Keyword: research and development

Markets & Companies

How 20 Years Have Transformed the Chemical Industry

06.05.2015 - For the second consecutive year, the Boston Consulting Group has conducted a total shareholder return (TSR) analysis of the chemical industry. The top 10 chemical companies have...

Strategy & Management

Devalued and Distrusted

08.05.2014 - A Pharma Veteran's View - Dr. John L. LaMattina is the former Senior Vice President of Pfizer, and President, Pfizer Global Research and Development. In this role, Dr. LaMattina...

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BASF Launches Inorganics-Focused California R&D Center

04.04.2014 - BASF Corporation, U.S. arm of the global chemical producer, has established a multidisciplinary research institute, the California Research Alliance by BASF (CARA), with a focus on...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Faster Planning of Process Plants

02.04.2014 - Speed Through Standardization - Chemical company Evonik has been pursuing a holistic approach to plant planning for years. Strictly defined XML files within a very modular working...

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Bayer Sells Carbon Nanotube IP to FutureCarbon

02.04.2014 - Following its exit from the carbon nanotube sector last year, Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) plans to sell proprietary intellectual property gained in the decade-long research...

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BASF launches Battery Chemicals R&D Centre in Japan

10.02.2014 - BASF has inaugurated a new R&D and application centre for battery chemicals at Amagasaki, Japan. It is the German chemical group's first combined facility in Asia-Pacific. The...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Plastics Could Unlock Sustainable Development

30.01.2014 - Dear Reader, Sustainable development means an economical and technological development that is geared toward preserving the basis for future generations by the careful use of...

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Evonik and LanzaTech in Bioprocessed Plastics Precursors R&D

09.12.2013 - Germany's Evonik and U.S.-headquartered LanzaTech have signed a three year research cooperation pact linking the German company's existing biotechnology platforms with the U.S...