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October 12, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 41
Volume 87, Issue 41
OUTSOURCING R&G
Rise of foreign drug discovery services providers coincides with restructuring of R&D at major pharmaceutical firms
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October 12, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 41
October 12, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 41
Rise of foreign drug discovery services providers coincides with restructuring of R&D at major pharmaceutical firms
(pp. 16-23)
Features

Government & Policy
Budget for 2010 gets moving after slow start; most research funding is up (pp. 38-39)

Science & Technology
Rocky Mountains provide a unique venue for a joint conference on a unique element (pp. 45-49)
News of the Week
Obama Supports Technology Mandate
Plant Security: Administration endorses requirement for safer technologies in chemical security bill
(p.11)Chemist Charged With Crime
Intellectual Property: Fired DuPont chemist is hit with second suit charging he stole trade secrets
(p.12)Reactive Dications Tamed
Main-Group Chemistry: Stabilizing positive charge with three nitrogen atoms yields stable group 16 complexes
(p.12)Unions Criticize Safety Board Again
Investigation: Panel's report on 2008 oleum release lacks teeth, unions say
(p.13)Celebrating Chemistry
National Chemistry Week: This year's theme is the periodic table of the elements
(p.14)Kraton To Go Public
Materials firm plans to raise up to $230 million with initial public offering of stock.
(p.14)Departments
Business
Alternative fuels and industrial chemicals from a single source are still a long way off
(pp. 28-29)
A former Merck manufacturing site is being recast as the contract manufacturer Cherokee Pharmaceuticals
(pp. 30-32)
The Thermo Fisher CEO is getting another big promotion: the top job at Bayer
(p.34)
Rise of foreign drug discovery services providers coincides with restructuring of R&D at major pharmaceutical firms
(pp. 16-23)Concentrates
(pp. 25-26)
(pp. 25-26)- Recovery Seen In Europe
- Sigma-Aldrich Strikes Two Agreements
- Solvay Venture Plans Peroxide In China
- Dow Unveils Solar Shingle
- Wacker Exits Solar Wafer Business
- Amyris Raises Funds For Commercial Plant
- Gas Firms Win Deals In China And Taiwan
- Ferratec Scales Up Potassium Ferrate
- Evonik Forms Glass Venture In Taiwan
- Former InterMune CEO Convicted Of Fraud
- Kaneka Teams Up For Drug Delivery
- Carbogen, Nextpharma Link Drug Services
- Arigene Will Merge With Trimeris
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Budget for 2010 gets moving after slow start; most research funding is up
(pp. 38-39)
National Cancer Institute launches consortium to accelerate drug discovery and development
(pp. 40-41)Books
Science & Technology
Rocky Mountains provide a unique venue for a joint conference on a unique element
(pp. 45-49)
Chemists: Junk the jargon so that you can share your passion with those outside of the chemistry choir
(p.55)
