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A delegation representing several Taiwanese petrochemical producers is planning to vi...
Echoing sentiment at the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association's Internatio...
Most paints and coatings producers reported improved first-quarter sales and earnings...
Westlake Chemical (Houston) has filed a registration statement to raise up to $230 mi...
Thousands of former Solutia and Monsanto employees have filed a lawsuit claiming that...
Industry concerns about rising over-capacity in the custom biologics sector have all ...
Russian president Vladimir Putin has given his strongest indication yet that Russia w...
Lubrizol's $1.84-billion offer to buy Noveon "creates much needed critical mass," par...
Industry groups including ACC and the National Association of Manufacturers (Washingt...
Crompton says it has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of rubber chemicals price fix...
GEO Specialty Chemicals says it has defaulted on its 10.125% senior subordinated note...
OM Group (OMG) says it will restate its financial statements for 1999-2003 following ...
LG Chem (Seoul), Korea's largest chemical firm and the seventh-largest in Asia, has a...
Competitive pressure is stacking up in the global paper chemicals market, and continu...
Until recently, I knew very little about medical matters and had even less interest i...
Three years after he was released from an Illinois prison, boxing sensation Michael B...
Byline: Mark Maske The Saints are back in New Orleans. And they have a team that's ...
When you think about the preeminent figures in our musical theater, producers don't c...
CHICAGO BEARS With Rex Grossman reinstalled at quarterback, the Bears could be one ...
They traded their best player in the offseason, lost their center and quarterback to ...
CHICAGO BEARS RDE Alex Brown finally is showing consistent production. He relies on...
CHICAGO BEARS Though he prefers to play behind massive, two-gap defensive tackles, ...
CHICAGO BEARS WR Justin Gage has replaced Mark Bradley, who is out for the season w...
Byline: Gene Wang Washington Post staff writer Gene Wang is on hand every Thursday ...
As of 1 January 2005 the Membership rates for new and renewing Members will be increa...
FOCUS Colloids in the spotlight this issue Every month, in the Loop focuses on...
Japanese pharmaceutical companies are currently preparing for a rapid move to outsour...
Restrictions on aspirin and paracetamol retail pack sizes are saving about 65 lives p...
The US is to buy an additional 2.6m flu vaccines from French company Aventis-Pasteur ...
This month we have answered questions sent in from readers. Can one highlight an a...
30 Nov-3 Dec: Pollutec 2004, Lyon Eurexpo, France. Contact: Michele Jackson, Promosal...
Scientists are working on a therapy that could be used to treat the retardation assoc...
The first successful preclinical study for a tau-directed protein to treat Alzheimer'...
In Brief * Fossil fuels are unsustainable but long-term energy demand can only inc...
Richard Seligman, the founder of APV Group, was a distinguished early member of SCI w...
Remember SCIpharm, SCI's groundbreaking conference on innovation in drug discovery, d...
Some cancers may be due to an ancient antiviral mechanism gone wrong, according to sc...
Immunisation programmes in developing countries could be improved significantly thank...
In Brief * Blue light-emitting nanowires * Out of the blue thermochromism ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted to a far-reaching reform of i...
RNA interference (RNAi) could be used in a powerful new way to treat prostate cancer,...
YOU would expect a government-backed campaign that seeks to change the nation's diet ...
The article 'New money' (C&I 2004, 19, 22) explains the financial advantages of t...
The art of scientific writing: from student reports to professional publications in c...
Life sciences for the 21st century E Keinan, I Schechter and M Sela (eds) Chichester:...
A spray that halves the healing time of burns and wounds could be the difference betw...
UK universities are under pressure to make technology transfer work through 'spinning...
The UK government has embarked on a drive to increase production of biomass energy so...
In Brief * The UK DTI is awarding 18m [pounds sterling] in grants to UK nanotechno...
9 December: Genesis IV conference, one-day biotech conference, QEII Centre, London, C...
The chemical industry has abandoned its opposition to the 'no data, no market' rule i...
DNA vaccines firm PowderMed has made good on its promise to bring three products to c...
SCI has always been a home for those working at the interface between science, commer...
Pharmaceuticals companies will be paid 7% less for the prescription medicines they se...
Palladium reagents and catalysts: new perspectives for the 21st century Jiro Tsuji Ch...
NOVEMBER 2004 Tue 2 Nov 17.30 Belgrave Square, London, UK BINSTED LECTURE:...
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) will decide in the next ...
The art of molecular dynamics simulation D Rapaport Cambridge: Cambridge University P...
RNA interference (RNAi) has been used successfully to reduce cholesterol levels in mi...
Colloid science is chiefly associated with phenomenon in aqueous solutions: such as d...
Biotechnology pesticides could save countless art treasures in the tropics. The clima...
Melanie Bradley used an Eric Rideal Travel Bursary to attend a colloids conference in...
February's forthcoming conference on Cosmetics and Colloids will bring two of SCI's g...
In Brief * The cost of running a speciality chemicals or pharmaceuticals plant in ...
The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Resea...
