/pharmaceuticals/drug-development/Pharma-goes-space-drug-development/100/i40 20221113 Researchers are capitalizing on microgravity in space to accelerate drug discovery and development 100 40 /magazine/100/10040.html Pharma goes to space drug development, pharmaceuticals, biological chemistry, space, drug development scitech Shi En Kim pharmaceuticals drug-development biological-chemistry The International Space Station suspended over planet Earth, as photographed by the Expedition 56 crew after undocking. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins performs an experiment with engineered heart tissue samples in the Life Sciences Glovebox on the International Space Station. Proteins' crystals are grown in microgravity in the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo module on the International Space Station. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, bound for the International Space Station, launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020. NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins finishes a protein crystal growth experiment on the International Space Station in 2021. According to NASA, all experiments are evaluated for astronaut safety and appropriate personal protective equipment before they're delivered to the station. NASA/Roscosmos NASA JAXA NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA The International Space Station suspended over planet Earth and against the backdrop of the inky universe. Kate Rubins has her hands in the Life Sciences Glovebox in the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo module on the International Space Station. Single crystals of proteins grown in a tubular compartment. A rocket leaves a trail of fire and fumes. NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins packing up his protein crystal growth benchtop experiment on the International Space Station. pharmaceuticals iss international space station microgravity pharmaceuticals kate rubins international space station iss Kibo pharmaceuticals iss protein crystals JAXA pharmaceuticals iss spacex falcon 9 rocket launch kennedy space center pharmaceuticals protein crystallization michael hopkins iss Pharma goes to space Chemical & Engineering News Pharma goes to space Pharma goes to space
by Shi En Kim | November 13, 2022
This program, which launched in 2015, highlights groundbreaking start-up companies and their founders who are using chemistry to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Their science covers the breadth of our field. For example, Air Company produces chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide, Delix Therapeutics is working to develop psychedelic analogs without hallucinatory effects to treat mental illness, Sepion Technologies focuses on the manufacture of lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles, and ZwitterCo uses zwitterionic polymers for wastewater treatment.
by Bibiana Campos Seijo | November 04, 2022
—ACS chemistry olympiad program seeks high school mentors for 2024–26 “” The US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) program is seeking high school chemistry teachers with a background in organic, inorganic, analytical, or physical chemistry or biochemistry to mentor olympiad participants. Successful candidates should have laboratory and classroom experience with highly motivated students at or above the Advanced Placement Chemistry level. Applicants must be prepared to make a 3-year term commitment. The American Chemical Society pays an honorarium and pays for most expenses associated with the study camp and the International Chemistry Olympiad. Experience with the USNCO is not a prerequisite for selection. Interested individuals may obtain an application and additional information at www.acs.org/olympiad or by contacting program specialist Margaret Thatcher at usnco@acs.org or 202-872-6328.
by Margaret Thatcher, ACS staff | November 03, 2022
This year, ACS is excited to announce that four new partner departments will join the ACS Bridge Program, making for a total of 44 chemical science departments that have participated since the program began in 2018. Congratulations to the new ACS Bridge partner departments for 2022: Florida International University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University at Buffalo Department of Chemistry University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Chemistry University of Virginia Department of Chemistry If your department is interested in becoming an ACS Bridge partner, visit the ACS Bridge Program website at bit.ly/3fgZLRK.
by Dawn Holt, ACS staff | November 03, 2022
—RSC commits to complete open access in 5 years “” All Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journals will be open access within 5 years, the organization pledged Oct. 31. This makes the RSC the first chemistry publisher, and one of the first society publishers, to commit to full open access, the organization says.
by Andrea Widener | November 03, 2022
—Green methanol gains traction “Decarbonization of fuel and polymer production is creating new markets for methanol” The green-methanol maker Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has begun production at what it calls the world’s largest carbon-dioxide-to-methanol plant. Separately, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical is exploring a green methanol project with Cement Australia, a joint venture between the construction material firms Heidelberg Materials and Holcim.
by Craig Bettenhausen | November 02, 2022
—Editorial: IUPAC reveals its list of top 10 emerging technologies in chemistry for 2022 “” In mid-October, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) released its list of top 10 emerging technologies in chemistry for 2022. This year marks the fourth edition of the initiative, which “highlights the value of chemical sciences in the transition to a green economy and a more sustainable world,” according to an article in Chemistry International, which is published by IUPAC.
by Bibiana Campos Seijo | October 29, 2022
Examples of how this played out during this year’s hot summer are microcosms of what’s happening on a global scale. Climate change isn’t changing just the water levels in rivers and lakes across the world but also the water’s chemistry. That has knock-on effects on ecology, industry, and human health.
by Laura Howes | October 29, 2022
Carroll elected 2023 ACS president-elect “The Union College chemistry professor will focus on supporting the dissemination of research, communicating science to the public, encouraging outreach, and increasing diversity” Mary K. Carroll, Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry at Union College, has been elected the 2023 American Chemical Society president-elect by members of ACS.
by Alexandra A. Taylor | October 26, 2022
Some drinking waters are exposure sources, usually at low parts per trillion, especially some groundwaters, where they may persist for many years. The EPA’s calculations are based partly on a study in the Faeroe Islands with an inverse relationship between child blood levels and antibody titers for diphtheria and tetanus.
October 15, 2022