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May 26, 2014 Cover
Volume 92, Issue 21
COVER: Chemtrix’s KiloFlow system consists of glass mesoreactor plates stacked in a holder that allows for external connections.
Volume 92, Issue 21
After a slow start, pharmaceutical and fine chemicals manufacturers are scaling up continuous processes for production
COVER: Chemtrix’s KiloFlow system consists of glass mesoreactor plates stacked in a holder that allows for external connections.
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May 26, 2014 Issue
Volume 92, Issue 21
May 26, 2014 Issue, Vol. 92 | Iss. 21
After a slow start, pharmaceutical and fine chemicals manufacturers are scaling up continuous processes for production
(pp. 13-21)
Features
Business
Patient groups are finding new models for funding drug development for their diseases (pp. 27-28)
Science & Technology
With little medical input and supply challenges, states struggle to ensure capital punishment is neither cruel nor unusual (pp. 46-48)
News of the Week
Tug-of-War Over Promising Cancer Drug Candidate
Drug Discovery: Structure error threatens existing patent and clinical trials
(p.7)Russia And China Strengthen Bonds
Petrochemicals: Sibur, Sinopec get close while Putin visits China
(p.8)Spinning Graphene Oxide Yarns
Materials: New method turns graphene oxide films into stretchy fibers tough enough to tie into knots
(p.8)AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer’s Final Offer
Acquisition: Deal not sweet enough to make British firm bend
(p.9)State Of Science
(p.9)EPA Targets Refinery Pollution
Air Toxics: Industry blasts proposed emission rule as unjustified and costly
(p.10)Human Placenta Has Microbiome
Microbiology: Bacterial colony makeup may affect pregnancy outcomes
(p.10)Minnesota Bans Triclosan
Legislation: State is halting retail sales of soaps containing antibacterial chemical
(pp. 11-12)Rethinking Photocatalysis
Catalysis: Study questions conventionally ascribed role of metal particles on semiconductors
(p.11)Departments
Business
After a slow start, pharmaceutical and fine chemicals manufacturers are scaling up continuous processes for production
(pp. 13-21)
Shenhua addresses Greenpeace’s concerns that a coal-to-fuels project harms the environment
(pp. 33-34)
Patient groups are finding new models for funding drug development for their diseases
(pp. 27-28)
Chemical firms are taking over facilities freed up because of drug industry consolidation
(pp. 29-30)
Despite challenges, Albemarle and Chemtura increase their commitment to the bromine chemicals business
(pp. 31-32)Concentrates
(pp. 25-26)
(pp. 25-26)- Animal Nutrition Deals Inked
- Taxes May Drive ICL Out Of Israel
- Air Liquide Sued Over Explosion
- Bayer Commercializes Polyols From CO2
- Mitsui Buys, Sells
- Instrument Firms Raise New Cash
- SAFC Expands Flow Chemistry Capacity
- Relypsa Picks DSM As Contract Producer
- Abbott Buys Latin American Drug Firm
- Novartis Licenses Ophthalmic Drug
- Roche, Merck To Add Drug-Making Capacity
- Daiichi Forges Academic Pacts
- AstraZeneca, MRC Establish R&D Fund
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Misplaced research incentives and poor experimental design lead to studies that can’t be replicated
(pp. 38-39)
Democrats fear market-opening pacts would erode U.S. jobs
(pp. 36-37)
Science & Technology
Characterizing animal models isn’t glamorous, says ALS Therapy Development Institute’s CEO, but it’s critical to bringing medicines to market
(p.51)
A look at recent patenting activity in 3-D printing in biomedical engineering applications, brought to you by C&EN and CAS
(p.53)
In peer-reviewed papers and on blogs, researchers argue over the existence of striped coatings on nanoparticles
(pp. 43-45)
With little medical input and supply challenges, states struggle to ensure capital punishment is neither cruel nor unusual
(pp. 46-48)Concentrates(pp. 40-41)
(pp. 40-41)- Image-Guided Drug Design
- Diabetes-Related Enzyme Modulates Insulin, Amylin, And Glucagon
- To Uncover Substrates For Mystery Enzymes, Fragment-Based Approaches May Be A Poor Fit
- Simple Method Stabilizes Li-Ion Conductor
- Metal Whisker Growth Clarified
- Making Boron Nitride Nanotubes In Bulk
- Reducing CO2 In Ionic Liquids
- Old Paintings’ Egg White Coatings Unveiled
- All Concentrates
Career & Employment
Drug firms’ chemistry leaders describe the educational training that they seek in new recruits
(pp. 65-69)Newscripts
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