Chemistry and Industry back issues from May 2008:
Laboratories in 2015.(Leader)
May 05, 2008; ... What will the laboratory of 2015 look like given the trends in instrumentation development unveiled and discussed at the mammouth annual laboratory exhibition, PittCon, held this year in New Orleans? Speaking at the Lab 2015 seminar in New Orleans, consultant Richard Rietz said ...
BPA gets 'toxic' label in Canada.(Bisphenol-A)
May 05, 2008; ... Canada is proposing to take steps to ban the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles that contain Bisphenol-A (BPA). Canadian regulators have become the first to list BPA as toxic, a move that has already prompted several product withdrawals and could set a ...
Chemical lobby under investigation in US.(US politics)
May 05, 2008; ... Despite fighting long and hard to see off bans of BPA, it looks like the chemicals lobby is going to lose the battle. But the industry may be in for an even tougher battle as it comes under increasing scrutiny over how it wields its weight in debates over product safety in general, at ...
Mixed messages over credit crunch.(Economic climate)
May 05, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One in six UK chemicals companies could disappear as a result of the current economic turmoil. A portfolio analysis by Plimsoll Publishing of 1500 UK companies revealed that a third are showing recessionary behaviour and an increase in their need for ...
Grangemouth upgrades under threat.(Pensions strike)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... The process of restarting the Grangemouth oil refinery has got under way after a two-day strike over pensions. But Ineos, the owner of the site, said that failure to resolve the dispute could put the future of a 750m [pounds sterling] upgrade and 650 jobs at risk. Ineos says its pension ...
Few small companies are likely to benefit.(REACH discounts)
May 05, 2008; ... The generous discounts on REACH registration fees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not what they appear, according to chemical industry representatives. Discounts of between 30 and 90% will be applied to small and medium companies. But the Chemical Business ...
'Painful' consolidation expected.(Nuclear industry)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... The UK's nuclear industry is likely to undergo a period of prolonged consolidation as big players join up to bid for lucrative new build nuclear power contracts, according to a new book. As if to underline this point, German energy giant E.ON has just announced that it has formed the first ...
BMS boss to go on trial.(Pharma briefs)(Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Andrew Bodnar, former employee of drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), has been indicted on federal charges of negotiating a secret pact between BMS and the generic drug firm Apotex and then hiding the deal from federal regulators, according to The New York Times. Bodnar led the bungled ...
High street cream trials.(Pharma briefs)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... An unprecedented clinical trial of a high street face cream could change the face of the skin care market in the UK. There is a dearth of clinical trials proving the effectiveness of these creams. But last year, Chris Griffiths of the University of Manchester presented results on the BBC's ...
Another record for BASF.(Q1 results)(financial news )(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... European chemical major BASF SE began 2008 with record Q1 financial results. Sales increased almost 9% over Q1 2007 to reach 15.9bn [euro], while income from operations (EBIT) before special items rose by over 11% to reach almost 2.4bn [euro]. Chemicals experienced double-digit ...
Pharma has good start to 2008.(Pharmaceuticals)(Financial report)
May 05, 2008; ... In the US, Eli Lilly saw sales grow 14% compared with Q1 2007, to reach $4.8bn. Volumes grew 8% with exchange rates and selling prices contributing 5% and 1% of sales growth, respectively. 'Double-digit sales growth was once again primarily driven by volume ... We also made appropriate ...
Bush climate change plans 'Neanderthal'.(Greenhouse gases)
May 05, 2008; ... US president George Bush has acknowledged for the first time the major contribution to greenhouse gas emissions made by the US. In a recent speech he admitted that emissions will continue to grow, peaking within 10-15 years, but he proposed the capping of emissions by 2025. Bush also ...
'No Nano' labels could become reality.(Science and society)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... Public mistrust of nanotechnology must be dealt with head on if we are going to fully realise the benfits. David Rejeski, director of the US Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) told a Senate subcommittee on technology and innovation, that 'public trust is the "dark horse" in ...
ESA launches astronaut recruitment drive.(European Space Agency)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... If you are good at chemistry, biology, physics or medicine; have a good memory; are in excellent physical health and have some aircraft experience, you might quality. The European Space Agency is seeking to add four new astronauts and four backups to the European Astronaut Corps. The new ...
ACE inhibitors promote weight loss.(angiotensin-converting enzyme)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Australian scientists think they have discovered how it is possible to lose weight without cutting back on food intake. A team at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute found mice given angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors had a faster ...
New electrical element turns up the heat.(Materials)
May 05, 2008; ... A new generation of ultra energy-efficient electrical appliances could slash energy consumption and C[O.sub.2] emissions by up to 50%. The new appliances will be based on a 'spray-on' heating element that could see efficiency ratings of A ** or even A ***, significantly higher than the ...
