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February 9, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 6
Volume 87, Issue 6
BIG PHARMA'S PRESCRIPTION
Behind the latest megadeal in pharmaceuticals, a more subtle transformation of the industry is taking place
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February 9, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 6
February 9, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 6
Behind the latest megadeal in pharmaceuticals, a more subtle transformation of the industry is taking place
(pp. 11-16)
Features
Government & Policy
Extension on testing requirement gives industry much-needed time to comply (p.28)
Science & Technology
Models provide clues about lipid behavior in cell membranes, but they may have reached their limits (pp. 31-33)
News of the Week
Federal Budget A No-Show
Obama Administration delays release of fiscal 2010 federal spending package
(p.7)Roche Gets Hostile
Lower offer for Genentech coincides with more merger talk in the pharma sector
(p.8)Dow Responds To Rohm And Haas
Minus K-Dow joint venture, acquisition would spell financial peril, firm maintains
(p.9)Departments
Business
Companies developing microbially enhanced oil recovery hope to gain traction with the industry
(pp. 20-21)
Behind the latest megadeal in pharmaceuticals, a more subtle transformation of the industry is taking place
(pp. 11-16)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- Inherently Safer Water Purification
- Nova Chemicals' Stock Tumbles On Debt Worries
- Wellman Emerges From Bankruptcy
- Lanxess Enacts A Crisis Plan
- Sumitomo Forecasts A Loss, Cuts Jobs
- BASF Will Maintain R&D Spending ...
- ... As It Eyes Sale Of Leather Business
- DuPont Sues An Aramid Competitor
- Airline Adopts Corn-Based Deicer
- Mitsui Mothballs Two Facilities
- Ferro Lowers Dividend, Freezes Hiring
- DSM, Arsenal Drop Benzoic Acid
- Drug Firms Cut Jobs To Preserve Cash
- Business Roundup
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(p.37)Awards(p.38)
(p.38)- 2009 ACS National Award Winners
- ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry
- George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education
- ACS Award for Creative Research & Applications of Iodine Chemistry
- Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal
- Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry
- Alfred Bader Award In Bioinorganic Or Bioorganic Chemistry
- Nakanishi Prize
- All Awards
Government & Policy
Extension on testing requirement gives industry much-needed time to comply
(p.28)
Dietary supplements made with nanotechnology are hitting the market with little government oversight
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Science & Technology
Models provide clues about lipid behavior in cell membranes, but they may have reached their limits
(pp. 31-33)