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Articles in August 13, 2007 issue of Chemistry and Industry

• UK private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is acquiring Dutch headquartered chemical distributor Univar for 1.5bn [euro]
  by Neil Eisberg
• Israeli pharma concern Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is acquiring US speciality pharma company Barr Pharmaceuticals, the world's fourth largest generic drug firm, for $7.46bn plus the assumption of $1.5bn debt
  by Neil Eisberg
• On track
  by Neil Eisberg
• Concern as UK clocks up increasing food miles
  by Patrick Walter
• … However, sales slower in Europe
  by Neil Eisberg
• Saint-Gobain
  by Neil Eisberg
• First half results
• Colour writing with colourless inks
  by Arno Kraft
• Whole-cell biosensors
  by Tom McCreedy
• Life-saving aloe vera
• Cold and flu viruses snuffed out by tissues
• Webwatch
• Nuclear: not so green
  by Emma Dorey
• Imperial in flotation first
  by Emma Dorey
• Nanogen ships heart diagnostic kit
• Feeding the Chinese dragon: as China moves to increase its renewable energy options, there are many opportunities for the chemical industry including biofuels, photovoltaics and clean coal technology
  by Maria Burke
• SCI event diary
• Safety—an essential issue for leadership
  by Neil Eisberg
• Scientists have developed a new cell reprogramming method that promises to speed up the process of re-engineering bacteria to become efficient biotech factories
• Getting better control of pests
  by Rosemary Collier
• No prizes for Nobel
• Extracting organophosphorous pesticides by single-drop liquid extraction
  by Tom McCreedy
• More effective vaccine
• Funding changes threaten crop research site
  by Graham Lawton
• Fine chemicals counts on healthy grown
  by Alex Crawford
• A code of communication
  by John Sime
• Chip service
  by Simon Cowen
• Reducing the risks of synthesis
  by Tom McCreedy
• Shrinking to fit
  by David Barrow
• Molecules at an Exhibition
  by Peter Atkins
• Chemicals industry shows slow profits
• GSK overruled by US Aids Foundation
• EU gives DSM ok
• EC guidelines for growing GM crops
• Degussa moves to sharpen focus in chemicals portfolio
• Burgers are as addictive as heroin
• UK birds exposed to West Nile virus
• ICI: more job cuts coming
• EC intellectual property regulation introduced
• Micro emissive displays
• Saudi Arabian energy
• Fined Abbott pays up
• High figures in pharma profits
• Roche opts for non-exclusive rights and ends dispute
• Tongue transplant proves successful
• Virus shoots DNA into host cells
• Solvent and pesticide exposure can cause male infertility
• Diary
• Deaths from wind-generated electricity
  by Edmund Potter
• GM review does not rule out risk: Marina Murphy on the UK government's view and risk should not stifle technological progress at the expense of consumer choice
  by Marina Murphy
• Challenging social responsibility: corporate social responsibility will help to define a firm's success
  by Brett Seamons
• Perfect practice
• Ginger eyes
• Combat MACs
• Trailer wing mirror
• Cancer drug test
• Other patents of interest
• No red flags: Dede Williams reports from Germany on the chemicals and metals sectors moves toward industrial action
  by Dede Williams
• Bio-based economies: alongside global healthcare, industrial biotechnology attracted considerable interest at Bio2003 in June, Washington DC
  by Robert Winder
• Deals ahead: Robert Winder reports on biopharmaceuticals manufacturing expansion in biotech
  by Robert Winder
• Stimulating clusters: countries are investing billions of dollars in biotech—the key priority sector on which all nations' economic success depends
  by Robert Winder
• Cancer targets: Professor Sir David Lane, chief scientific officer at Cyclacel, UK, outlines attempts to target cancers with specific drugs
  by David Lane
• Freshness and shelf life of foods
  by David Cook
• Green chemistry: an introductory text
  by Peter Licence
• Cation binding by humic substances
  by Jackson
• A flexible electronic ink display
  by Arno Kraft
• Super-tough fibres made with C nanotubes
  by Arno Kraft
• Measure polymer molecular weights by AFM
  by Arno Kraft
• Near infrared spectroscopy in a capillary
  by Tom McCreedy
• Electrochemistry on a microchip
  by Tom McCreedy
• Sample preparation on chip
  by Tom McCreedy
• A fibre optic coupler for lab-on-a-chip
  by Tom McCreedy
• Photostable biological labels
  by Tom McCreedy
• Detection of DNA probes by SERRS
  by Tom McCreedy
• Analysing explosive compound vapours
  by Tom McCreedy
• Lanthanide complexes as single molecule magnets
  by Timothy Hughbanks
• Conformational suppression of [sigma] conjugation
  by Timothy Hughbanks
• Soluble germanium Zintl ions
  by Timothy Hughbanks
• Rare-earth cyanamides
  by Timothy Hughbanks
• InforSense

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