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June 16, 2014 Cover
Volume 92, Issue 24
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Volume 92, Issue 24
The regulatory path to approving new antibiotics has been cleared, but work still remains to rebuild a healthy drug pipeline
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June 16, 2014 Issue
Volume 92, Issue 24
June 16, 2014 Issue, Vol. 92 | Iss. 24
The regulatory path to approving new antibiotics has been cleared, but work still remains to rebuild a healthy drug pipeline
(pp. 9-14)
Features
Science & Technology
Brother and sister entrepreneurs hope to improve the cosmetic procedure by melting fat with nanoparticles (pp. 32-33)
News of the Week
Jacqueline Barton Named Priestley Medalist
ACS Awards: Caltech chemist honored for DNA electron transport studies
(p.4)Panel Calls For Safer Processes
Federal Report: Task force stops short of recommending inherently safer technology mandate
(p.5)Up-Close View Of Life
Art: "Life: Magnified" exhibit at Washington Dulles International Airport aims to raise public awareness of biomedical research with microscopy photographs
(p.5)Drawing A Bead On Microbeads
Pollution: Illinois enacts nation’s first law to ban tiny plastic spheres in personal care products
(p.6)Merck Will Acquire Biotech Firm Idenix
Pharmaceuticals: Deal for close to $4 billion brings key addition to its hepatitis C virus portfolio
(p.6)GABA Receptor Structure Solved
Structural Biology: Crystal structure of human receptor uncovers previously unknown agonist
(p.7)Tomato Could Be Tom-Auto Through Efforts Of Ford, Heinz
Companies explore tomato waste for eco-friendly composite car parts
(p.7)C–C Coupling Repertoire Grows
Organic Synthesis: Reaction eases addition of chiral carbon centers to aryl groups
(p.8)Teaming Up To Train Chinese Suppliers
BASF joins forces with a Chinese university to train the firm’s suppliers on best sustainability practices
(p.8)Departments
Business
Industry rejects need for alternative approaches to endocrine disruptors, fracking, and trade
(pp. 21-23)
The regulatory path to approving new antibiotics has been cleared, but work still remains to rebuild a healthy drug pipeline
(pp. 9-14)
Women have made solid gains in the upper reaches of the chemical industry
(pp. 18-20)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- BASF Invests In Agriculture
- BASF Cuts Care Chemicals Jobs
- Umicore Slates Catalysts In Poland
- Air Liquide Wins Display Contract
- Invista In Another Biobased Partnership
- Avantium Gets Cash Injection
- TPC To License Process With UOP
- Solvay Opens Lab At Korean University
- Breakout Labs Backs Three Firms
- Allergan Rejects Valeant’s Offer
- Two Antibiotics To Treat C. Difficile
- Lonza Invests In Swiss Conjugate Plant
- Pfenex Files For Initial Stock Offering
- Business Roundup
ACS News
San Francisco, Aug. 10–14
(p.37)
Government & Policy
Key senator scraps legislation targeting ‘patent trolls’
(pp. 26-28)
Science & Technology
Researchers eye Truvia ingredient as potential insecticide
(pp. 34-35)
Brother and sister entrepreneurs hope to improve the cosmetic procedure by melting fat with nanoparticles
(pp. 32-33)Concentrates(pp. 30-31)
(pp. 30-31)- Graphitic Carbon Nitride
- Silylated Ammonium ‘Trophy Molecule’
- Tumor-Targeted Probes Seek Out And Halt Cancers
- More Details On Microwave Effects
- Bioluminescent Protein Sensors Detect Drugs For Therapeutic Monitoring
- Tiny Device Detects Methamphetamines
- Immune System Enlisted For Antibacterial Therapy
- Tracing Tau In The Alzheimer’s Brain
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