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April 25, 2011 Cover
Volume 89, Issue 17
COVER: Microscope maker Carl Zeiss has a system that allows up to 21 people to view the same object.
Volume 89, Issue 17
TOP INSTRUMENT FIRMS
Mergers and acquisitions alter the landscape in C&EN’s ranking of leading analytical and life sciences instrumentation companies
COVER: Microscope maker Carl Zeiss has a system that allows up to 21 people to view the same object.
Credit: Carl Zeiss
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April 25, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 17
April 25, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 17
Mergers and acquisitions alter the landscape in C&EN’s ranking of leading analytical and life sciences instrumentation companies
(pp. 13-19)
Features
Business
Two compounds to treat the underlying cause of the disease are nearing commercialization (pp. 24-25)
Science & Technology
Synthetic biologists turn to a microbe named Shewie to ‘wire’ microorganisms for fuel production, energy storage (pp. 34-36)
News of the Week
Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Continues
Natural Disaster: Plant operator says it will take six to nine months to contain radioactive leaks
(p.7)Companies Advance Biobased Chemicals
Cleantech: Start-ups are poised to harness cellulosic feedstocks
(p.8)Mending With Light
Materials Chemistry: Light prompts metallosupramolecular polymers to repair themselves
(p.8)ACS Bestows 2011 Public Service Award
Honors: Society lauds Jeremy M. Berg of NIH and chemist Norman P. Neureiter
(p.9)Nobel Laureate William Lipscomb Dies At 91
Obituary: Acclaimed Harvard University chemist was known for his dedication to science, other wide ranging interests
(p.10)Chopping Up Lignin
Organic Chemistry: Catalyst selectively cleaves key bond in models of complex plant polymer
(p.11)Patent Reform On The Move
Intellectual Property: House panel advances bill to reform patent process
(p.11)Departments
Business
Polymer makers are helping additive manufacturing scale up into full parts production
(pp. 22-23)
Two compounds to treat the underlying cause of the disease are nearing commercialization
(pp. 24-25)
Gevo CEO shares lessons learned in the early days of making renewable materials
(p.26)
Mergers and acquisitions alter the landscape in C&EN’s ranking of leading analytical and life sciences instrumentation companies
(pp. 13-19)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- Dow Plans Ethylene Boost
- Japanese Restarts Proceed Haltingly
- Rhône Capital Buying Evonik Carbon Black
- Reliance Plans Huge Polyester Expansion
- Dow, U.S Agencies Develop Cool Roofs
- Rhodia Analgesics Are Sold To Novacap
- Crystallics Forms Via Avantium Buyout
- Baxter To Buy Prism, Getting Heart Drug
- Bayer To Modernize Its U.S. Headquarters
- Momentive To Sell Resins Businesses
- Ipsen Licenses Prostate Cancer Drug
- Sanofi And Stanford Enter Research Pact
- Merck Makes Changes At Riverside Plant
- Business Roundup
ACS News
In this landlocked West African country, chemist Mouhoussine Nacro hopes to preserve centuries-old traditions
(p.41)
ACS honors magnetic resonance advances now considered indispensable in the lab and clinic
(p.43)
ACS Meeting News: Projects to recycle wastewater face not only scientific but also economic and social hurdles
(pp. 38-39)
Government & Policy
Committee turf wars complicate effort to renew chemical antiterrorism program
(pp. 29-31)
Science & Technology
Synthetic biologists turn to a microbe named Shewie to ‘wire’ microorganisms for fuel production, energy storage
(pp. 34-36)