Strategy & Management

Solvay’s Journey into the Future

10.04.2017 - Solvay Business Services (SBS) was officially founded in 2013 and I have managed its service organization since then. Its task and goal: to support Solvay’s growth and to support...

Strategy & Management

Digitalization – Challenges and Opportunities

03.04.2017 -

Digitalization in chemicals and chemical distribution is the monetarization of data to significantly cut costs („Operational Excellence“) and to capture additional...

Strategy & Management

Imagine Chemistry: AkzoNobel's Challenge Generates More than 200 Ideas

22.03.2017 - An enthusiastic response to AkzoNobel's Imagine Chemistry initiative has resulted in more than 200 innovative ideas being submitted by chemistry start-ups, scientists, research...

Strategy & Management

AkzoNobel Launches Global Chemicals Start-up Challenge

15.03.2017 - AkzoNobel is launching Imagine Chemistry, an opportunity to partner with start-up firms, students, research groups and career scientists from across the world to jointly exploit...

Strategy & Management

1st European Chemistry Partnering

17.02.2017 -

The concept of creating a Pitch-and-Partnering event for the chemistry industry and its user industries has proven to be successful.

Strategy & Management

Cepsa Creates Intelligent Engineering Designs with Intergraph Solutions

02.02.2017 - Spanish energy company CEPSA has expanded the use of Intergraph Process, Power & Marine solutions to further improve industrial plant design productivity as well as information...

Strategy & Management

At the Crossroads of Technology and Information

09.11.2016 - With the FDA approving the first 3D printed drug in 2016, emerging technologies are having a significant effect on the pharmaceutical industry. And it’s not just on the patient...

Strategy & Management

Cerbios' new State-of the-art R&D Centre for HPAI and mAb Development

21.09.2016 - On February 15th, 2016, Cerbios Pharma officially opened its new R&D Centre in Lugano, Switzerland. During the past 15 years, Cerbios has heavily invested in infrastructures, in...