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18.03.2021 • NewsInnovation

New Ammonia Synthesis Technology

Tsubame BHB was established in April of 2017 based on a new catalyst technology developed by Prof. em. Hideo Hosono at the ­Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), which allows an ammonia process at lower temperature and pressure.

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01.02.2021 • News

And the Winners Are: Affix Labs, Caphenia, and Senorics

The CHEManager Innovation Pitch, CHEManager's start-up support initiative, entered its third year in January. But that wasn't the end of the 2020 cohort, as there were still the CHEManager Innovation Pitches of the Year to be selected. This took place at the end of January in a virtual jury session.

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11.09.2020 • TopicsStrategy

Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

We are in the midst of a start-up revolution. The growth of innovation-driven start-up activity is profound and global in scope, and it is a driving force of change even in mature industries such as the chem­ical and pharmaceutical sector.

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15.06.2020 • TopicsInnovation

Reshaping Adhesion - and the Industry

Hybrid assemblies, joints of dissimilar materials, are everywhere - in our smartphones, cars, TVs, dishwashers, in planes and so on. However, in modern products we increasingly rely on plastics, which are intrinsically hard to bond to other types of material — and by using industrial glue for the bonding the parts cannot be recy­cled easily. Solving this monumental challenge inspired the foun­dation of the Danish start-up company RadiSurf five years ago.

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15.06.2020 • TopicsChemistry

Contributing to the Circular Economy

Cellugy was founded two years ago by a diverse team of young academics and professionals from Spain, Indonesia, Albania, and Denmark. Working together at Aarhus University in Denmark, the idea of developing a material based on nanocellulose as an alternative to plastic barrier coatings arose and grew into a start-up and a first product. Co-founders Isabel Alvarez-Martos and Deby Fapyane talk about their motivation and vision.

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15.06.2020 • TopicsInnovation

Creating the AI-Powered Future of Chemistry

Molecule.one leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to design novel chemical syntheses. As a response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Polish start-up based in Warsaw has set out on the mission to accelerate the process of creating medicines.

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20.04.2020 • TopicsInnovation

Smart Tools for Chemical Research

Iris.ai was founded at Singularity University at NASA Ames Research Park in 2015. Challenged to come up with an idea that would positively impact the lives of 1 billion people, the team was formed and problem areas were explored.

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29.11.2018 • TopicsChemistry

Start-ups Accelerate Innovation

Virtually all areas of our lives would be inconceivable without products that come directly or indirectly in contact with chemical production: It affects the modern office environment, our private lives and thus our well-being and life fulfilment including health, leisure and personal protection.

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Stability in Motion
Strategic Response to a Shifting Pharma Landscape

Stability in Motion

Stefan Oelrich, Member of the Board of Management and President Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, discusses navigating external volatility, reshaping its internal structures, and investing in future-ready capabilities to ensure sustainable growth.