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January 25, 2016 Cover
Volume 94, Issue 4
Volume 94, Issue 4
Custom chemical firms are expanding even as they face more regulatory scrutiny
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January 25, 2016 Issue
Volume 94, Issue 4
January 25, 2016 Issue, Vol. 94 | Iss. 4
Custom chemical firms are expanding even as they face more regulatory scrutiny
(pp. 10-15)
Features
Business
Experts see the cuts to the illustrious unit as part of a trend that puts business first (pp. 22-24)
Science & Technology
Based on work by California-based researchers, a picture is beginning to emerge showing that fog droplets carry the neurotoxin from the ocean to terrestrial ecosystems (pp. 32-33)
News of the Week
New Details Emerge About Clinical Trial Tragedy In France
Pharmaceuticals: As drug candidate's identity is confirmed, questions still remain about what went wrong
(p.5)Chromium-Nitrogen Complex Wins Bonding Triple Crown
Organometallics: Chemists make first metal complex containing single, double, and triple nitrogen bonds
(p.6)DuPont, ADM Unveil Route To Biobased Polyester
Renewable Chemistry: Low-cost method for making key monomer enables a sugar-derived plastic for bottles
(p.6)Merck And Merck Slug It Out For The Name
Litigation: German company wins a round in a court battle over international use of Merck Name
(p.7)Wireless, Biodegradable Sensors Monitor Brain Pressure
Materials: Devices could improve care available to victims of gunshots, car accidents, and other traumatic head injuries
(p.7)Pharma Industry Declares War On Superbugs
Health: Drug and diagnostics companies call on governments to work with them against drug-resistant infections
(p.8)Two-Step Delivery Method Ups Cancer Drug’s Concentration In Tumors
Drug Delivery: Administering empty nanoparticles followed by a cancer drug could be a more effective therapy than giving the drug alone
(p.8)China Continues Research Rise
Statistics: Report shows Asian R&D investment increasing while U.S. stagnates
(p.9)K. C. Nicolaou And Stuart L. Schreiber Share 2016 Wolf Prize
Awards: Chemists garner honor for work in total synthesis of complex molecules, advances in chemical biology
(p.9)Departments
Business
Experts see the cuts to the illustrious unit as part of a trend that puts business first
(pp. 22-24)
Computational chemistry is reemerging as a viable means of accelerating drug discovery, but it has a long way to go
(pp. 19-21)
Custom chemical firms are expanding even as they face more regulatory scrutiny
(pp. 10-15)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Scientists Accused Of Stealing GSK Trade Secrets
- Ashland Urged To Reconsider Split
- M&G Chemicals Eyes More Polyester
- Tianjin Pushes Out Hazardous Firms
- PotashCorp Shutters New Mine
- Elevance Advances Metathesis Route
- Akzo, Kemira Boost Bleaching Chemicals
- Aesica Expands In Queenborough
- FDA Faults China’s Hisun Pharmaceutical
- Novozymes Splits Off Biopharma Unit
- U.K. Group Starts Phenomics Initiative
- Acorda Buys CNS Drug Firm Biotie
- Ampac Has New Chief
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Divisions issue Calls for Papers for the Aug. 21–25 meeting in Philadelphia
(pp. 38-39)
Science & Technology
Portuguese firm Bial has released little information about the enzyme inhibitor it was testing, leaving scientists to speculate about what went wrong
Based on work by California-based researchers, a picture is beginning to emerge showing that fog droplets carry the neurotoxin from the ocean to terrestrial ecosystems
(pp. 32-33)
A look at recent patenting activity in environmentally friendly marine coatings, brought to you by C&EN and CAS
(p.34)
Supercold atoms could lead to smaller beams of more atomic flavors for electronics and spectroscopy
(pp. 30-31)
Industria farmacéutica: Se confirma la identidad de los fármacos candidatos, las preguntas siguen centrándose en lo que salió mal
(p.5)Concentrates(pp. 26-27)
(pp. 26-27)- Crafty Cobalt Polyborylations
- Buyer Beware Of 3-D Printer Emissions
- Tapestry Woven From Organic Threads
- Flame-Retardant Graphene Foam Fights Fire With Carbon
- High-Resolution Mass Spec Of Individual Embryonic Cells
- Chameleon-Inspired Camouflage
- A Spiffy Way To Clean NMR Tubes
- Boosting Immunity To Treat Alzheimer’s
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