Making Lab Automation Actually Work
Manual experiment monitoring and data capture is still the status quo in most biotech and pharma labs, compromising efficiency and project timescales. But there is a better way.
Interview
Accelerating Chemicals Innovation
The Spanish computational chemistry start-up Nextmol (Bytelab Solutions), a spin-off from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that accelerates research and innovation in sustainable specialty chemicals through “in silico” experiments using molecular modeling and artificial intelligence (AI).
Intelligent Engineering for Optimized Pharma Manufacturing
The Covid pandemic and its repercussions have changed the pharmaceutical industry and the healthcare markets. Richard Stedman, the CEO of ACG Engineering, discusses the lessons learned from the global supply chain disruptions and how innovative equipment helps pharma manufacturers overcome the challenges.
Biosurfactants at Scale
In response to the urgent need for sustainable solutions in the surfactants industry, companies like Locus Ingredients are developing environmentally friendly biosurfactants.
Exploring Mega Trends and Value Chain Complexity with Cepsa Chemicals
In the dynamic realm of the chemical industry, surfactants serve as indispensable components with versatile applications, particularly in the home and personal care sector.
Traceless, a Game-Changing Biomaterial
In this interview, Christene Smith sits down with Anne Lamp, the CEO & Co-Founder of Traceless Materials, to delve into the groundbreaking world of natural biopolymer materials.
Graphene for Sustainable Development
Interview with Alban Chesneau and Nicolas Castet, Carbon Waters
Johnson Matthey Set to Catalyze the Net Zero Transition
Johnson Matthey (JM) looks back at a legacy of 200+ years. Established in 1817, the London, England-based chemical company reported annual revenues of about €18 billion in 2022. JM has built a global presence with operations in more than 30 countries. The company’s strategy is based on the vision for a cleaner, healthier world and mirrors society’s need to create a more sustainable future. JM has set out to catalyze the net zero transition by delivering sustainable solutions to customers enabled by innovative technology and leading positions in JM’s key markets automotive, chemicals, and energy. To get a better understanding of the role JM’s technological developments play for a sustainable future, Michael Reubold spoke with Maurits van Tol, the company’s Chief Technology Officer.
Well Prepared for the Future with Supply Chain Assessment
Interview with Klaus-Peter Jung, Partner at the Miebach Consulting Group
Silicone Recycling without Loss of Quality
Interview with Klara Yoon, Tina Rose and Stephan Enthaler, New Dawn
Advanced Oxidation Treatment for Wastewater
Interview with Fajer Mushtaq and Silvan Staufert, Oxyle
Delivering Quality with Speed for European Market
In this interview, Jinling Chen, head of WuXi STA’s drug product business, and Jamie Andrews, site head of WuXi STA’s Couvet facility, explain the company’s strategy and the goals of the European expansion.
A Flexible Chemical Business Model
Actylis, leading global manufacturer and sourcing expert of critical raw materials and performance ingredients for the life sciences and specialty chemicals markets, made its debut in September 2022. The new CDMO was created from US-based fine and specialty chemicals distributor Aceto. Gilles Cottier, CEO of Actylis, has played a tremendous role in Aceto’s transformation into the new Actylis brand. Ralf Kempf and Michael Reubold asked Cottier about the reasons for creating the new brand identity, the challenges of combining so many companies, and Actylis' strategy going forward.
Axplora Aims to Make Pharmaceutical Supply Chains More Stable
Interview with Sylke Hassel, previous CEO of PharmaZell and current CEO of Axplora following the merger with Novasep.
Bioforsense — From Waste to Value
CH-Bioforce, based in Raisio, Finland, strives for a cleaner world.
Halving Chemical Manufacturing Costs
Traditional batch chemistry is too inefficient for a sustainable future. Switching batch processing to continuous processing is inevitable if the world is to reach net zero.
Sustainable Industrial Wastewater Treatment
For decades, Ferrate(VI) has been known as the strongest oxidant in the world for the treatment of (industrial) wastewater.
Investing in Growth Through Innovation
Interview with Marc Doyle, CEO of Arxada, which was created following the carve-out and sale of Lonza Specialty Ingredients to private equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven.
Ensuring API Supply Capacities for Europe and Beyond
Interview with Karl Rotthier, CEO of the Sanofi spin-off EuroAPI.
Planning for the Unexpected
Dorothee Arns, Director General of FECC, discusses current challenges, market trends and her vision for the chemical distribution industry in Europe. The interview was conducted by Michael Reubold and Ralf Kempf.
AI Makes Drug Discovery Faster
Interview with Joachim Haupt and Florian Kaiser, PharmAI
Chemistry Shapes the Future
In his interview with CHEManager, Jeff Zhu, chairman of the Chinese Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM), talks about the industry’s role in helping achieve China’s carbon-neutrality goal.
Enabling the Best Possible Drug
Interview with Oliver Reimann and Andreas Regnery, Belyntic
Making Demanding Applications Bio-Based
Biovox was founded in 2020 to enable more sustainability through renewable bioplastics even in difficult applications such as consumables in healthcare or machine parts.
Transforming the Scale-Up of Biobased Molecules
Interview with Jere Koskinen and Ali Harlin, Mega Cellulose.
Redesigning Tomorrow’s Plastics Today
B4Plastics is a Belgium-based biotechnology start-up and a polymer architecture company looking to catalyze the introduction of novel biomaterials and growing them from niche to bulk applications.
Artificial Intelligence for New Drug Design
Digital tools are a key to shortening the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients and thus market-ready drugs and therapies.
Chemical Industry – Surviving or Thriving in the Next Normal?
In his interview with CHEManager, Thorsten Wenzel, Vice President and global head of the industry business unit Chemicals at SAP, talks about most recent trends and developments shaping the future of the chemical industry.
A Roadmap for Pharma 4.0
Industry experts Josef Trapl, Wolfgang Winter, Christian Woelbeling, and Thomas Zimmer – all members of ISPE’s Pharma 4.0 group – talk about the idea behind ISPE’s Pharma 4.0 initiative and the challenges on the way to realize the digital transformation of the pharmaceutical industry.
Ensuring Value and Efficiency in the Supply Chain
In his interview with CHEManager, Hidde van der Wal, CEO of chemical distributor Barentz, talks about the company’s performance in 2020 and latest strategic developments.
Mergers & Acquisitions Are an Integral Strategic Component
In the drive to reach growth objectives, or to maintain and enhance “critical mass”, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) has been a theme for the chemical distribution industry for years. The industry leaders (by size and geographic reach) were all built through a series of such transactions. The practice is further trickling down to the smaller and mid-sized company layer of the sector, and more distributors espouse external growth options.
