveals the human cost of scientific discoveryOtto Hahn, a key figure in nuclear fission discovery, expressed deep shame and sorrow after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...
- India’s next big energy bet may come straight from China’s coal handbookThe Strait of Hormuz closure is impacting Asia's chemical industry, pushing India to emulate China's coal-to-chemicals model for energy and...
- What running a business in India actually looks like: Nightmare of CEOs these days is conversion of commercial disputes into criminal casesA corporate crisis manager describes how business disputes in India are increasingly being turned into criminal cases, exposing executives ...
- February 22, today in world history: From NASCAR milestone to iconic birthdays that shaped the worldFebruary 22nd boasts a rich history, from George Washington's 1732 birth and the first US trade with China in 1784, to the Adams-Onís Treat...
- High, low of 'Breaking Bad' on-, off-screenTV show-inspired teachers recreate a banned recreational drug, land in jail.
- Golden Gate state puts snooze in the newsLand of Nod gets affirmative nod in California, to let children sleep longer.
- Pharma may see a price war in good news for diabeticsGlenmark launches a drug at almost half the price of those offered by rivals.
- Google celebrates chemist Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge's 225th birth anniversary with an adorable GIF doodleThe German chemist isolated the active ingredient in coffee that we know as caffeine today.
- Google doodle celebrates glass chemist Marga Faulstich’s 103rd birth anniversaryMarga Faulstich worked on more 300 types of optical glasses.
- From TNT's Wilbrand to Ecstacy's Kollisch, inventions used differently than expectedWilbrand, who discovered the yellow dye has now become a war weapon & Ecstacy which was invented to stop excess bleeding is now a party dru...
- Emami partners with German Hevert-ArzneimittelAs per the agreement, Hevert-Arzneimittel products will be available in 400 homoeopathy medicine retail outlets across diverse distribution...
- Haunted by history, Germans resist European bailoutFor many Germans, haunted by memories of inflation and a belief in the German work ethic, bailing out the weaker euro economies is a fright...
- Generic generics may escape proposed trade margins capThe government’s proposed restriction on drug trade margins is likely to exclude products of four industry titans--GlaxoSmithKline, Ranbaxy...
- Drug companies to pay for 'unfair' marginThe government plans to penalise drug makers who pay wholesalers and chemists over and above the ‘fair’ margin notified by it.
- 'Pharma sale would expedite the growth of firm'The Burmans, promoters of Dabur Pharmaceuticals, have sold the company as it would grow faster by being part of a company with global reach.
- Variation in bulk, retail prices to nail pharmasDrug makers governments will soon face tough questions from the drug price regulator.
- States prescribe control pill for pharmasPopular drugs for treating bacterial infection, allergy and inflammation - on which chemists take huge margins and make them 20 times costl...
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