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Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society
May 15, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 20
May 15, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 20
(pp. 14-18)
Features
Business
New company will be leading supplier of lab products and services (p.9)
Business
Latest survey reflects several mergers and another strong year for U.S. chemical makers (pp. 23-27)
News of the Week
Thermo And Fisher Agree To Merge
New company will be leading supplier of lab products and services
(p.9)Artisan Molecules
Metal-terpyridine complexes form fractal polymers with aesthetic shapes
(p.10)Merck Biologics
Company acquires two firms with protein-based drug technology
(p.10)Detecting Drugs' Influence
Technique reveals compounds' direct effects on protein signaling interactions
(p.11)Responsible Care
Industry says program obviates need to legislate safer manufacturing technology
(p.11)Improvement Seen Across Industry
Most European chemical companies show growth in sales and earnings
(p.12)Gast To Head Lehigh
Chemical engineer Alice Gast leaves MIT for Lehigh University
(p.13)Departments
Business
Latest survey reflects several mergers and another strong year for U.S. chemical makers
(pp. 23-27)
Fine chemicals makers vie, with mixed results, for business with Japanese drug companies
(pp. 29-33)
Wyeth's search for a new contract research partner led it around the globe to Hyderabad's GVK Bio
(p.34)
After almost 20 years of working with Solvay, Indian firm RSIL widens its contract research business
(p.35)Concentrates
(pp. 21-22)
(pp. 21-22)- Novel propylene oxide planned
- CEPSA, Hyundai plan aromatics
- Heyman owns Engelhard shares
- SolVin sorts out vinyls assets
- DuPont buys Eastman patents
- SAP convenes chemicals group
- Cognis in pact with Thai firm
- Air Products wins contracts ...
- ... and enters personal care
- Immunomedics, UCB in pact
- ImmunoGen to develop route for Genentech
- Pfizer links with Monogram to offer assay
- FDA approves Lonza/BMS deal
- Isogenica to research with GE Healthcare
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Remote, rural section honors volunteers and thanks local industry for 25 years of success
(p.51)
Government & Policy
New science chief faces budget challenges and pushes for greater analysis of uncertainty
(pp. 38-41)
A rare case of anthrax shows more is needed to protect citizens from infectious outbreaks, terror attacks
(p.42)Education
Federal law banning sex discrimination in schools may do as much for academics as it has for athletics
(pp. 46-49)
Science & Technology
Royal Society of Chemistry offers free online access to its scientific journal archive
(pp. 44-45)Newscripts
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