Huntsman Inaugurates New Innovation Center in Tienen, Belgium

18-Jun-2024 - Huntsman Corporation officially opened a new innovation center in Tienen, Belgium on June 13, 2024, strengthening its research and development (R&D) capabilities and reinforcing its commitment to its customers in the region. The new 11,000-square-meter facility comprises a world-scale analytical ...

Wanhua Chemical Launches Barcelona R&D Center

Unveiling Signified Focus and Commitment in Europe and Beyond

26-Apr-2024 - The Barcelona R&D Center ("the Center") of Wanhua Chemical, located at Cornella de Llobregat, has officially opened its doors as a pivotal move by the company to advance its footprint in Europe and beyond with a quicker response to the requirements of downstream customers and bolsters efforts in ...

Start-up aims to revolutionize chemical and materials R&D with quantum and AI

Quantistry secures €3M funding to accelerate discovery of new sustainable materials

14-Mar-2024 - Quantistry, an innovator in the field of chemical simulations, has announced the successful closure of a €3 million funding round. This significant milestone, led by Ananda Impact Ventures, galvanizes Quantistry's mission to revolutionize the research and development (R&D) landscape through its ...

‘Trustworthy AI’ focus for a new materials and chemicals project

Project to help drive adoption of machine learning wins funding from Innovate UK

15-May-2023 - Intellegens, a Cambridge tech start-up, announced that it will lead a consortium to help accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) methods such as machine learning (ML) in the UK materials and chemicals industries. The initial phase of the project, funded by Innovate UK KTN, part of ...

Small but powerful – microorganisms contribute to greater sustainability at BASF

White biotechnology is becoming an increasingly important part of BASF’s toolbox

18-Nov-2022 - At BASF, innovation and sustainability are inextricably linked. Researchers worldwide are working on innovative solutions to tap alternative raw material sources and to develop climate-friendly production processes and products. Current research projects and examples of innovation for various ...

BASF strengthens innovation capabilities in Asia

Groundbreaking for the third phase of Innovation Campus Shanghai

28-Apr-2021 - BASF is strengthening its innovation capabilities in Asia by breaking ground for the third phase of its Innovation Campus Shanghai and by establishing an academic sounding board as part of the Network for Asian Open Research (NAO). The expansion includes an additional research and development ...

Nouryon opens new India HQ and research center

17-Jan-2019 - Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has opened a new headquarters office and research center to support its operations in India. Located in Mumbai, the new location brings together research and sales as well as business support functions, and enables the company to better meet ...

Research from poor countries deserves a fairer hearing

14-Nov-2017 - Academia could be overlooking new ideas from low income nations without realising it, suggests an Imperial College London researcher. Dr Matthew Harris, from Imperial’s School of Public Health and Institute of Global Health Innovation, discusses how unconscious bias could be keeping developed and ...

STA Pharmaceutical to open new transition metal catalysis center

19-Oct-2017 - The center will allow STA to introduce transition metal catalyst-screening technology to their existing small molecule process development and manufacturing platform. STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company, has announced plans to launch a new transition metal catalysis center at their ...

Asahi Kasei launches R&D Center in Germany

09-Oct-2017 - On October 1st, Asahi Kasei launched its new R&D Center in Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The main focus of the Asahi Kasei Europe R&D Center will be on strengthening the technical service network for the customers and to develop products for the European market. The Asahi Kasei Group is ...