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Copyright © 2010 American Chemical Society
January 4, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 1
COVER: Peter Cutts Photography
Volume 88, Issue 1
JOSEPH S. FRANCISCO
COVER: Peter Cutts Photography
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January 4, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 1
January 4, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 1
(pp. 2-5)
Features
Government & Policy
Critics praise advanced research program for its laudable goals but worry over its implementation (pp. 19-21)
Science & Technology
Those fighting against counterfeit medicines face increasingly sophisticated adversaries (pp. 27-29)
News of the Week
Big Pharma's Year-End Spree
Acquisitions: Flurry of deals bolsters drug companies’ late-stage pipelines
(p.9)Finance
Court approves new lending for Tronox reorganization
(p.9)Dirt Tells Resistance Tales
Environmental Chemistry: Antibiotic resistance genes in soil are increasing
(p.10)Industry Drops Flame Retardant
Toxic Substances: Producers of decabde will shift to green alternatives
(p.10)Sanofi Will Buy Chattem, Targeting U.S.’s Over-The-Counter Market
Pharmaceuticals: Deal will give French drug company access to lucrative U.S. market for over-the-counter products
(p.11)Titania’s Prowess
Catalysis: Gold’s surprising reactivity may be partly due to oxide support
(p.11)Departments
Business
Activists in China follow contrasting paths in tackling industrial contamination of water
(pp. 14-16)
Insights: Lubrizol’s results, unusual for a chemical company in 2009, need to be acknowledged
(p.17)Concentrates
(pp. 12-13)
(pp. 12-13)- Bottle Battle Brews
- Chemtura Will Sell PVC Additives
- Nufarm Drops Sinochem, Links With Sumitomo
- Brazilian Complex Gets Financing
- OM Group To Acquire EaglePicher Unit
- Kraton Cuts IPO Price
- Teijin Fibers Go To Indonesian Firms
- Air Liquide, Praxair Win China Contracts
- Two ‘Cleantech’ Firms To Go Public
- BASF, KIT Link For Materials Research
- Japanese Drugmakers Sign With U.S. Firms
- New England Peptide Debuts Instrument
- Pfizer Sheds Vicuron And Cholesterol Drug
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Awards(p.30)
(p.30)- 2010 ACS National Award Winners
- James Flack Norris Award In Physical Organic Chemistry
- Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award For Outstanding Achievement In Mass Spectrometry
- Ernest Guenther Award In The Chemistry Of Natural Products
- ACS Award For Affordable Green Chemistry
- ACS Award In Inorganic Chemistry
- ACS Award For Computers In Chemical & Pharmaceutical Research
- National Fresenius Award
- Herbert C. Brown Award For Creative Research In Synthetic Methods
- All Awards
Government & Policy
Critics praise advanced research program for its laudable goals but worry over its implementation
(pp. 19-21)
Poor economic models and barriers to research collaboration are stifling U.S. innovation
(pp. 22-23)
Policymakers look to federally funded inducement prizes to help solve societal challenges
(p.24)
Science & Technology
Those fighting against counterfeit medicines face increasingly sophisticated adversaries
(pp. 27-29)Newscripts
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