This year, the EPA will begin to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), which was established in 1998. Initially, 67 pesticide active ingredients and high-production volume chemicals used as pesticide inert ingredients will be screened. Tier 1 of the EDSP will screen the substances for interactions with estrogen, androgen or thyroid hormone systems. Substances […]

Appeals US federal appeals courts have ruled on two long running patent infringement cases involving Applied Biosystems and Waters. Last fall, the US District Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on appeals brought by Cohesive Technologies (now Thermo Fisher Scientific) and Waters related to Cohesive’s 1998 suit against Waters (see IBO 12/15/98). In […]