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October 17, 2011 Cover
Volume 89, Issue 42
Volume 89, Issue 42
Faced with change, pharmaceutical firms shift business mix to generics and emerging markets
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October 17, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 42
October 17, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 42
Emerging Strategies
Faced with change, pharmaceutical firms shift business mix to generics and emerging markets
Features
Business
A Sense of Urgency
Call for drug safety pushes the mundane art of supply chain management to the front burner
Education
Microscopy For Undergrad Chemists
New program offers advanced training and first four-year degree in chemical microscopy
Cover Story: Emerging Strategies
Shifting Generics To The Super Side
Some generic drug makers aim to innovate and create differentiated products in a competitive market
News of the Week
Rules For Design
Materials Science: Guidelines predict structures formed by nanoparticles and DNA linkers
Congress Passes Trade Agreements
Exports: Pacts will help open markets and create manufacturing jobs, advocates say
Identifying Modified Cells
Molecular Biology: Technique tags and enriches cells genetically altered by nucleases
Investment Deterrent
Biopharma: Venture capital firms say FDA regulations hamper their support of biopharma companies
DOE Demands Solar Patents
Intellectual Property: Bankrupt solar firm developed its manufacturing technology with government grant
Linker-Free Molecular Wires
Electronics: Metal-carbon bonds increase electrical conductance
Asymmetry From A Guest
Stereochemistry: Enzymelike pocket that hosts chiral species controls catalyst’s enantioselectivity
Industry About-Faces On BPA Regulations
Regulation: ACC asks FDA to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups
Departments
Business
A Sense of Urgency
Call for drug safety pushes the mundane art of supply chain management to the front burner
Growing Businesses The Scottish Way
Development authorities seek to harness industry‑academia cooperation in the life sciences
An Update On Dow
CEO Andrew N. Liveris believes the major pieces are in place to continue the company’s transformation
Shifting Generics To The Super Side
Some generic drug makers aim to innovate and create differentiated products in a competitive market
AstraZeneca Shifts Operations
Pharmaceuticals: Firm will add manufacturing in China while cutting jobs in the U.S.
Investment Deterrent
Biopharma: Venture capital firms say FDA regulations hamper their support of biopharma companies
DOE Demands Solar Patents
Intellectual Property: Bankrupt solar firm developed its manufacturing technology with government grant
Emerging Strategies
Faced with change, pharmaceutical firms shift business mix to generics and emerging markets
Concentrates
- Cleantech Investment Is Up
- Firms Form Fluorochemical Pact
- Ligand Licenses Drug To Chiva
- Roche Secures DNA-Sequencing License
- Pfizer Inks Deal With GlycoMimetics
- Sumitomo Adds To Electronic Materials
- Business Roundup
- Kuraray Boosts Film for LCDS
- DuPont Starts Up Kevlar Capacity
- Solutia To Buy Southwall
- Sibur, Sinopec To Collaborate
- PTT Acquires stake in NatureWorks
- Arkema Debuts Glass Alternative
- Production Resumes At China Solar Plant
ACS News
ACS Honors Heroes Of Chemistry 2011
AstraZeneca and DuPont chemists applauded for breakthroughs
Chemistry And The Premedical Curriculum
Obituaries
- Reuel Shinnar
- Elwin R. (Ray) McAfee
- Arnold R. Brossi
- John R. Kuebler Jr.
- Myron O. Fulda
- David Y. Curtin
- George W. Anderson
- Albert W. Beucker
- Mary Agnes Kaiser
Government & Policy
Modernizing Drug Safety Laws
Import concerns, drug shortages enter into debate on reauthorization of user fees
Unfriendly Skies
U.S. carriers challenge EU law controlling airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions
A Flood Of Energy Awards
Energy Department marks end of fiscal 2011 with key clean energy loan guarantees, grants
Congress Passes Trade Agreements
Exports: Pacts will help open markets and create manufacturing jobs, advocates say
Industry About-Faces On BPA Regulations
Regulation: ACC asks FDA to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups
Concentrates
- NSF Selects Innovation Teams
- OSTP Actions Violated Law
- Biodefense Plans Progress Slowly
- Senate Passes China Currency Sanctions Bill
- EPA Revises Interstate Air Pollution Rule
Education
Microscopy For Undergrad Chemists
New program offers advanced training and first four-year degree in chemical microscopy
Science & Technology
Rules For Design
Materials Science: Guidelines predict structures formed by nanoparticles and DNA linkers
Identifying Modified Cells
Molecular Biology: Technique tags and enriches cells genetically altered by nucleases
Linker-Free Molecular Wires
Electronics: Metal-carbon bonds increase electrical conductance
Asymmetry From A Guest
Stereochemistry: Enzymelike pocket that hosts chiral species controls catalyst’s enantioselectivity
Improving Shop Safety
Yale updates policies on machine shop use after student death
Cleaning Acrylics
Conservation scientists seek new ways to keep modern paintings looking their best
Detecting H2S In Vivo
Studies could lead to sensitive and selective analyses for tiny signaling agent
Concentrates
- Venus Has A Thin Ozone Layer
- Proteoglycan Is Sugar-Specific
- Raman Spots Hidden Danger
- Lifelike Droplets Do The Dissolving Dance
- Ancient Humans Were Pigment Chemists
- Linear Alkanes Polymerize On Gold
- Peptide Patrols The Gut
- Surprise Route To Peptoid Nanosheets
Career & Employment
Leaving Home
High unemployment forces young European chemists to seek positions in foreign countries
Newscripts
Arsenic Sells, Molecules Tickle The Funny Bone
Editor's Page
Throw In The Towel?
Letters
Letters
- Outsourcing Of Jobs
- More On Sezen/Sames