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February 8, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 6
COVER: SAFC
Volume 88, Issue 6
CUSTOM CHEMICALS
After struggling through 2009, contract manufacturers are
honing their strategies and hoping for a better 2010
COVER: SAFC
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February 8, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 6
February 8, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 6
After struggling through 2009, contract manufacturers are
honing their strategies and hoping for a better 2010
(pp. 15-20)
Features
Cover Story: Custom Chemicals
Taking Over Big Pharma Plants
For better or worse, pharma chemical
suppliers are repurposing former drug company plants as custom manufacturing facilities
(pp. 21-26)News of the Week
Science Wins In 2011 Budget
Federal Spending: Nondefense R&D jumps 6% in president’s request even as overall R&D remains flat
(p.9)Amantadine’s Double Bind
Mode of Action: New finding on flu drug’s binding to virus proton channel could aid drug design
(p.10)Gates Supports Vaccines Again
Funding: Major grant will advance vaccine research and distribution in poor countries
(p.10)More R&D Cuts From Big Pharma
Employment: GSK, AstraZeneca, Pfizer slash research jobs, spending
(p.11)Latin American Firms Globalize
Outward Reach: Mexican and Brazilian chemical companies acquire internationally
(p.12)Promising To Control Emissions
Climate Change: U.S., China, others pledge to limit greenhouse gases
(p.12)Lax About Nanomaterial Handling
Exposure: many protective measures are not being utilized, survey shows
(p.13)Progesterone Proof
Natural Products: New evidence confirms suspicion that plants can also make well-known hormone
(p.13)Departments
Business
Companies score big deals but still struggle with regulatory authorities
(pp. 30-33)
A downsized Rohner gets another crack at contract manufacturing
(pp. 34-36)
At SDA meeting, companies big and small sought to collaborate on sustainability
(pp. 38-39)
For better or worse, pharma chemical
suppliers are repurposing former drug company plants as custom manufacturing facilities
(pp. 21-26)
After struggling through 2009, contract manufacturers are
honing their strategies and hoping for a better 2010
(pp. 15-20)Concentrates
(pp. 28-29)
(pp. 28-29)- Dow Posts Quarterly Profit
- Rhodia And Invista Tangle Again
- Lanxess To Build Formaldehyde Plant
- LS9, ZeaChem Move Beyond Lab Scale
- Cellulosic Ethanol Facility Opens
- Dow Advances Plan For Solar Shingles
- Thermo Acquires Finnzymes, NovaWave
- Lanxess Enhances Golf Ball’s Range
- Peakdale To Work At A Pfizer Site
- AB Sciex Debuts As A New Company
- Cephalon Will Buy Generics Firm Mepha
- Galapagos Acquires Service Firm Argenta
- Roche And Singapore Set Up R&D Center
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Awards(p.60)
(p.60)- 2010 ACS National Award Winners
- Frederic Stanley Kipping Award In Silicon Chemistry
- ACS Award In Colloid & Surface Chemistry
- ACS Award For Creative Work In Fluorine Chemistry
- ACS Award For Encouraging Disadvantaged Students Into Careers In The Chemical Sciences
- ACS Award In Theoretical Chemistry
- Peter Debye Award In Physical Chemistry
- All Awards
Government & Policy
Forum yields comments on making articles containing federally funded research results freely available
(pp. 41-43)
Latest “Science & Engineering Indicators” shows R&D global trends shifting east
(pp. 44-46)Education
Learning how to make lab demonstration videos can pay off for instructors and students
(pp. 56-58)
Science & Technology
Career & Employment
Pharma firms are seeking adaptable scientists with the aptitudes to meet new business needs
(pp. 65-67)