Digital Twins for the Pharma Supply Chain
The key to effective demand & supply planning in the pharmaceutical industry
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Elevating AI-Driven Discovery: Simplifying Complexity with CDD Vault
Drug discovery generates enormous amounts of data, but turning it into meaningful insight is a major challenge.
Pharma 4.0: Big Promises, Poor Data - What’s Going Wrong?
Pharma 4.0 is high on every strategic agenda. Yet many struggle to turn digital ambitions into measurable results. Projects stall, systems don’t align, and valuable insights remain locked in fragmented data structures.
The Hidden Cost of How Chemical Companies Experiment
Smart Experimentation - why the combination of Design of Experiments and Bayesian Optimization with intuitive analytics is the most important productivity lever your R&D organization isn't using
Closing the Gap Between Lab and Production
Shorter development cycles and complex active ingredients are demanding integrated solutions. Guided by the principle "Together – from lab to production," Fette Compacting positions its R&D Solutions as a partnership.
AI as a Game Changer
How Artificial Intelligence is transforming the work of biotech and pharma companies.
From Catalogue to Collaboration: Enamine’s 35 Years of Advancing Drug Discovery
Marking 35 years of innovation, Enamine has grown from a regional supplier into one of the world's leading compound and service providers.
Soccer World Cup: Materials in the Spotlight
The World Cup shows that high-tech materials have revolutionized the sport.
From Attendee to Leader: How Women in Chemicals Is Shaping the Next Generation of Industry Leadership
What does it feel like to finally walk into a room where you belong? Vera-Maria Pitot on how Women in Chemicals is reshaping leadership — and why the impact must go far beyond one week a year.
Biorefineries: European chemistry makes a comeback
From dependence on fossil fuels to strategic diversification of raw materials
Biocatalytic Surfactants
Norfalk develops bio-based surfactants via biocatalysis for products from shampoos to detergents. CEO Kasper Falkenberg shares the company’s vision, motivation, and the value of its unique platform.
Sustainable Chemistry as a Driver of Sustainable Innovation
Meeting Today’s Needs – Without Compromising the Future
Scaling Sustainability in Cosmetics
Sustainability is central in cosmetics. Commit for Our Planet turns goals into action with shared targets, clear metrics, and value‑chain collaboration, helping brands of all sizes advance sustainability.
Resilience by Design: How Leaders Prepare Supply Chains for an Evolving Landscape
In this CHEManager Leaders & Motivators interview, Frank Romanski, Lonza Capsugel, reflects on how strategy becomes execution and what resilience demands from teams,
Circular by Design
Seprify, founded by Lukas Schertel and Oliver Polcher, uses cellulose to create sustainable alternatives to TiO₂. The Cambridge spinout’s platform is backed by CTO Wadood Hamad’s expertise.
Turning Waste into Treasure
REEcover recovers rare earths from e‑waste using a patented, efficient, low‑impact process, offering a sustainable alternative to mining and strengthening circular supply chains.
Maintaining and Effectively Using Critical Knowledge
Strengthening performance and securing know-how are core tasks for every organization - process standardization helps
Safer, Scalable Pharmaceutical Manufacturing with Flow Chemistry
As pharmaceutical production methods continue to evolve, flow chemistry is emerging as a safer, more scalable and selective alternative to conventional batch manufacturing.
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Pharma and Medical Technology: Navigating Market Entry
When international companies bring a new drug or medical device to the European market, they face many challenges.
The Successful Lab of The Future Requires Digital Transformation
As discovery accelerates and throughput rises, digital transformation is becoming essential for chemistry labs. AI, robotics, and data growth must be orchestrated to boost productivity—rather than overwhelm the lab.
2026 Predictions: AI and Regulation Reshape Biopharma R&D
AI and evolving regulations set to transform biopharma operations in drug development and quality.
Building Independence, One Design at a Time
Inside MakeGood’s Open-Source Assistive Technology Movement
From Coconut Waste to Industrial Spill Control
Aura Verde develops organic, coco‑based oil absorbents that replace mineral products in industrial spill response.
From Emission to Ingredient: Drop‑In CO₂ Chemistry
Viridi turns captured CO₂ into high‑performance ingredients via a drop‑in solid catalyst. It cuts carbon footprint while working seamlessly in existing production lines.
Atomistic AI for Materials Engineering
Entalpic replaces trial‑and‑error materials R&D with a closed‑loop AI platform combining simulation and lab validation.
Anti-Involution in China’s Chemical Industry
China’s chemical industry is diversifying markets, boosting innovation, and strengthening supply chains to counter US tariffs and maintain export resilience.
Aligning Artificial Intelligence and Laboratory Execution in Drug Discovery
From In Silico Design to In Vitro Impact
Mitigating Hazardous Reactions Through Continuous Flow: Sygnature Discovery’s Success with Syrris Asia
Sygnature Discovery has had success using the Asia Flow Chemistry System from Syrris to safely work with two hazardous reagents on a considerable scale.
Leading CROs and CDMOs Turn to Mass Photometry for Rapid Protein, mRNA and Viral Vector Analytics
As CROs and CDMOs expand their role in biopharma development and manufacturing, fast, accurate bioanalytic technologies remain critical to biotherapeutic affordability.
ETB Global – Enabling Bio-Plastic and Bio-Rubber for Life and Industry
Dutch start-up ETB Global has developed a patented one-step catalytic process that converts bioethanol directly into butadiene in a single reactor.
Functional Safety at Scale: Safeguarding One of the World’s Largest Ethylene Plants
Inside Chevron Phillips Chemical’s pursuit to build not just the largest, but the safest ethylene and polyethylene facilities in the world.
Intelligent Flow Diagrams for the Digital Future
Inventory, significance and solutions for the process and chemical industry
10 Years of European Chemistry Partnering
The European Chemistry Partnering (ECP) is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is holding the anniversary edition on February 4, 2026 at the Dechema House in Frankfurt am Main.
Resilience, Adaptability, and Efficiency
Success Factors that Shape the Future of Chemical Distribution
