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June 30, 2008
Materials Matter
Quirky library bridges the gap between matter and design. With Photo Gallery
Inventing Drugs For The Chinese People
Major generics producer aims to develop affordable innovative drugs for Chinese patients.
» Business Concentrates
June 30, 2008
EC Continues Its Anticartel Action — The European Commission is continuing its anticartel activity with actions aimed at the detergents industry and makers of the specialty chemical aluminum fluoride.
Chemtura Ends Effort To Sell Itself — Chemtura says its board of directors has decided to end its pursuit of a sale, merger, or other business combination after determining that the price was unlikely to be high enough.
BASF Looks Beyond Europe For Biotech — Stung by its still unsuccessful 10-year effort to introduce a genetically modified potato in Europe, BASF is putting the project on a back burner to focus instead on non-European projects.
Novozymes Slates Enzymes In Nebraska — Novozymes will spend between $80 million and $100 million to build an enzyme facility in Blair, Neb.
Celanese goes to Shanghai For R&D — Celanese will set up a 215,000-sq-ft R&D center in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park.
Mosaic Will Sell Fertilizer Stake — Mosaic and Investment Saskatchewan, the investment arm of the Saskatchewan government, are putting their nitrogen fertilizer partnership, Saskferco Products, up for sale.
New Investments For Turkish Chemicals — Two Western European companies are investing in the Turkish chemical industry.
Perstorp Launches Biotech Project — The Swedish specialty chemicals producer Perstorp has embarked upon two five-year research projects aimed at replacing fossil fuel raw materials with renewable ones.
Hercules Buys Brazilian Firm ... — Hercules has acquired Logos Química, a São Paulo, Brazil-based provider of services and chemicals for the pulp, paper, and coatings industries.
... While Ferro Cuts Brazilian Assets — Ferro has stopped manufacturing tile frits and tile color products at its plant in Americana, Brazil, to reduce operating costs.
Pfizer Invests In Eye Firm EyeCyte — Continuing its push for biotech partnerships and acquisitions, Pfizer has invested $3 million in EyeCyte.
Air Liquide Aids Superconductor Cable — The world's longest superconductor power transmission cable has been connected to the power grid in Holbrook, N.Y.
Novartis Extends TB Drug Alliance — The Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, in Singapore, will collaborate with the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development for another five years.
Business Roundup — Lanxess will acquire an iron oxide pigments plant in Jinshan, China, from Jinzhuo Chemicals. Also news on Cyanco, Saudi Basic Industries Corp., Bayer, Agrium, QuantumSphere, The European Crop Protection Association, Genzyme, and WuXi PharmaTech.
» More Business News
June 23, 2008
Making More In America
Cambridge Major is moving up to commercial-scale production of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Capturing Carbon
Novomer aims to turn carbon dioxide into something useful.
» Business Concentrates
June 23, 2008
Chip Makers Go Solar — Two giants of silicon-based computer chips are setting their sights on solar power with major initiatives.
Kemira Will Spin Off Paints, Cut Jobs — The Finnish chemical company Kemira will spin off Tikkurila, its coatings business, into a separate public company.
Celanese Settles Legacy Lawsuit — Celanese has agreed to pay $107 million to settle claims that it participated in a scheme to fix U.S. prices for polyester staple fiber.
BASF Boosts Concrete Additives In India — BASF has opened a concrete admixtures plant in Calcutta, its fourth in India.
Süd Chemie, Ashland Target Metal Casting — Süd Chemie and Ashland plan to expand an existing European partnership into a 50-50 global joint venture serving the metal casting industry.
Kelco, Fluxome Will Scale Up Resveratrol — CP Kelco, a unit of specialty chemicals maker J. M. Huber, and Fluxome Sciences, a Danish biotechnology company, will jointly develop and commercialize resveratrol.
Dow and Toray Win Membrane Contracts — Dow Chemical's water solutions business will supply its Filmtec reverse-osmosis membranes to a seawater desalination project that will provide potable water for Sydney, Australia.
Pfizer and Ranbaxy End Lipitor Dispute — Pfizer and India's Ranbaxy Laboratories have settled patent litigation over Lipitor, the cholesterol-lowering drug that represented about a quarter of Pfizer's $49 billion in sales last year.
