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Volume 89, Issue 25
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Volume 89, Issue 25
The end of a partnership with big pharma brings both opportunity and challenge for biotech firms
June 20, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 25
June 20, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 25
The end of a partnership with big pharma brings both opportunity and challenge for biotech firms
(pp. 15-20)
Features

Science & Technology
New concepts and materials invigorate a commercially active but obscure field specializing in heating, cooling, and power generation (pp. 33-35)
News of the Week
Biotech Sector Rebounds
Pharmaceuticals: Recovery is occurring but growth is slow, dogged by a widening gap in access to capital
(p.12)Supreme Court Affirms Patents
Intellectual property: Justices uphold high hurdle for proving a patent is invalid
(p.12)Structure Of Brassinolide’s Receptor Solved
Agriculture: First look at sensor for plant hormone holds surprises
(p.13)Promising Pom-pom
Therapeutics: Nucleic acid structures enter cells readily, control gene expression
(p.14)Departments
Business
Chemical executives at annual meeting revel in good times, stay wary on regulations
(p.23)
China-based custom intermediates producer enters active drug ingredients market
(p.26)
The end of a partnership with big pharma brings both opportunity and challenge for biotech firms
(pp. 15-20)
Company leaders discuss outlook, as well as the Süd-Chemie acquisition, at a London event
(pp. 24-25)ACS News
Government & Policy
NIGMS director, champion of chemistry leaves an indelible mark
(pp. 28-30)Science & Technology
New concepts and materials invigorate a commercially active but obscure field specializing in heating, cooling, and power generation
(pp. 33-35)


