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June 30, 2003

BIOTECH EXPO

President Bush challenges biotechnology firms to fight terrorism.

BIOTECH EMPLOYMENT

Recruiters were talking with prospective employees.

STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

EPA's draft report omits effects of climate change.

ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION

Ministers from U.S., Canada, and Mexico address joint concerns.

COLOR CODE

Researchers figure out how a tropical plant makes the yellow-orange pigment bixin.

KYOTO PRIZE

Harvard University's George Whitesides wins $400,000 prize.

BUCKY GEL

Carbon nanotubes and ionic liquids form processible gels.

AICHE SEEKS LIFELINE

Facing insolvency, chemical engineering group contemplates merger.

BIG BIO DEAL

Merger of Biogen and IDEC creates U.S.'s third largest biotech firm.

EXPOSURE RESEARCH

American Chemistry Council's initiative receives warm welcome.

June 23, 2003

RESEARCH ALLIANCE

Harvard, MIT, and Whitehead Institute will combine their strengths in new $300 million bioscience institute.

CHEMISTRY JOBS

Jobless rate for chemists hits a 30-year high, but salary levels hold up.

BIOTECH CRUNCH

Market depression brings first significant consolidation in the 25-year-old industry.

TPI THAI-UP

Thai Petrochemical Industry's creditors object to Thai finance ministry's running the company.

BIOTECH PROTOCOL

Treaty dealing with genetically modified organisms can soon enter into force.

PLANT SHUTDOWN

Corrosion contributes to shutdown of Clariant's $90 million bleach activator plant.

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

Four U.S. high school students are chosen to compete in July.

DUMP ANTIDUMPING

World Trade Organization sets deadline for U.S. to change Byrd amendment.

GENERIC DRUG RULES

New regulations limit number of 30-month stays and close other loopholes blocking generic drugs.

June 16, 2003

HYDROGEN STORAGE

Open-cage fullerene derivative accepts H₂ molecule in 100% yield.

HYDROGEN'S IMPACT

A hydrogen economy would not be without adverse environmental consequences.

SOLUTIA SUES OVER CLEANUP

Firm claims 19 metal fabricators contributed to Anniston, Ala., PCB pollution.

BIOTECH SETBACKS

Several collaborations have collapsed because drug candidates have failed to perform.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Russia fills a void left by grounded shuttles, but may need financial assistance.

REACTIVE CHEMICALS

Tougher OSHA rules to protect employees are debated.

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry distinguishes complex sugar isomers.

CHINA TARGETS IMPORTS

Antidumping investigations lead to increased duties on chemicals.

NANOTUBE FIBERS

Spinning method produces meter-long nanotube composite fibers.

ENERGY NEEDS

Nobel Laureate Richard Smalley says nanotechnology will enable new sources of energy production.

June 9, 2003

ECONOMIC SUMMIT

Meeting of G8 leaders emphasizes security and science and technology-related issues.

BIOTECH MOMENTUM

New product approvals help to restore vigor to the biopharmaceutical industry.

SCHERING-PLOUGH PROBE

Firm's troubled subsidiary anticipates indictment.

EU DRUG APPROVAL

Centralized approach for new drugs will accelerate process.

HUMAN TEST DATA

Court strikes down EPA's refusal to consider human tests of pesticides.

DOTS EXCITING

Quantum dots, combined with multiphoton microscopy and chaperone proteins, show potential biological applications.

FIGHTING SARS

Meeting at NIH helps determine research priorities for attacking the disease.

DIOXINS DAMAGE

Class-action lawsuit is filed against Dow over dioxins contamination.

GECKO-BASED ADHESIVE

New material replicates lizard's impressive ability to stick to surfaces.

June 2, 2003

FOUR-ARMED NANOCRYSTALS

Researchers make branched structures with potential uses in solar cells.

GROWING PAINS

Monsanto is at the center of many issues that confront agbiotech.

CORPORATE DRAMA

DuPont stumbles in purchase of DuPont Canada.

WELCH AWARD

Columbia University's Ronald Breslow wins $300,000 prize.

LOW-COST DRUGS

Pharmaceutical makers balk at labeling scheme to prevent reimportation from poor countries.

ARMY CLEANUP

Toxic chemicals and live bacteria are found among debris at Fort Detrick.

WATERLOGGED

Outdated computer equipment hampers EPA's efforts to deal with water pollution.

CHEMICAL VENTURES

BASF joins other big chemical companies investing in new technology.

NUCLEAR SHUTDOWN

Remaining Russian reactors that make plutonium will be decommissioned.