Asahi Kasei Buys Arthritis Drug — Japanese chemical maker Asahi Kasei has bought the Japanese rights to sell pentosan sodium polysulfate for treating osteoarthritis.
Boehringer Ingelheim Will Acquire Actimis — Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim has agreed to acquire Actimis Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biotech company in San Diego.
Bayer R&D Draws on Tobacco — Bayer and its subsidiary Icon Genetics have opened a pilot facility that employs a new process for producing biotech drugs in tobacco plants.
Harvard Licenses Technology To Start-Up — Harvard University has licensed paper-based microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" technology.
Bidding War Erupts For Czech Firm Zentiva — Sanofi-Aventis has made a $2.6 billion takeover bid for the Czech generic drugs maker Zentiva.
Business Roundup — LyondellBasell intends to expand its global polypropylene compounding capacity by 30% to 1.2 million metric tons per year by the end of 2009. Also news on Dow Chemical, Airgas, Lubrizol, Sumitomo Seika Chemicals, Roche, Patheon, and GlaxoSmithKline.
» Special Reports
Must read case studies and lead articles.
April 21, 2008
Cover Story
Lab-To-Market Connection
Specialty chemical companies try to ward off commoditization of their products with a mix of marketing, formulation, and basic R&D
Buzzword In The Engine
Sustainability push highlights the role of specialty products in consumer and industrial markets.
April 14, 2008
Cover Story
An Uphill Battle
With short lives and uncertain profits, antibiotics are a unique development challenge for drug companies.
March 31, 2008
Cover Story
Building Businesses
Turning university research into products takes time, money, and initiative as four nanotechnology companies' experiences show.
March 10, 2008
Cover Story
Pharma Outsourcing
Small U.S. biopharmaceutical companies scour the globe to find manufacturing partners that can best meet their needs.
Closely Linked
CASE STUDY #1: A unique deal with Siegfried helps Arena Pharmaceuticals advance its first product.
Keeping Baby Home
CASE STUDY #2: Anthera finds stability and flexibility in Albemarle, its manufacturing partner for its most precious asset.
Repelling Radiation
CASE STUDY #3: Cleveland BioLabs and SynCo Bio Partners huddle on a second shot at a defense contract
» Career & Employment
News and analysis of the employment market, trends and career best practices.
April 14, 2008
Launching Corporate Careers
Recent B.S. and M.S.graduates ignite their passion for chemistry within diverse businesses.
March 31, 2008
Using PowerPoint to Your Advantage
By adopting a storytelling technique, you can improve your presentation's impact.
March 3, 2008
A Two-Track Course
Institutions of higher learning implement family-friendly practices to ease the tenure-track burden for female academics.
February 4, 2008
Getting A Pharma Job
Potential employees are advised to target high-growth areas and hone specific skills.
January 21, 2008
Negotiating An Academic Job Offer
One package doesn't fit all, and a tailored deal benefits both parties.
» more career & employment news
» C&EN Talks With
C&EN conversations with those worth talking about in the chemical and engineering world.
April 28, 2008
C&EN Talks With Bob Peoples
Green Chemistry Institute's personable new director plans to build consensus for chemists' sustainability efforts.
April 21, 2008
C&EN Talks With Thomas Cech
In relinquishing the helm at HHMI, Nobel prize-winning biochemist will return to research and teaching roots.
April 7, 2008
C&EN Talks With Angela Belcher
The MacArthur Fellow talks about tackling science from all sides.
January 21, 2008
C&EN Talks With Helmut Schwarz
Physical chemist takes presidency of Germany's Humboldt Foundation.
November 26, 2007
C&EN Talks With Theodore Gray
Element enthusiast talks about making a periodic table for the 21st century.
November 12, 2007
C&EN Talks With Armand Lattes
The French Chemical Society's outgoing president celebrates the group's 150th birthday.
November 5, 2007
C&EN Talks With Christopher Lipinski
Originator of 'The Rule of Five' reflects on 10 years of drug development under its influence.
» Women in Chemistry
Articles concentrating on the women of the chemical and engineering world.
April 28, 2008
NOBCChE Presents Four Professional Awards
March 10, 2008
Radical Changes For U.S. Science
Over two decades, women and noncitizens have been eroding the male domination of U.S. science
February 18, 2008
