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Volume 86, Number 4: January 28, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Awards
- Meetings
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Entering The Tiger Cage
Western custom chemical companies build plants and partnerships in Asia to address their competition head on.
Reaching Common Ground, Globally
Cover: Lonza's plant in Guangzhou, China, is one result of staged investments by the company. Lonza
News of the Week
All Eyes On The Economy
A recession in the U.S. could hit chemical makers hard.
Policing Conflicts of Interest
Report calls for NIH to do more monitoring of its grantees.
Peeking At Reactions
NMR method visualizes hydrogenation reactions inside microreactor.
Dow Awards Methane Challenge Grants
Northwestern and Cardiff will split $6.4 million.
French Companies Advance Fermentation Chemistry
Biotech program in France is boosted by succinic acid venture and propanediol patent.
Cipla Tests Indian Patent Law
Major generics producer starts selling a Roche cancer drug.
Graphene Ribbons
Slim carbon strips show promise as semiconductors.
Bacterial Genome Made From Scratch
Study is milestone in assembling large DNA segments.
Wolf Chemistry Prizes Announced
Award recognizes new field of single-molecule spectroscopy and imaging.
ACS News
ACS Revamps Policy Statements
New ACS policy statements will be more detailed, offer concrete recommendations.
Policy Priorities
ACS position statements aim to influence legislation.
Awards
2008 ACS National Award Winners
Recipients are honored for contributions of major significance to chemistry.
ACS Award for Team Innovation
F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
ACS Award In Polymer Chemistry
ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science & Technology
ACS Award in Chromatography
George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education
Meetings
Divisions Issue Calls For Papers
Calls for papers for the fall 2008 ACS national meeting have been issued.
» Business
January 28, 2008
India Gets In The Race
Indian companies make headway in the risky drug discovery business.
Weight To Exhale
Start-up firm develops Dow gas-sensor technology to help monitor weight loss.
Business Concentrates
- Collusion is alleged among pyrethroid makers
- EC again fines rubber producers
- La Seda cancels Interquisa deal
- Electric car uses Exxon film
- Lanxess relocates Indian production
- Dow has research setback in India
- Roche clinches a deal for Ventana ...
- ... and invests at three drug plants
- Atotech joins with University at Albany
- Bristol-Myers shuts Puerto Rican plant
- Teva will acquire biopharma company
- Pfizer sells site to generics firm
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
January 28, 2008
Making Sense Of Biomonitoring
New tool for interpreting data is based on established safe doses for chemicals.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
January 28, 2008
Middle East Connections
Conference uses science to build bridges in the region.
Outreach
Workshops promote chemical bonding among young Middle Eastern scientists.Web Exclusive
Toward Greener Therapeutic Proteins
Pfizer researchers assess ways to improve biologics manufacturing.
Bottling Hydrogen In Solids
Basic research yields better hydrogen-storage materials, but the best is yet to come.
Treating Sewage For Drinking Water
New California plant cleanses water to replenish supply.
Insights: Feeding Africa
Ensuring a sustainable food supply in Africa may have little to do with science.
