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Issue 6
22nd
March 2010
C&I Magazine
C&I MagazineThe leading source of news and opinion in the arena of chemical technology
Cover Story
Discoveries of numerous extrasolar planets have
boosted the hope of finding life elsewhere, with a little
help from chemistry. Michael Gross investigates
News
Emma Dorey,
22/03/2010
Merger and acquisition activity
continues apace in the bioscience
sector as the threat of generics and
dwindling pipelines leads larger
pharmaceuticals to seek out ailing
biotech companies to provide them
with new drug options.
Patrick Walter,
22/03/2010
UK science is at risk of spending
years in the doldrums and may never
recover if funding is slashed by the
next government as it attempts to
grapple with the £178bn budget
deficit.
Features
Cath O’Driscoll,
22/03/2010
Energy-saving materials are already making a big contribution to
reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s buildings,
but they could do much more, reports Cath O’Driscoll
Richard Corfield,
22/03/2010
China, the world’s biggest
supplier of rare earth elements, is
considering restricting the sale of
this vital resource for green energy
and electronics. Richard Corfield
examines what can be done to keep
global supplies flowing.
Editor's Blog
Davos debates
Agree or disagree? Post your views below
In the Swiss winter resort of Davos last week, there appeared to be two groups of delegates at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Europe and the rest of world with two distinct outlooks: optimism in most of the world and pessimism from European attendees. The picture might have been different if the delegates had known that the next news about the world economy was likely to be less than optimistic, but again much of this week’s bad news has been from Europe.
Despite the hand wringing about the economic outlook, there was some ‘good news’ in terms of health initiatives, from the likes of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation amongst others, and there was still room for optimism regarding the outlook for feeding the world's ever-growing population.