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Copyright © 2012 American Chemical Society
August 20, 2012 Cover
Volume 90, Issue 34
Volume 90, Issue 34
Scientists who are driven to start their own business and take the risks a start-up entails must think carefully about their technology, personal goals
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August 20, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 34
August 20, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 34
Scientists who are driven to start their own business and take the risks a start-up entails must think carefully about their technology, personal goals
(pp. 36-39)
Features
Business
Chemical company boards gain a few women, but representation stagnates among top execs (pp. 16-18)
Government & Policy
One of NIH’s leading institutes continues to be a big supporter of basic science (pp. 20-23)
Glenn Prestwich
After reluctantly venturing into the world of start-ups, synthetic chemist has seven successes under his belt
(p.47)Donald Sadoway
Materials chemist says his economical battery technology could solve the grid-scale energy storage problem
(p.49)Patrick Treado
Nearly two decades of dedication to developing high-tech imaging technology pays off as company continues to grow
(p.50)Michael Lefenfeld
Even at a young age, chemical engineer had a knack for translating creative ideas into commercial products
(p.43)Karen McDonald
Plants provide start-up technology, graduate student Lucas Arzola helps with the entrepreneurial drive
(p.45)Patrick McCarthy
Researcher-turned-businessman puts to work his understanding of chemists as consumers
(p.44)Nicola Pohl
Her custom synthesis firm just moved to a new state, with an eye toward vaccines, therapeutics
(p.46)Helping Scientists Commercialize Inventions
Scientists Who Are Moving Their Technology Out Of The Lab Have Numerous Resources
(p.39)News of the Week
Faster Route To Prostaglandins
Organic Synthesis: Shortened synthetic sequence could lead to less expensive drugs, novel analogs
(p.9)Notes On Nuclear Energy Regulation
Government: New head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission gives her first press briefing
(p.10)Former Foes To Collaborate On Agent Orange Site Remediation
Dioxin: U.S., Vietnam start cleanup of former military base near Da Nang
(p.11)Polymers Hold Bacteria At Bay
Materials Science: Screening method uncovers new class of coatings that resist biofilm formation
(p.11)A Cheaper-Than-Platinum Catalyst
Pollution Control: Oxide material outperforms platinum in converting NO to NO2
(p.12)Chinese Firm Offers To Invest In Advanced Battery Maker A123
Intellectual Property: Proposed deal for U.S. battery maker raises security concerns
(p.12)Chemical Mergers Slow In First Half Of 2012
Mergers: Chemical firms hold on to cash rather than pursue large acquisitions
(p.13)New System For Aerobic Oxidations
Catalysis: Bimetallic nanoclusters and catechol stand in for a metalloenzyme and its cofactor
(p.13)Departments
Business
After reluctantly venturing into the world of start-ups, synthetic chemist has seven successes under his belt
(p.47)
Materials chemist says his economical battery technology could solve the grid-scale energy storage problem
(p.49)
Nearly two decades of dedication to developing high-tech imaging technology pays off as company continues to grow
(p.50)
Even at a young age, chemical engineer had a knack for translating creative ideas into commercial products
(p.43)
Plants provide start-up technology, graduate student Lucas Arzola helps with the entrepreneurial drive
(p.45)
Researcher-turned-businessman puts to work his understanding of chemists as consumers
(p.44)
Chemical company boards gain a few women, but representation stagnates among top execs
(pp. 16-18)
Her custom synthesis firm just moved to a new state, with an eye toward vaccines, therapeutics
(p.46)
Scientists who are driven to start their own business and take the risks a start-up entails must think carefully about their technology, personal goals
(pp. 36-39)Concentrates
(pp. 14-15)
(pp. 14-15)- Pfizer Sharpens Pharma Focus
- Invista Will Add Intermediates …
- … And Work With LanzaTech On Biobased Butadiene
- Acquisition Unites Peroxide Producers
- Cytec Links With Jaguar Land Rover
- J&J To Drop Chemicals Of Concern
- Warwick Chemicals To Acquire Irish Rival
- BASF Will Build Paint Plant In China
- Sun Pharma To Buy All Of Taro Pharma
- DNA Authenticates Guitar Strings
- Cambrex Signs Drug API Supply Deal
- Molecular Profiles, Onyx Team On Services
- Lilly Gets Windfall From Amylin Sale
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Conference will be held Nov. 4–7 in Baton Rouge, La.
(p.60)
Divisions issue calls for papers for the April 7–11 meeting in New Orleans
(pp. 55-56)
Government & Policy
I-Corps helps agency researchers determine whether their discoveries can make successful start-ups
(pp. 24-26)
One of NIH’s leading institutes continues to be a big supporter of basic science
(pp. 20-23)
Science & Technology
Although not for everyone, this documentary takes audiences into the world of a garage-based chemist who makes and takes psychoactive compounds
Web Exclusive
Analytical tests to diagnose diseases and detect fake drugs are among potential applications
(pp. 30-34)Concentrates(pp. 28-29)
(pp. 28-29)- New Total Synthesis Of Key Antimalaria Agent
- Ordered Amorphous Carbon Clusters
- Disease Proteins Spotted In Minutes
- How Iron Makes Silica Nanoparticles Biodegradable
- DNA Stores Book And Pictures Within Its Sequence
- Brain’s Circulatory System Clears Waste
- Pinpointing The Source Of Organic Acids In Air
- Active Sites In Gold Foam Revealed
Career & Employment
Smaller firms are recruiting chemists to help tap new markets and cultivate groundbreaking technologies
(pp. 61-63)