Terrorism has lowered investors' tolerance for risk. Investors aren't willing to accept as they have in the past the traditional uncertainties of biopharmaceutical investing. Instead, they are looking for companies that understand how to manage all risk, starting with technology and extending into partnering potential, the regulatory arena, and the marketplace. Beyond these visible dangers lies a subtle one: the societal risk posed by the drug industry's aggressive pricing strategies.

While endocrine-disrupting evidence was inconclusive, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety recommends more conservative limits on use of homosalate, octocrylene and benzophenone-3 in cosmetic products compared with current requirements under the European Cosmetics Product Regulation.

The risk of inadvertently growing SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell and gene therapies and possibly infecting patients and workers should be assessed and mitigated, the agency advises.