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Volume 89, Issue 33
Volume 89, Issue 33
Government mandates have shaped the market but not always for the best
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August 15, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 33
August 15, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 33
Government mandates have shaped the market but not always for the best
(pp. 10-15)
Features
Science & Technology
Two neglected diseases share similar parasites and suffer the same diagnostic and treatment problems (pp. 32-35)
Career & Employment
Drug developers are bolstering their quality management teams in response to a more rigorous regulatory climate (pp. 40-43)
News of the Week
Economic Woes Hit Chemical Makers
Finance: Observers fear the economic soft patch is looking more like another recession
(p.5)Layoffs Hit Argonne Lab
FEDERAL FUNDING: Budget uncertainty forces staff cuts, fiscal review
(p.6)Nickel Unites Protons Rapidly
Catalysis: Synthetic complex can speed production of H2 by a factor of 10
(p.6)Devices Reveal Hidden Messages
Materials Science: Sensors’ response to surface tension can also differentiate liquids
(p.7)Direct Routes To Off-Target Effects
Molecular Biology: Techniques pinpoint zinc finger nucleases’ unintended genomic cuts
(p.8)No Progress On Nitrate Runoff
Water: Flow of pollutant into the Gulf of Mexico is up 9% since 1980
(p.9)Pfizer Augments Academic Network
Collaboration: San Diego hosts the drugmaker’s latest partnership
(p.9)Departments
Business
Chemical firms’ second-quarter results show signs that demand is stagnating
(pp. 18-20)
Drug company first-half results were helped by new product launches and emerging-market sales
(pp. 21-23)
Former PerkinElmer unit Excelitas pledges to strengthen its ties to the instrumentation industry
(p.24)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- ICIG Will Acquire Roche Peptide Plant
- Bruker Investigates Bribery Charges
- Dow Will Wrap Olympic Stadium
- Cathay Industrial Halts Listing Process
- JX And SK Team Up For p-xylene Plant
- DuPont, BP Venture Sues Gevo
- Plant Science Firm Comes To St. Louis
- India’s Ipca Buys Onyx Scientific
- Microgen And Cornell Make Energy Harvester
- Genentech And Array Join ChK-1 Programs
- SEC Charges Biotech Firm With Fraud
- Lundbeck Swings Jobs Ax In Labs
- Gilead to Acquire Genentech Facility
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Government mandates have shaped the market but not always for the best
(pp. 10-15)
Proposed shift to higher ethanol-blended gasoline draws questions from industry, activist groups, and Congress
(pp. 26-27)
Congress scrutinizes the merit process for awarding federal research grants
(p.28)
Science & Technology
The ease of doing computational chemistry has theorists concerned about accuracy
(pp. 36-37)
Two neglected diseases share similar parasites and suffer the same diagnostic and treatment problems
(pp. 32-35)Concentrates(pp. 30-31)
(pp. 30-31)Career & Employment
Drug developers are bolstering their quality management teams in response to a more rigorous regulatory climate
(pp. 40-43)