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May 31, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 22
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Volume 88, Issue 22
FINE CHEMICALS
Custom manufacturers take on drug solubility issues to help pharmaceutical firms move products through development
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May 31, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 22
May 31, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 22
Custom manufacturers take on drug solubility issues to help pharmaceutical firms move products through development
(pp. 13-18)
Features
Government & Policy
‘Shale gale’ reshapes energy outlook, but critics fear environmental impact (pp. 42-45)
Science & Technology
Breeding and biotechnology team up to deliver seed oils with tailored profiles (pp. 52-55)
Cover Story: Finding Solutions
Nicer Than Needles
Delivering biologic drugs orally, instead of by injection, calls for tricking the human body
(pp. 27-30)News of the Week
Obama Beefs Up Oil Spill Response
Environment: President announces measures to avoid another oil rig disaster
(p.8)Abbott To Acquire Piramal's Generics
Emerging Markets: Acquisition is latest big-pharma move into non-Western markets
(p.9)Training Food Safety Scientists
Collaboration: Public-private partnership gets underway to teach foreign governments and manufacturers about U.S. practices
(p.9)Dispute Flares Over Ardi
Paleontology: Disagreement concerns hominid's habitat and classification
(p.10)R&D Heads Shift At Big Pharma
R&D Management: Pfizer and AstraZeneca get new research chiefs
(p.10)Leadership Changes At Shin-Etsu
Japanese industry: celebrated manager moves on after 20-year run
(p.11)Similar Molecules, Opposite Effects
Protein Interactions: Small-molecule analogs affect heat-shock protein complex in different ways
(p.11)NIH Strengthens Conflict Rules
Ethics: New reporting requirements are expected to enhance public trust in biomedical research
(p.12)Selective CO Oxidation
Catalysis: Low-coordination iron sites at interface between oxide and metal drives the conversion
(p.12)Departments
Business
In the U.K., contract research organizations are a bright spot for laid-off chemists
(pp. 34-36)
At an exhibition in Philadelphia, Dow showcased its new advanced materials unit
(pp. 37-38)
Low supplies of acrylic acid and its derivatives may mean higher prices for house paint
(pp. 39-40)Concentrates
(pp. 32-33)
(pp. 32-33)- Mallinckrodt Baker Goes To Private Equity Buyer
- Akzo Will Double Trimethylgallium
- Dow Materials Go Into Low-Energy Home
- Toray Raises Capital To Fund Investments
- Lubrizol To Expand Polymers Capacity
- Huntsman Boosting Polyamines Output
- Reliance Brothers Agree To Compete
- Lanxess Invests In Gevo For Isobutene
- AMRI Cuts In U.S., Adds Internationally
- DSM Launches Blue Fiber For Surgery
- Genzyme Signs Consent Decree With U.S.
- Thermo Fisher Buys Canada’s Fermentas
- Aspen Seeks Sigma In Generics Play
- Business Roundup
ACS News
High school and undergrad mentors help a budding physical organic chemist get into UCLA's Ph.D. program
(p.65)Awards(p.66)
(p.66)
Government & Policy
‘Shale gale’ reshapes energy outlook, but critics fear environmental impact
(pp. 42-45)
Frustration grows with perceived weakness of Administration’s efforts to boost U.S. competitiveness
(pp. 46-48)
Congress continues to question NASA's new plan for human space exploration
(p.49)Books
The periodic table is a springboard for lively stories about the central science
(pp. 61-62)Education
Hanoi University of Science and University of Illinois collaborate to modernize Vietnamese chemistry curriculum
(pp. 58-59)
U.S. students do research work in Thailand through a National Science Foundation program
(p.60)
Science & Technology
Natural Products: A single enzyme catalyzes thioether cyclization of peptides with nearly no specificity for amino acid sequence
(p.56)
Delivering biologic drugs orally, instead of by injection, calls for tricking the human body
(pp. 27-30)
Custom manufacturers take on drug solubility issues to help pharmaceutical firms move products through development
(pp. 13-18)
Breeding and biotechnology team up to deliver seed oils with tailored profiles
(pp. 52-55)
Biodiesel Stability: New findings show that biodiesel corrodes the carbon steel used in fuel infrastructure
(p.50)Newscripts
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