Atomic spectroscopy in elemental analysis Michael Cullen (ed) Oxford: Blackwell Publi...
Caveman chemistry Kevin Dunn Boca Raton: Universal Publishers, 2003 Pages 410 $29.9...
I read with interest the comments attributed to Melvyn Whyte of the British Chemical ...
A nasty bout of cold sores could one day be treated with fruit ... or at least a cran...
It has been an intriguing year for the European plastics industry. For most of the ye...
British scientists think they may have succeeded in manipulating the production of na...
THE European Union (EU) chemicals industry spent 4.9% of sales on research and techni...
When you enter any research laboratory these days there will almost certainly be one ...
Resisting peer pressure and temptation is harder for some people than others because ...
Buildings may one day look similar to termite mounds. These mounds, which have long f...
A history of beer and brewing Ian Hornsey Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2003...
27-29 October: Eighth European biotechnology crossroads. Parc Chanot, Marseille, Fran...
The most comfortable out-licensing option is into a non-competitive market sector. Bu...
Your report (C&l 2004, 17, 6), may have given the impression that I was criticisi...
25-26 October: Nanomaterials 2004, including nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanomagn...
In Brief * US states are planning to establish drug-import programmes, while pharm...
Fourteen hazardous chemicals have been added to the list for prior informed consent (...
During the past two decades, a new term has been added to biotechnology glossaries: '...
Bond stretch isomers in a ring system Many researchers have sought molecules that ex...
Pesticide toxicology and international regulation. Timothy Marrs and Brian Ballantyne...
Genetically modified (GM) grass used on North American golf courses can cross-pollina...
Opening fullerences and wiring nanotubes After the first wave of excitement, the f...
In Brief * Solid-phase microextraction of chromium * Silicate by chemiluminesc...
Palladium-catalysed allylation of amines Additions of amines to allylic compounds ha...
John Myatt is credited as being the master forger behind the most ingenious and damag...
European Union (EU) ministers have at last agreed a permanent ban on the use of phtha...
High gas prices have plagued the industry for the past 12 months and it seems there w...
French oil company Total has reorganised its chemicals operations into a new company,...
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have harnessed the photosynt...
Russia's decision to ratify the Kyoto protocol has tipped the critical-mass scales, e...
Further to your news item (C&l 2004, 17, 6) regarding the numbers of chemicals th...
Pesticides were found in 24% of all foods tested by the UK's Pesticides Residues Comm...
A new idea for the chemical composition of the oceans that used to cover much of plan...
Next time you get a headache, comfort yourself with the knowledge that your brain pro...
Remote analysis of PAHs A new approach for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hyd...
BASF is in a positive mood about the prospects for its agricultural business, At a pr...
The withdrawal of Merck's arthritis painkiller Vioxx from the market has prompted que...
Following the adoption in December 1998 of the Kyoto protocol which governs global, c...
Delegates at this year's SCI's annual meeting were warned that the accession of much ...
Inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease could one ...
THE US is renowned for offering high-quality academic education and technological fac...
When the bloodless torso of a little boy was pulled from the Thames two years ago wit...
In Brief * Private equity is bringing new money into the global chemicals business...
A chemical basis for radiation resistance in the bug Deinocoocus radiodurans has been...
Three European vaccine companies have won US government contracts to develop new smal...
Trust will be the umbrella theme of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) fo...
The shipment of enough weaponsgrade plutonium across the Atlantic ocean to make about...
Anyone nostalgic for the good old days might like to consider what life was like in N...
Humans and wildlife are exposed to a cocktail of chemicals from food, water and air o...
Who would have believed it a year ago, crude oil pri2ces grazing $50/bbl? This was th...
Pharmaceutical companies are well known for cherry-picking the best results to promot...
Renewable bioresources: scope and modification for non-food applications Christian St...
Scientists and universities should co-operate with each other and look at alternative...
Get involved now in the development of the European technology platform for sustainab...
Pesticides are registered for use only after the careful consideration of a vast amou...
One can scarcely open a newspaper or turn on the television without seeing news of so...
Fundamentals of medicinal chemistry Gareth Thomas Chichester: John Wiley &...
What could disable the South African government, Taiwan's post office, a bank in Finl...
Green chemistry using liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide Joseph DeSimone and Wil...
The decision to grant UK researchers a licence to clone a human embryo was met with w...
SEPTEMBER 2004 Sun 5-Wed 8 Sep Univ of Warwick Conference Park, UK A CELEBRATI...
Reductive ring-closures of 1,6-diynes Many papers over the decade feature transiti...
A 'Super-Earth' has been found orbiting a star other than the Sun by European astrono...
8-13 October: Geovisualisation, Euroconference on methods to support interaction in g...
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca's share price dipped by more than 4...
8-23 September: Cellular and molecular basis of regeneration, EuroConference on the m...
Climate change may be well established in public consciousness but ocean acidificatio...
In a convoluted move, the European Commission (EC) has authorised the first genetical...
The UK government's climate change strategy is 'seriously off course' according to a ...
