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 ...

BASF strengthens R&D with more powerful supercomputer

New high-performance computer is the world’s largest supercomputer for industrial chemical research

30-May-2023 - BASF has started up a new supercomputer at its Ludwigshafen site to replace the existing one. With 3 petaflops of computing power, the new supercomputer is considerably more powerful than its 1.75 petaflop predecessor. “Digital technologies are among the most important instruments to further ...

‘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 is reorganizing its global research activities

Personnel Changes at BASF

01-Nov-2021 - BASF is reorganizing its global research activities. In the course of the second quarter of 2022, they will be bundled in a central research unit based in Ludwigshafen. Detlef Kratz (59), President, will lead the new central division, which will have around 3,500 employees. Kratz currently heads ...

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 ...

'Artificial chemist' combines AI, robotics to conduct autonomous R&D

Fully autonomous materials development and manufacturing

09-Jun-2020 - Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed a technology called "Artificial Chemist," which incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) and an automated system for performing chemical reactions to accelerate R&D and manufacturing of commercially ...

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 ...