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January 19, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 3
Volume 87, Issue 3
CUSTOM CHEMICALS
Contract manufacturers look for ways to cope with economic challenges and changes at pharmaceutical customers
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January 19, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 3
January 19, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 3
Contract manufacturers look for ways to cope with economic challenges and changes at pharmaceutical customers
(pp. 13-20)
Features
Government & Policy
New President will spur energy, climate-change agenda in Congress (pp. 43-53)
Science & Technology
Professors continue research after retirement or skip retirement altogether (pp. 59-61)
Cover Story: Custom Chemicals
From Compound To Pill
Custom chemical firms add capabilities ranging from chemistry development through finished-dose manufacturing
(pp. 22-28)News of the Week
Congress Questions Chu, Jackson
Senate committees hear from nominees for Energy, EPA
(p.7)15,000 Jobs Lost
Chemical payroll losses mirror those in U.S. economy
(p.8)Safer Shipping
Industry supports rule to boost safety standards of rail hazmat tank cars
(p.8)Curvy Crystals
Researchers begin to unravel the mechanism behind lab-made shapely inorganic crystals
(p.9)Pharma Research
Pfizer will eliminate up to 800 R&D positions in 2009
(p.9)Vanderbilt Forms Pact With J&J
Unique deal reflects novel drug discovery program at the university
(p.10)Methane On Mars
Detection of gas plumes reinvigorates debate over the existence of martian microbes
(p.11)Departments
Business
The biopharmaceutical sector scales back research to manage cash and ride out the economic downturn
(pp. 32-37)
German region wins competition to anchor one of five national R&D clusters
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Priority Review Vouchers aim to spur researchers to address neglected diseases
(pp. 38-40)
Ph.D. chemist and Chemtura exec makes his mark at the highest level of business
(p.41)
Custom chemical firms add capabilities ranging from chemistry development through finished-dose manufacturing
(pp. 22-28)
Contract manufacturers look for ways to cope with economic challenges and changes at pharmaceutical customers
(pp. 13-20)Concentrates
(pp. 30-31)
(pp. 30-31)- Pigment Maker Tronox Files For Bankruptcy
- EU Clears Arsenal's Buy of DSM Unit
- GM Picks LG Chem To Power The Volt
- Business Group Seeks Greenhouse Gas Cap
- ZeaChem Advances Cellulosic Ethanol ...
- ... While Ze-gen Gets Funding For Syngas
- Chinese Aromatics Project Wins Okay
- Sunoco To Shutter Bayport Facility
- Rhodia Will Acquire McIntyre Group
- DSM Opens China Research Center
- RNA-Based Therapies Targeted In Two Deals
- Biotechnology Sector Continues To Retrench
- Novartis Lands HHS Contract For Vaccines
- Bristol-Myers Acquires Hepatitis C Drug
- Business Roundup
ACS News
The annual analytical science conference celebrates 60 years of service to the scientific community
(pp. 77-78)Awards(p.72)
(p.72)- ACS Award In Polymer Chemistry
- Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award For Outstanding Achievement In Mass Spectroscopy
- Ronald Breslow Award For Achievement In Biomimetic Chemistry
- George A. Olah Award In Hydrocarbon Or Petroleum Chemistry
- E. B. Hershberg Award For Important Discoveries In Medicinally Active Products
- ACS Award In Theoretical Chemistry
- Peter Debye Award In Physical Chemistry
Government & Policy
New President will spur energy, climate-change agenda in Congress
(pp. 43-53)
Advisory Council's prestige waned under Bush, but may revive with Obama
(p.54)Books
Universal tales of women’s struggles to attain parity in the world of scientific research
(p.68)
Science & Technology
Professors continue research after retirement or skip retirement altogether
(pp. 59-61)
Increased use boosts element's environmental status to concern
(pp. 63-65)
Technology and business news for the laboratory world
(pp. 66-67)Concentrates(pp. 56-57)
(pp. 56-57)Career & Employment
Ph.D. chemists carve out satisfying careers teaching high school
(pp. 81-83)Newscripts
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