Top Instrument Firms
Quote of the Week
"You can't do research without knowing what's happening in your field."
MOUHOUSSINE NACRO, CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR, OUAGADOUGOU UNIVERSITY, BURKINA FASO – p. 41
April 25, 2011
In This Issue:
Jump to Table of Contents ↓
Highlights
Cover Story
Top Instrument Firms
Mergers and acquisitions alter the landscape in C&EN's ranking of leading analytical and life sciences instrumentation companies. (pp. 13-19)
Business
High Hopes For Cystic Fibrosis (Member Content)
Two compounds to treat the underlying cause of the disease are nearing commercialization. (pp. 24-25)
Science & Technology
Building Better Bacteria (Member Content)
Synthetic biologists turn to a microbe named Shewie to 'wire' microorganisms for fuel production, energy storage. (pp. 38-39)
Table of Contents
News Of The Week
Japan's Nuclear Crisis Continues p. 7
Natural Disaster: Plant operator says it will take six to nine months to contain radioactive leaks.
Companies Advance Biobased Chemicals p. 8
Cleantech: Start-ups are poised to harness cellulosic feedstocks.
Mending With Light p. 8
Materials Chemistry: Light prompts metallosupramolecular polymers to repair themselves.
ACS Bestows 2011 Public Service Award p. 9
Honors: Society lauds Jeremy M. Berg of NIH and chemist Norman P. Neureiter.
Pharmaceuticals: Merck And J&J Settle Arthritis Franchise Dispute p. 9
Nabbing Nitrogen p. 10
Organic Synthesis: Metal-free method adds amines to alkanes.
Nobel Laureate William Lipscomb Dies At 91 p. 10
Obituary: Acclaimed Harvard University chemist was known for his dedication to science, other wide ranging interests.
Chopping Up Lignin p. 11
Organic Chemistry: Catalyst selectively cleaves key bond in models of complex plant polymer.
Patent Reform On The Move p. 11
Intellectual Property: House panel advances bill to reform patent process.
Business
Parts On Demand pp. 22-23
Polymer makers are helping additive manufacturing scale up into full parts production.
High Hopes For Cystic Fibrosis pp. 24-25 (Member Content)
Two compounds to treat the underlying cause of the disease are nearing commercialization.
C&EN Talks With: Patrick Gruber pp. 26 (Member Content)
Gevo CEO shares lessons learned in the early days of making renewable materials.
Business Concentrates pp. 20-21 (Member Content)
- Dow Plans Ethylene Boost
- The chemical industry’s rush to tap into U.S. shale resources continued last week as Dow Chemical announced a series of investments...
- Japanese Restarts Proceed Haltingly
- Japanese chemical producers report some progress in restarting their facilities in Kashima...
- Rhône Capital Buying Evonik Carbon Black
- Seven months after putting its carbon black business up for sale, Evonik Industries has agreed to sell it to...
- Reliance Plans Huge Polyester Expansion
- Reliance Industries has embarked on a large-scale expansion of its polyester business in India...
- Dow, U.S Agencies Develop Cool Roofs
- In a project funded by the Department of Energy, Dow Chemical is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
- Rhodia Analgesics Are Sold To Novacap
- Rhodia is selling its business in the bulk analgesics aspirin and acetaminophen to Novacap...
- Crystallics Forms Via Avantium Buyout
- Avantium’s solid-state research and drug preformulation business will become a new company...
- Baxter To Buy Prism, Getting Heart Drug
- Baxter International has agreed to acquire Prism Pharmaceuticals...
- Bayer To Modernize Its U.S. Headquarters
- Bayer will spend $17 million to renovate the two main buildings at its U.S. headquarters...
- Momentive To Sell Resins Businesses
- Momentive Specialty Chemicals has signed a definitive agreement to sell its North American...
- Ipsen Licenses Prostate Cancer Drug
- Paris-based Ipsen will pay $35 million up front for the right to codevelop Active Biotech’s prostate cancer compound...
- Sanofi And Stanford Enter Research Pact
- Sanofi-Aventis and Stanford University will collaborate through the university’s Bio-X program...
- Merck Makes Changes At Riverside Plant
- Merck & Co. has told employees at its facility in Riverside, Pa., that it will cut back operations...
- Business Roundup
- Dorf Ketal Chemicals, Lanxess, Solutia, Lonza, Warner Chilcott, Circassia, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Genmab...
This Week Online
Soils Of Northern U.S. Forests Are High In Mercury
Pollution: Carbon-rich northern soil may sequester the toxic metal.
A LEGO-Like Microarray
Portable Screening: Researchers develop portable microarray for high-throughput screening that doesn't need a robot.
Braskem Mulls U.S. Cracker
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem is considering building an ethylene cracker and polyethylene plant in the U.S., according to CEO Carlos Fadigas. C&EN Senior Editor Alex Tullo blogs about the likelihood of the project.
IYC Profile: Burkina Faso
In this landlocked West African country, chemist Mouhoussine Nacro hopes to preserve centuries-old traditions.
Government & Policy
Congress Mulls Facility Security pp. 29-31 (Member Content)
Committee turf wars complicate effort to renew chemical antiterrorism program.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 26 (Member Content)
- German Toxicologists Conclude BPA Is Safe
- Exposure to the estrogenic chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in polycarbonate plastic containers and the linings of...