Merck manipulated Vioxx research, claims study.(Research publications)(Merck & Company Inc.)
May 05, 2008; ... Lawsuits over the pain drug Vioxx have highlighted the industry practice of ghost writing medical research studies that are then published in academic journals. This further reinforces the impression that the pharmaceutical industry merely manipulates research publications. A ...
Man-made contaminant caused deaths.(Heparin)(oversulphated chondroitin sulphate)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... Scientists have determined that lots of heparin pulled from the market because of adverse effects were contaminated with a manmade chemical called oversulphated chondroitin sulphate (OSCS). Regulators should now be able to screen future imports. The OSCS, which looks like ...
UK court to rule on Alzheimer's drug curbing.(Pharma briefs)
May 05, 2008 ... The UK Court of Appeal is expected to decide soon whether the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) was right to curb access to Eisar's Alzheimer's drugs within the National ...
Eli Lilly and NIBRT plan research centre.(Pharma briefs)
May 05, 2008 ... As US pharma giant Eli Lilly began construction of a 400m [euro] monoclonal antibody facility at its site in Kinsale, Cork, Ireland, it announced an R&D collaboration with the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT). This will involve the co-development of ...
FDA opens China office following safety concerns.(Pharma briefs )(United States. Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to open an office in China. The office is being opened as pert of a safety strategy following concerns over products sourced in China, some of which have been linked to deaths (C&I 2006,6, 6). Earlier this year, it was revealed that the ...
Anti-gas grass: climate-change-ready grasses promise to up milk production and cut methane emissions.(News Feature)
May 05, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Australia has been stricken by its worst drought for 100 years. Farmers are selling up as crops die, pastures wither and milk production declines. Parts of New Zealand have also suffered and while recent rain, a result of La Nina weather patterns, has ...
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.(Movers & Shakers)(appointment of Derek Craston)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Derek Craston has been appointed government chemist by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Craston is currently head of pharmaceutical and chemical services at LGC, a supplier of analytical, forensic ...
Friends of the Earth.(Movers & Shakers)(appointment of Andy Atkins)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Friends of the Earth has appointed Andy Atkins as executive director. Atkins joins Friends of the Earth from ...
National Starch Personal Care.(Movers & Shakers)(appointment of David Evans)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... National Starch Personal Care, suppliers of natural and synthetic polymers, has appointed David Evans as European business ...
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).(Movers & Shakers)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Richard Clark, ceo and president of Merck & Co, has been elected chairman of the board of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). David Brennan, ceo of AstraZeneca, was also appointed as chairman-elect of the PhRMA board of directors along with Pfizer chairman and ...
IFS Chemicals.(Movers & Shakers)
May 05, 2008 ... Polyurethane chemicals supplier, IFS Chemicals, ...
Chromatide.(Movers & Shakers)(appointment of Clare Hildred )(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Chromatide, a supplier of specialised synthesis and purification products to the chemical and biotechnology industry, has ...
David Anton.(Movers & Shakers)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Biocatalysis specialists Codexis has announced that David Anton will fill the newly-created position of vice ...
Syngis Pharma.(Movers & Shakers)(appointment of Frank Rathgeb)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Frank Rathgeb has been appointed as chief medical officer of Syngis Pharma. Syngis Pharma is speciality pharmaceutical company ...
Alan McKenzie.(Movers & Shakers)(Takeda Global Research & Development Center )(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America has announced that Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America and Takeda Global Research & Development Center will now report ...
Bernd Reckmann will succeed Walter Zywottek as a member of Merck KGaA's executive board on 1 July.(Movers & Shakers)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... Bernd Reckmann will succeed Waiter Zywottek as a member of Merck KGaA's executive board ...
Diary.(People)(Calendar)
May 05, 2008 ... 20-21 May, 10th International Conference on Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2008, Berlin, Germany. Event examining recent changes in the foam blowing industry, many of which have come about as a result of new environmental legislation. Contact: Louisa Gauld-Crichton. Tel: +44 (0)1939 ...
US speciality chemicals producer Chemtura has acquired UK speciality chemical firm Croda's holding in polyurethane producer Baxenden for 13m [pounds sterling], increasing its ownership from 53% to 100%.(Business Digest)(Baxenden Chemicals Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... US speciality chemicals producer Chemtura has acquired UK speciality chemical firm Croda's holding in polyurethane producer Baxenden for ...
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has acquired Piramed, a privately owned UK company focused on cancer therapeutics, for $160m, plus a milestone payment of $15m due at the commencement of clinical trials.(Business Digest)
May 05, 2008; ... Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has acquired Piramed, a privately owned UK company focused on cancer therapeutics, for $160m, plus a milestone payment of ...
