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Volume 87, Number 03: January 19, 2009
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- Awards
- Meetings
- Employment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Custom Chemicals
Contract manufacturers look for ways to cope with economic challenges and changes at pharmaceutical customers.
From Compound To Pill
Cover: Lanxess/Shutterstock/C&EN
News of the Week
Congress Questions Chu, Jackson
Senate committees hear from nominees for Energy, EPA.
15,000 Jobs Lost
Chemical payroll losses mirror those in U.S. economy.
Safer Shipping
Industry supports rule to boost safety standards of rail hazmat tank cars.
Curvy Crystals
Researchers begin to unravel the mechanism behind lab-made shapely inorganic crystals. With Videos
Pharma Research
Pfizer will eliminate up to 800 R&D positions in 2009.
Vanderbilt Forms Pact With J&J
Unique deal reflects novel drug discovery program at the university.
ACS Speeds Web Publication
Society tests free online access to peer-reviewed, accepted manuscripts.
Methane On Mars
Detection of gas plumes reinvigorates debate over the existence of martian microbes.
U.S., ACS Are Hosts Of 2012 International Chemistry Olympiad
Nearly 70 international delegations will compete for medals at the University of Maryland.
Books
Indian Women In Science
Universal tales of women's struggles to attain parity in the world of scientific research.
Awards
2009 ACS National Award Winners
Recipients are honored for contributions of major significance to chemistry.
ACS Award In Polymer Chemistry
Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award For Outstanding Achievement In Mass Spectroscopy
Ronald Breslow Award For Achievement In Biomimetic Chemistry
George A. Olah Award In Hydrocarbon Or Petroleum Chemistry
E. B. Hershberg Award For Important Discoveries In Medicinally Active Products
ACS Award In Theoretical Chemistry
Peter Debye Award In Physical Chemistry
Meetings
Pittcon's Diamond Anniversary In Chicago
The annual analytical science conference celebrates 60 years of service to the scientific community.
Calls For Papers: GLRM, CERMACS 2009
Abstracts Wanted: Fluorine Chemistry And Fluorous Technologies Symposia
» Business
January 19, 2009
Staying Alive
The biopharmaceutical sector scales back research to manage cash and ride out the economic downturn.
Clustering In Heidelberg
German region wins competition to anchor one of five national R&D clusters. Web Exclusive
Tight Focus Helped German Clusters Compete
Web Exclusive
Filling Drug Gaps
Priority Review Vouchers aim to spur researchers to address neglected diseases.
C&EN Talks With: Robert S. Wedinger
Ph.D. chemist and Chemtura exec makes his mark at the highest level of business.
Business Concentrates
- Pigment Maker Tronox Files For Bankruptcy
- EU Clears Arsenal's Buy of DSM Unit
- GM Picks LG Chem To Power The Volt
- Business Group Seeks Greenhouse Gas Cap
- ZeaChem Advances Cellulosic Ethanol ...
- ... While Ze-gen Gets Funding For Syngas
- Chinese Aromatics Project Wins Okay
- Sunoco To Shutter Bayport Facility
- Rhodia Will Acquire McIntyre Group
- DSM Opens China Research Center
- RNA-Based Therapies Targeted In Two Deals
- Biotechnology Sector Continues To Retrench
- Novartis Lands HHS Contract For Vaccines
- Bristol-Myers Acquires Hepatitis C Drug
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
January 19, 2009
Congressional Outlook 2009
New President will spur energy, climate-change agenda in Congress.
Insights: Presidential Science Advice
Advisory Council's prestige waned under Bush, but may revive with Obama
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
January 19, 2009
Age Is No Barrier
Professors continue research after retirement or skip retirement altogether.
Unease Over Tungsten
Increased use boosts element's environmental status to concern.
Inside Instrumentation
Technology and business news for the laboratory world.