The State of Illinois plans to help its citizens buy cheaper drugs from the UK and Ir...
Elizabeth Willneff, of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technolo...
The French government aims to triple biofuels production by 2007, taking it past Germ...
The first ever patient to have undergone gene therapy for Parkinson's appears to have...
In what could be one of the biggest breakthroughs in the treatment of malaria, scient...
The surface ocean's carbonate chemistry is shaped by the partial pressure of C[O.sub....
One would be forgiven for thinking that human clones already exist, given the amount ...
We may at last have the long-awaited anti-fat wonder drug. Sanofi-Aventis's Acomplia ...
German chemicals and healthcare giant Bayer has announced a worldwide pharmaceuticals...
If different substances have very different retention times, changing the mobile phas...
Physical chemistry: understanding our chemical world Paul Monk Chichester: Joh...
Here is the second installment of our guide to the Internet. For last month's go to o...
Next time you (or your small child) have the misfortune to brush against a nettle, tr...
Quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) testing 'could eliminate 90% of t...
Molecular gas works Sustained global dependence on fossil fuels as a primary source ...
Algae could be an effective and inexpensive storage solution for small amounts of spe...
The European Pharmaceutical industry is not the powerhouse it once was. It has lost i...
The UK government is launching a new investigation into the fundraising difficulties ...
Bimetallic complexes for converting water Nocera and Veige are interested in inorgan...
Partnering is an essential tool for both the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals indust...
The UK government is handing out 16.5m [pounds sterling] ($29.6m) to a privately owne...
A European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) is being established with...
Undesirable genetic changes to fish stocks caused by over-fishing are occurring faste...
An evening of fine food and company will be enjoyed by Prof Alan Heaton and friends a...
Dr Caroline Wilkinson, an expert in facial reconstruction, will give a fascinating in...
At its Tjeldbergodden, Norway, gas-based fermentation plant, Norferm is producing pro...
SCI Member Muhammad Dastgir visited Hawaii earlier this year to attend a conference o...
Tracking the migration of cancer cells in the body in real time is now possible using...
IF innovation seems an over-used word these days, it is because it is easier to say t...
An explosive growth in the requirement for recombinant protein drugs has been apparen...
The logic of molecular switching Molecules that respond to external stimuli can ma...
Nanotechnology Michael Kohler, Wolfgang Fritzsche Chichester: Wiley-VCH, 2004 ...
Sir Tom McKillop, Chief Executive Officer of AstraZeneca, became the new SCI World Pr...
The biomedical industry is being held to ransom by just 50-60 animal rights extremist...
US economic policy has been temporarily tweaked in favour of drug development. For th...
The main purpose of medical latex gloves is to provide protection against virus and b...
The sixth SCI residential meeting on retrosynthesis and heterocyclic chemistry, organ...
Political ideology is dominating UK energy policy, according to scientists, at the ex...
Bacterial infections caused by contact lenses could be prevented using a method being...
The world's second largest oil producer, BP, has reported record profits of $8.6bn fo...
It is hard to imagine a world without penicillin, but until 60 years ago a nasty infe...
Most web users use Internet Explorer to surf the web, and this article will show you ...
SCI's website has suddenly got a lot bigger. Or rather, it hasn't got bigger, but you...
A genetic condition that might account for some cot deaths has been discovered. Twent...
The US biotech industry is set to welcome news that the House of Representatives pass...
Rosemary Harper, a process engineer working for Solvay Interox in Warrington, UK, has...
The biotechnology industry needs to engage the public in a balanced discussion if it ...
DIRECTORS, executives, scientists and companies are threatened physically in person a...
Richardson Travel Awards are presented annually by SCI's Process Engineering Group. T...
Certain magnetic materials show a change in temperature when their magnetic spins are...
Bayer has catapulted itself into third position in the consumer health business for o...
23-27 August, Ninth international conference on ferrites. Cathedral Hill Hotel, San F...
If recent newspaper reports are to be believed, athletes are queuing up to have genes...
SCI opened its doors at London Headquarters to Members for its 123rd Annual Meeting D...
Where do you work? I am working for GlaxoSmithKline R&D in Stevenage, Hertford...
An immunotherapeutic vaccine for cancer is a step closer thanks to a new technology t...
When Hippocrates wrote the first clinical description of malaria in 400BC, the father...
SEPTEMBER 2004 Sun 5-Wed 8 Sep Univ of Warwick Conference Park, UK A CELEBRATI...
Scientific publishing is set for radical change if recommendations from the House of ...
On 14 September 2004, the Perkin Medal will be presented to Dr Gordon E Moore at a sp...
In reply to Richard Baker's letter (C&I 2004, 13, 11), the research recently brou...
How can steel fibres and polypropylene be used in concrete to prevent explosive fire ...
Nature Encyclopedia of the Human Genomo David Cooper and Nick Thomas (eds) Lon...
The chemical industry and the UK government are still at loggerheads over the potenti...
It is only a matter of time before the biopharma industry in the US and Europe goes t...