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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
By Ann M. Thayer
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
Back Issues
 

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

Call for drug safety pushes the mundane art of supply chain management to the front burner
Development authorities seek to harness industry‑academia cooperation in the life sciences
CEO Andrew N. Liveris believes the major pieces are in place to continue the company’s transformation
Some generic drug makers aim to innovate and create differentiated products in a competitive market
Pharmaceuticals: Firm will add manufacturing in China while cutting jobs in the U.S.
Biopharma: Venture capital firms say FDA regulations hamper their support of biopharma companies
Intellectual Property: Bankrupt solar firm developed its manufacturing technology with government grant
Faced with change, pharmaceutical firms shift business mix to generics and emerging markets
Concentrates
  1. Cleantech Investment Is Up
  2. Firms Form Fluorochemical Pact
  3. Ligand Licenses Drug To Chiva
  4. Roche Secures DNA-Sequencing License
  5. Pfizer Inks Deal With GlycoMimetics
  6. Sumitomo Adds To Electronic Materials
  7. Business Roundup
  8. Kuraray Boosts Film for LCDS
  9. DuPont Starts Up Kevlar Capacity
  10. Solutia To Buy Southwall
  11. Sibur, Sinopec To Collaborate
  12. PTT Acquires stake in NatureWorks
  13. Arkema Debuts Glass Alternative
  14. Production Resumes At China Solar Plant

ACS News

AstraZeneca and DuPont chemists applauded for breakthroughs
Obituaries
  1. Reuel Shinnar
  2. Elwin R. (Ray) McAfee
  3. Arnold R. Brossi
  4. John R. Kuebler Jr.
  5. Myron O. Fulda
  6. David Y. Curtin
  7. George W. Anderson
  8. Albert W. Beucker
  9. Mary Agnes Kaiser

Government & Policy

Import concerns, drug shortages enter into debate on reauthorization of user fees
U.S. carriers challenge EU law controlling airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions
Energy Department marks end of fiscal 2011 with key clean energy loan guarantees, grants
Exports: Pacts will help open markets and create manufacturing jobs, advocates say
Regulation: ACC asks FDA to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups
Concentrates
  1. NSF Selects Innovation Teams
  2. OSTP Actions Violated Law
  3. Biodefense Plans Progress Slowly
  4. Senate Passes China Currency Sanctions Bill
  5. EPA Revises Interstate Air Pollution Rule

Education

New program offers advanced training and first four-year degree in chemical microscopy

Science & Technology

Materials Science: Guidelines predict structures formed by nanoparticles and DNA linkers
Molecular Biology: Technique tags and enriches cells genetically altered by nucleases
Electronics: Metal-carbon bonds increase electrical conductance
Stereochemistry: Enzymelike pocket that hosts chiral species controls catalyst’s enantioselectivity
Yale updates policies on machine shop use after student death
Conservation scientists seek new ways to keep modern paintings looking their best
Studies could lead to sensitive and selective analyses for tiny signaling agent
Concentrates
  1. Venus Has A Thin Ozone Layer
  2. Proteoglycan Is Sugar-Specific
  3. Raman Spots Hidden Danger
  4. Lifelike Droplets Do The Dissolving Dance
  5. Ancient Humans Were Pigment Chemists
  6. Linear Alkanes Polymerize On Gold
  7. Peptide Patrols The Gut
  8. Surprise Route To Peptoid Nanosheets

Career & Employment

High unemployment forces young European chemists to seek positions in foreign countries

Newscripts

Editor's Page

Letters

Letters
  1. Outsourcing Of Jobs
  2. More On Sezen/Sames