- ARPA-E to Fund New Clean Energy Projects
- The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will spend up to $130 million to develop five new program areas for...
- LLNL Director To Retire
- George H. Miller has announced his retirement in October as the director of...
- EPA Targets Emissions From PVC Facilities
- EPA is proposing new standards that would reduce the amount of toxic air pollution that can be released...
- FDA’s Strategic Plan Emphasizes Science
- In the wake of getting new responsibilities for food and drug safety, FDA has issued a “strategic priorities document...
» more government & policy news...
ACS News
Burkina Faso pp. 41
In this landlocked West African country, chemist Mouhoussine Nacro hopes to preserve centuries-old traditions.
NMR And MRI Share Landmark Status p. 43
ACS honors magnetic resonance advances now considered indispensable in the lab and clinic.
Florida Sections Host Annual Meeting p. 43 (Member Content)
Social Networking And C&EN
You can now follow C&EN on Facebook. Become a fan and track the latest news and discussions at facebook.com/CENews.
Science & Technology
Building Better Bacteria pp. 34-36(Member Content)
Synthetic biologists turn to a microbe named Shewie to 'wire' microorganisms for fuel production, energy storage.
Challenges To Water Reuse pp. 38-39 (Member Content)
ACS Meeting News: Projects to recycle wastewater face not only scientific but also economic and social hurdles.
Science & Technology Concentrates p. 33
- Imaging Plant Imprints
- Imprinting plant material on a porous Teflon surface allows researchers to use mass spectrometry to image secondary metabolites in soft plant tissues.
- Impeding Cisplatin’s Power
- Finding could guide changes that make anticancer drug more potent with fewer side effects
- Extra Chlorophyll Helps Bacteria Photosynthesize
- Eighth and previously unknown bacteriochlorophyll may be missing link to help scientists understand how bacteria turn sunlight into chemical energy
- DNA Scribes Seen Live
- Single-molecule fluorescence unveils rate-determining step for transcription
- Platinum-Free Fuel-Cell Catalyst
- Polyaniline, iron, and cobalt combine to make cheap fuel-cell cathode catalyst
» more science & technology news...
Meetings
2011 C&EN Calendar Web Exclusive
C&EN's latest list of meetings and events of interest to those in the chemical community.
The Departments
Letters pp. 3-4
Newscripts p. 48
Inefficient Engineering, Dragon Economics
C&EN Archives
Now the history of the chemical enterprise is instantly accessible online. C&EN Archives holds the complete collection of C&EN issues dated back from 1923, covering world chemical events, breakthroughs in research, technological advances, business and marketing ventures, government policy, career and education trends, and ACS milestones. With more than 500,000 pages of content, C&EN Archives is instantly accessible and fully searchable, allowing you to discover how the chemical enterprise developed into what it is today.
Head here to discover the past via the C&EN Archives, go to http://pubs.acs.org/cen-archives
Environmental SCENE News
Fertilizer May Help Bacteria Slip Into Groundwater
Water Safety: High phosphate levels allow deadly microbes to pass through soil.
Bisphenol A Is Ubiquitous In Receipts
Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers detect BPA in every receipt that they collected from seven U.S. cities.
Sunlight Is An Effective Disinfectant
Public Health: Field work shows that a cheap water treatment method improves children's health.
House Takes Aim At Clean Air Act
Pollution: Industry backs cost-benefit analyses of EPA rules, but critics fear assault on public health.
Analytical SCENE News
New Method Isolates Membrane Proteins
Protein Purification: Technique separates proteins on a lipid bilayer.
Bisphenol A Is Ubiquitous In Receipts
Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers detect BPA in every receipt that they collected from seven U.S. cities.
Mapping Drugs In Human Tissue
Clinical Chemistry: Mass spectrometry imaging provides view of an inhaled drug in human lung tissue.
Skeletons Come To Light
Fluorescence Imaging: Monitoring cells as they dissolve bone may lead to disease treatments.
Analyzing Nuclear Processes
ACS Meeting News: Analytical chemists devise ways to watch radioactive streams.
JACS Research In C&EN
Indole Changeup Yields Elusive Alkaloid
ACS Meeting News: Cyclization and nitrene insertion star in synthesis.
Prefab Synthesis Moves Ahead
Organic Chemistry: First stable alpha-boryl aldehydes ease preparation of complex small molecules.
Multiple Bradykinin States Revealed
The peptide adopts at least 10 conformers in solution, explaining why its structure had only been partially characterized.
Scaling Up The Axinellamines
A quicker, more efficient, and stereocontrolled route to a key intermediate streamlines natural product syntheses.
A Revamped Vancomycin
Medicinal Chemistry: Modified compound shows promise against hard-to-treat bacteria.
CENtral Science
» News, notes, and musings from C&EN
Check out some of the recent posts from C&EN's blog, "C&ENtral Science"
Services & Tools
ACS Resources
ACS Careers
ACS is the leading employment source for recruiting scientific professionals. ACS Careers and C&EN Classifieds provide employers direct access to scientific talent both in print and online. Jobseekers | Employers
» Join ACS
Join more than 161,000 professionals in the chemical sciences world-wide, as a member of the American Chemical Society.
» Join Now!