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Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society
October 30, 2006 Cover
Volume 84, Issue 44
Volume 84, Issue 44
BIG BIOTECHS GO SMALL
Biotechs take a more "agnostic approach" to drug discovery by expanding into small molecules
Credit: Active ingredient in Genentech's Tarceva.
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October 30, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 44
October 30, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 44
Biotechs take a more "agnostic approach" to drug discovery by expanding into small molecules
(pp. 14-20)
Features
Business
Managers of industrial development zones all over China learn to better serve foreign and domestic companies (pp. 23-28)
Government & Policy
Information from Colorado's Mountain Research Station puts the global environment into sharper focus (pp. 35-37)
News of the Week
Lonza Will Buy Cambrex Biotech Businesses
Cambrex will shrink to half its size in $460 million deal
(p.9)Splitting Water Creates Alloy
X-rays cause ice under pressure to form H2-O2 solid
(p.10)Chemical Earnings Jump
Firms post strong growth compared with 2005 period; sales also climb
(p.11)Fighting Flu
World Health Organization lays out new plan for fighting pandemic influenza
(p.11)Probing Enzyme Function in Cells
Technique combines activity-based assays with metabolic profiling
(p.12)Huntsman Textiles
Company reorganizes unit it purchased in July to focus on expansion in Asia
(p.13)New Pathway To Pain Medications
Gene, enzyme, and small molecule control pain sensitivity
(p.13)Departments
Business
Managers of industrial development zones all over China learn to better serve foreign and domestic companies
(pp. 23-28)
Newcomer Minakem is banking on opportunities in the market for contract APIs
(pp. 30-31)
Innovations in flavors and fragrances frequently begin along an unassuming state highway in New Jersey
(p.32)
Biotechs take a more "agnostic approach" to drug discovery by expanding into small molecules
(pp. 14-20)Concentrates
(pp. 21-22)
(pp. 21-22)- Dow invests in Thailand
- Rhodia will sell silicones business to China's BlueStar
- Millipore opens research center
- Stock offers for Innophos, Metabolix
- Ciba signs printable electronics pact
- Servier licenses a diabetes drug
- Materia receives metathesis funding
- Settlement reached in chlorine leak
- Chemical output slips in September
- Bayer will purchase Taiwan plastics maker
- DuPont acts in printing dispute
- Aptuit to acquire solid-state expert
- Curalogic picks SAFC for biotech separation services
- Business roundup
- Ciba Forms Printable Electronics Pact Landing Page
ACS News
ACS student affiliate groups offer benefits beyond the classroom, as outstanding chapters prove
(pp. 49-51)Awards(p.42)
(p.42)Obituaries(pp. 53-54)
(pp. 53-54)
Government & Policy
Information from Colorado's Mountain Research Station puts the global environment into sharper focus
(pp. 35-37)Education
Educators across the country are incorporating unique writing exercises into chemistry classes
(pp. 45-46)
Enormous chart figures prominently in Chicago's science-awareness event
(p.47)
Science & Technology
New polymerization techniques that reduce catalyst contamination of products could find broad industrial use
(pp. 40-41)
Powerful new evidence for existence of dark matter in the cosmos prompts speculation about its 'chemical' properties
(p.42)Newscripts
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