German chemical company BASF is increasing its investment in catalysis and catalytic developer High Throughput Experimentation (hte) from 12.7% to 75%.(Business Digest)(BCD Rohstoffe )(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... German chemical company BASF is increasing its investment in catalysis and catalytic developer High Throughput Experimentation (hte) from 12.7% to 75%. hte provides technology and services for enhancing R&D productivity in catalysis, ...
German speciality chemical company Henkel has completed its 4bn [euro] acquisition of the National Starch adhesives and electronic materials businesses.(Business Digest)
May 05, 2008; ... German speciality chemical company Henkel has completed its 4bn [euro] acquisition of the National Starch adhesives and ...
US speciality and industrial materials company Rohm and Haas is divesting its 40% equity interest in South Korean semiconductor manufacturer UP Chemical Company to South Korea's Woori Consortium for around $112m.(Business Digest)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... US speciality and industrial materials company Rohm and Haas is divesting its 40% equity interest in South Korean semiconductor manufacturer UP Chemical Company to South Korea's Woori Consortium for around $112m. Rohm and Haas, however, will continue to ...
Up and away.(Business Digest)
May 05, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Up and away: SABIC Innovative Plastics has made its aviation industry debut with several new products. One product is a thermoplastic polycarbonate Lexan XHR resin that has been ...
India's Jubilant Organosys is buying Draxis Health of Canada, which specialises in small volume parenteral drugs and radio pharmaceuticals, for $255m.(Business Digest)(Jubilant Organosys Ltd. acquired with Draxis Health of Canada)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... India's Jubilant Organosys is buying Draxis Health of Canada, which specialises in small volume parenteral drugs and radio pharmaceuticals, for $255m. The deal comes in reaction ...
US chemicals company Huntsman has revealed that Hexion Specialty is extending its merger termination contract.(Business Digest)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... US chemicals company Huntsman has revealed that Hexion Specialty is extending its merger termination contract. According to ...
Zirax.(Business Digest)(financial news)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... UK chemical company Zirax, which is focused on oilfield process chemicals and de-icing solutions, has reported total ...
The 50/50 joint venture between Huntsman and the German subsidiary of South Africa's chemicals and energy concern Sasol plans to expand its maleic anhydride manufacturing capacity by 45 000t through joint funding from internal cash flow and non-recourse financing.(Projects & Technology)
May 05, 2008; ... The 50/50 joint venture between Huntsman and the German subsidiary of South Africa's chemicals and energy concern Sasol plans to expand its maleic anhydride ...
Rhodia.(Projects & Technology)
May 05, 2008; ... French chemical company Rhodia has begun construction of its Shanghai R&D facility. Due to open in summer 2008, the ...
German company Biotecon and US pharma company Merck have combined to develop a real-time PCR detection kit.(Projects & Technology)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... German company Biotecon and US pharma company Merck have combined to develop a real-time PCR detection kit. Polymerase ...
Lonza.(Projects & Technology)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... Swiss pharmaceutical and life science company Lonza is building a CHF50m, 15 000t/year nicotinate manufacturing facility, scheduled to come ...
Henkel has launched a new conversion coating process TecTalis in response to the increasing environmental concerns over zinc-phosphate technology.(Projects & Technology)
May 05, 2008; ... Henkel has launched a new conversion coating process TecTalis in response to the increasing environmental concerns over zinc-phosphate technology. TecTalis offers the metal industries reduced ...
German specialty chemical producer Evonik announced collaboration with EL-Technologie to develop pastes used in electroluminescent (EL) lamps--thin flexible printed light sources powered by AC voltage.(Projects & Technology)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... German specialty chemical producer Evonik announced collaboration with EL-Technologie to develop pastes used in electroluminescent (EL) lamps--thin flexible printed light ...
Kureha.(Projects & Technology)(Kureha Chemical Industry Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... Japanese company Kureha has begun construction of a Kuredex polyglycolic acid plant located at the DuPont site in West Virginia, US, with completion ...
US biopharmaceutical firm Benchmark Biolabs and US biotechnology company PerOs have received USDA approval.(Projects & Technology)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... US biopharmaceutical firm Benchmark Biolabs and US biotechnology company PerOs have received USDA approval of an oral drug ...
LyondellBasell.(Safety & Environment)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... Polymer and petrochemical company LyondellBasell has become Australia's first plastic manufacturer to sign the Sustainability Covenant with the Environment Protection Authority ...
US Food and Drug Administration.(Safety & Environment)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008; ... The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is awaiting Beijing's approval to open an office in China as early as this month. The move is in response to the number of ...
