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Volume 86, Number 48: December 1, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Pharma Year In Review: Measured Metamorphosis
Drug firms have spent the year adopting new business models aimed at igniting innovation, protecting profitability.
News of the Week
Plant Puberty
Structure of receptor of key plant hormone gibberellin reveals how molecule works.
More Chemical Plants Are Closing
Shrinking economy leads to new layoffs and reductions in capacity.
Biotechs Scramble
Companies are taking drastic measures to conserve cash for R&D.
Bryostatin, Faster
Highly selective catalysis dramatically reduces steps to multiring structure.
Climate Change
UN meeting in Poland lays groundwork for 2009 talks.
NSF Revises Proposal Policies
Agency requires mentoring activities in grant applications.
Tamed Germanium
Cryptand cage sequesters a nearly naked germanium dication.
ACS News
ACS Comment
ACS Green Chemistry institute is a catalyst for change.
SERMACS Success
EPA, DOE Recognize ACS Buildings for Energy Savings
ACS Launches New Journals Website
Subscribers will find it easier to search and browse ACS journals.
Kentucky Lake Section Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Cornell Students Win Chem-E-Cars Competition
Student-designed hydrogen fuel-cell car hits the mark in 10th annual contest.
ACS Careers Industry Forum Teleconferences
» Business
December 1, 2008
China Bets On Homegrown Drugs
New government fund will give $1 billion to promising Chinese drug labs.
Brazilian Meeting
Petrochemical makers in Latin America expect to largely escape the global economic downturn.
Insights: Walking The Line
Finding a balanced media response to setbacks in AIDS vaccine research.
Point/Counterpoint: Providing Medicines For The Poor
Two views on how the pharmaceutical industry can best meet the medical needs of impoverished people around the globe.
Business Concentrates
- AstraZeneca, GSK Will Close Plants In Europe
- BASF And Osram Have OLED Prototype
- Altana Snaps Up Clariant Wax Unit
- Showa Denko To Make Pure NH3 In China
- Elevance Strikes Deal With Clemson Spinof
- Symrise Colabo ration Yields Cos metic Actives
- DuPont Opens R&D Center in India
- Evonik Will Expand Chinese Pharma Plant
- Plastics Museum Closes Its Doors
- Hutchison And Lilly Expand Colaboration
- Sun Buys Chattem For Narcotics Plant
- Alpharma Yields To Takeover By King
- Infinity Strikes Development Deal
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
December 1, 2008
In With the New
As Obama sets agenda and fills top posts, groups offer up wish lists.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
December 1, 2008
Broadening Perspectives
The Broad Institute catalyzes connections between disciplines.
Mars's Watery Mysteries
Debate over history of water on the red planet intensifies with new spacecraft data.
