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July 23, 2012 Issue

Volume 90, Issue 30
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July 23, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 30

Diagnostics-Drugs Pairings Advance Personalized Medicine

Companion diagnostics matching patients with drugs are becoming mainstream
By Celia Henry Arnaud
(pp. 10-13)
Features
Business

Former Pfizer Scientists Try Entrepreneurship After Layoffs

Chemists who lost their jobs after the closure of Pfizer’s Sandwich site are creating their own companies (pp. 16-18)
Government & Policy

Proposed Change In LEED Standards Sparks Controversy

Opponents contend that revised building rating system would target chemicals in construction materials (pp. 26-27)
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News of the Week

Peter J. Stang Named Priestley Medalist

ACS Awards: Supramolecular chemistry pioneer is also recognized for leading ACS journals
(p.5)

Instrumentation Companies Continue Push Into Clinical Diagnostics

Instrumentation: Thermo Fisher, Life Technologies acquire clinical diagnostics firms
(p.6)

Unemployment Data For Chemists Improve Slightly

ACS News: Unemployment rate of 4.2% for ACS members in 2012 is down from 4.6% level in 2011
(p.6)

Flame Retardants In Furniture Foam Are Not Effective, CPSC And UL Officials Tell Senate Subcommittee

Safety groups say the chemical mixtures offer little protection
(p.7)

Human Genome Sciences Accepts Offer From GSK

Bid was raised to $3.6 billion after initial rejection
(p.7)

How Nanosilver Zaps Germs

Antimicrobials: Ions, not nanoparticles, are the killers
(p.8)

Slate Set For American Chemical Society's Fall Election Ballot

Candidates for president-elect and directors are named
(p.8)

Europe Opens Up

EC and U.K. release open-access policies one day apart and encourage the rest of Europe to follow suit
(p.9)

Nanohoops Scaled Up 100-fold

Organic Chemistry: Grams of benzene-based rings could aid synthesis of conductive nanowires
(p.9)
 

Departments

Business

Lab Automation Group Boosts China Activities

As Chinese labs get more sophisticated, the need for support grows
(p.22)

Spain’s Panreac Aims For The Global Lab Chemicals Market

Backed by a big new owner in the U.S., firm seeks aggressive growth
(pp. 20-21)

Former Pfizer Scientists Try Entrepreneurship After Layoffs

Chemists who lost their jobs after the closure of Pfizer’s Sandwich site are creating their own companies
(pp. 16-18)
Concentrates(pp. 14-15)
  1. Georgia Gulf Will Merge With PPG Chemicals Unit
  2. Olin To Acquire K.A. Steel Chemicals
  3. BASF Targets Battery Materials Sales Boost
  4. Teijin Will Expand Japanese DMT Plant
  5. Codexis Rejiggers Its Deal With Shell
  6. Afton Plans Additives Facility For Singapore
  7. Trygg Pharma Buys U.K. Factory
  8. Solvay Opens Polymer Facility In China
  9. FDA Approves Drugs For HIV And Obesity
  10. TPG Will Acquire Par Pharmaceutical
  11. Verastem Has Deals With Pfizer, Eisai
  12. MedImmune To Close Two California Sites
  13. Biogen And Partners Tackle ALS R&D
  14. Business Roundup
  15. All Concentrates

ACS News

Midwest Regional Meeting Of The American Chemical Society

Society issues call for abstracts
(p.40)

Official Reports From The ACS National Meeting In San Diego

Web Exclusive

Slate Set For American Chemical Society's Fall Election Ballot

Elections: Candidates for president-elect and directors are named

2012 ACS Fellows

Society honors 96 members for their contributions to science and the profession
(pp. 36-37)
Awards(pp. 38-39)
  1. High School Chemistry Teachers Honored
  2. Tobin Marks Wins NAS Award
  3. Karl Christe Is Tolman Awardee
  4. Weihong Tan Is Recipient Of Florida Award
  5. Rong Tong Wins AkzoNobel Award
  6. Peter Cornish Named Pew Scholar
  7. Herty Medal To Alvin Crumbliss
  8. RSC Catalysis Award To Thomas Colacot
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Government & Policy

Proposed Change In LEED Standards Sparks Controversy

Opponents contend that revised building rating system would target chemicals in construction materials
(pp. 26-27)

Chemical Safety Board Video Urges Chemical Companies To Use Inherently Safer Design

CSB discusses Bayer CropScience accident in call for safer practices
(p.28)
Concentrates(p.23)
  1. FDA Bans BPA In Baby Bottles
  2. Rare-Earth Mining Bill Passes House
  3. Court Backs EPA Air Standards
  4. Bill Seeks Details Of Pending Budget Cut
  5. Government Roundup

Books

A Career In The Rare Gases

A personal perspective from a half-century career of research in the noble gases
(pp. 34-35)
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Science & Technology

Strategies To Prevent Ice Accumulation On Metal Surfaces

Fundamental studies and coating strategies help avoid detrimental buildup
(pp. 31-32)

Lesley Yellowlees

The first woman in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s presidential post compares diversity in science in the U.S. and U.K.
(p.33)

Diagnostics-Drugs Pairings Advance Personalized Medicine

Companion diagnostics matching patients with drugs are becoming mainstream
(pp. 10-13)

How Nanosilver Zaps Germs

Antimicrobials: Ions, not nanoparticles, are the killers

Nanohoops Scaled Up 100-fold

Organic Chemistry: Grams of benzene-based rings could aid synthesis of conductive nanowires
Concentrates(pp. 29-30)
  1. Building A Bigger Borazine
  2. Diacetyl Exacerbates Amyloid Toxicity
  3. Sprinklers Reduce Arsenic In Rice
  4. Strong Paramagnetism Makes Strong Bonds
  5. Carbon Dots Created From Orange Juice
  6. New Details On Water Hexamer Structures
  7. Geologic Sulfur Cycle Reexamined
  8. Binding Study Could Aid Search For Better Selectin Blockers

Career & Employment

Transitioning Into A Career In Medical Diagnostics

Chemists are discovering engaging jobs that allow them to influence patient health
(pp. 41-43)

Newscripts

Olympicene, Speedy Swimming, Old-Time Sports Doping

(p.48)

Editor's Page

Misguided Advice

(p.3)

Letters

Letters(pp. 2-4)
  1. Media Portrayal Of Scientists
  2. How Much Does That Gnome Weigh?
  3. Important: Science Education
  4. Seeking Oral History Interviewees