Greenpeace is demanding that electronic companies eliminate all brominated compounds, a North American and European-approved substance meant to ensure fire safety in electronic devices.(Safety & Environment)
May 05, 2008; ... Greenpeace is demanding that electronic companies eliminate all brominated compounds, a North American and European-approved substance meant to ensure fire safety in ...
Nuclear industry focuses on skills.(Comment)
May 05, 2008; ... AS THE TRANSITION FROM OPERATING, to decommissioning, through to new nuclear build takes place, skills to mirror these changes are needed. The changing skills mix now needs an additional dimension: flexibility. To meet the skills needs of the whole fuel cycle--decommissioning, power ...
Fuelling the future: the soaring cost of platinum metal is one reason why fuel cells have never really taken off, but cheaper alternatives may be on the horizon.(Catalysis)
May 05, 2008; ... Practically every article about fuel cells over the past 10 years has predicted that fuel cell-powered vehicles are 'just around the corner'. If they are then they must have stalled, because fuel-cell powered vehicles have still not put in an appearance. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Birth control for boys: a male contraceptive pill is still a long way off, but recent research is promising.(Pharmaceuticals)
May 05, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nearly 50 years after the introduction of the female contraceptive pill, there is still no equivalent for men. Back in 2002, there was much hype when Organon and Schering announced they were collaborating to develop a 'male pill', but the contraceptive ...
Electronic labs--and all that jazz: popular television series' such as CSI are boosting public awareness of advances in lab instrumentation, reports Neil Eisberg from Pittcon in New Orleans.(Instrumentation)
May 05, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Along with a boom in interest in forensic science, television crime series' such as CSI are fuelling public knowledge of the sophisticated equipment used by scientists and researchers. While many scientists and law enforcement officials are sceptical about ...
Highlights.(Abstracts)
May 05, 2008; ... Chemical explosive 'sniffer' A simple inexpensive sensor that detects hydrogen peroxide vapour that can be used to sniff out peroxide-based explosives, such as those used in the July 2005 bombing of the London transport system, has been developed (F I Bohrer, C N Colesniuc, J ...
Alkaloid answers.(Modern Alkaloids)(Book review)
May 05, 2008; ... Publisher: Wiley Year: 2008 Pages: XXIV + 665 Price: 130 [pounds sterling] ISBN: 978-3-527-31521-5 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Modern Alkaloids Edited by Ernesto Fattorusso and Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati ...
Drug evolution.(Book review)
May 05, 2008; ... Publisher: Wiley Year: 2007 Pages: 476/400 Price: 100 [pounds sterling] ISBN: 978-0-471-39846-2 Drug Discovery and Development: two volume set Mukund S Chorghade (editor) An item on tonight's regional news ...
Kick-off triumph for Yorkshire and the Humber: SCI's Yorkshire and the Humber regional Group has been launched with an inspiring, well-attended lecture and a highly successful networking event.(SCI members' news)(Society of Chemical Industry)
May 05, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ON 10 APRIL 2008, at the Leeds Marriott Hotel, the SCI Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Group held its inaugural committee meeting. It welcomed a large and diverse group of participants to join in SCI's aim of spreading the application and knowledge of ...
Seligman Fellowship winners are announced.(APV Fellowship: Brazilian and Ivorian winners)(Brief article)
May 05, 2008 ... THE 2008 SCI SELIGMAN APV Fellowships in Food Engineering have been awarded to Nara Cardoso Barato from Brazil and Pierre Akely from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Seligman Fellowship gives post-graduate students from overseas the opportunity to study in one or ...
Academic Excellence: Graduate Symposia 2008.(Event review: Prizes for final-year doctoral students)(SCI Fine Chemicals Group)
May 05, 2008; ... Earlier this spring, for the 19th consecutive year, the SCI Fine Chemicals Group held its annual Graduate Symposia for Organic Chemistry, where students in the final year of doctoral studies present their research. Chemistry departments at Strathclyde, Durham and Southampton Universities, ...
Crystallisation and physical properties of fats: from molecules to market.(Event highlight)
May 05, 2008 ... CRYSTALLISATION AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FATS: FROM MOLECULES TO MARKET WED 18-19 JUN 2008 10.30 SCI Oils and Fats Group University of Ghent, Belgium Contact: SCI Events [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This conference aims to review the ...
Event diary.(Calendar)
May 05, 2008 ... ALL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE --THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND FLAVOUR THU 15 MAY 2008 19.00 SCI Cambridge and Great Eastern Regional Group Todd-Hamied Room, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK Contact: John Wilkins T: +44 (0)1234 782858 E: ...