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UK Government commits nearly £500m for R&D to cover EU shortfall
THE UK Government has said it will provide a package of nearly £500m (US$614m) to provide immediate funding to the UK R&D sector to ease the shortfall left by the country’s exclusion to EU funding programmes.
Type: News
BioNTech to fully acquire AI company InstaDeep
BIONTECH is fully acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) provider InstaDeep in a deal worth about £562m (US$685.9m) to help the biotech firm discover drugs.
Type: News
Iain Conn appointed next chair of EngineeringUK
IAIN CONN, a chemical engineer and IChemE Fellow, is set to become the new chair of EngineeringUK, a charity that works to inspire the next generation of engineers.
Type: News
Birmingham precious metal experts to work together in 3D printing
UNIVERSITY of Birmingham researchers are teaming up with Cooksongold Additive Manufacturing to develop precious metal alloys for additive manufacturing, as part of a drive by the UK’s Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to boost economic growth and showcase the breadth of research and innovation across the country.
Type: News
MIT researchers develop mineral to prevent cracks in fusion reactors
FUSION reactors’ lifespans could be extended by more than ten years thanks to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who have developed a mineral-based solution to stop cracks forming in vacuum vessels.
Type: News
Shell to cut 20% of exploration jobs as it transitions away from fossil fuels
SHELL is slashing around 20% of jobs in its integrated gas and upstream business as part of restructuring aimed at scaling back oil and gas production.
Type: News
Eli Lilly invests US$1bn in ongoing Irish expansion
AMERICAN pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has invested US$1bn into the expansion of its manufacturing site in Limerick, Ireland, increasing the production of vital medicines for treating Alzheimer’s.
Type: News
Chevron agrees US$6.5bn sale of Athabasca Oil Sands Project and Duvernay shale assets
Chevron agrees US$6.5bn sale of Athabasca Oil Sands Project and Duvernay shale assets
Type: News
Industry releases CO2 specification guidelines for engineers designing carbon capture networks
IN a bid to support the growth of carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS), partners from across industry have published a free suite of technical guidelines on how to set the CO2 specification for an entire supply chain.
Type: News
Two IChemE Fellows awarded new year honours
TWO Fellows of IChemE have been awarded orders of the British Empire in the new year honours list.
Type: News
Nottingham scientists work with industry to create bacteria-killing paint
SCIENTISTS at the University of Nottingham in the UK have developed a paint-on resin that has been shown to eliminate a range of harmful microbes, including bacteria and viruses such as flu and COVID-19.
Type: News
INEOS launch first CO2 carrier for North Sea CCS project
BRITISH chemicals company INEOS has partnered with maritime business Royal Wagenborg on the launch of a carrier vessel that will transport CO2 from across Europe to the North Sea.
Type: News
Climeworks to cut 10% of staff amid slowdown in cleantech confidence
SWISS direct air capture (DAC) startup Climeworks is cutting 106 jobs, including 78 in Switzerland, due to “macroeconomic uncertainty”.
Type: News
Liberty Steel UK debts put 1,450 jobs at risk
A SOUTH YORKSHIRE steelworks operated by international manufacturer Liberty Steel is at risk of closure, putting 1,450 jobs in jeopardy as the company struggles to repay its debts.
Type: News
UK sets out 300-year nuclear waste strategy
THE UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has relaunched its clean-up strategy for the country’s major nuclear sites, with plans spanning more than 300 years.
Type: News
bp discovers its largest oil and gas field in more than 25 years
BP HAS made its largest oil and gas discovery since 1999 – a giant find off the coast of Brazil.
Type: News
Controlling Your Maintenance Turnaround Scope, from Kick-Off to Closeout
Gordon Lawrence discusses the need to keep scope to a manageable size and avoid excessive scope growth.
Type: Feature
We asked our reader feedback panel to tell us how they have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. 232 readers from across the world and IChemE membership grades responded
Type: Feature
AS FAR as humans go, doctor-turned-investor Gregory Bailey is pretty good at spotting patterns and trends.
Type: News
Chemical fire reported at Arkema Texas plant
ARKEMA has reported a chemical fire at its organic peroxide (OP) plant in Crosby, Texas, amid flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
Type: News
