AkzoNobel teams up with Renmatix to develop biomass-derived additives for paint and construction

25-Jul-2018 - AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Renmatix will jointly develop biomass-based performance additives that improve the properties of architectural paints and construction materials. Renmatix is one of the winners of the 2017 Imagine Chemistry challenge, a program through which AkzoNobel Specialty ...

BASF and Evogene announce multiyear collaboration for the development of novel insecticides

30-May-2018 - BASF and Evogene Ltd. announced a new collaboration focusing on the development of novel insecticides based on new binding areas (Site-of-Action or ‘SoA’) on key insecticidal target proteins. The parties also announced that the collaboration achieved its first project milestone, with the joint ...

Europe aims to become a world-class commercializer of fuel cell technology

09-May-2018 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating a five-year European consortium worth more than EUR 10 million, which is developing commercial applications from SOFC fuel cell technology. The aim is to implement the reliable production of low-emission electricity and heat, which will ...

Imperial and Tsinghua University launch seed fund for 'ambitious collaborations'

11-Dec-2017 - The Tsinghua-Imperial Research and Innovation Fund, which brings together two of the world’s leading research universities, aims to kick-start innovative research projects and concepts that are showing signs of promise but are at an early stage in development and need funding to progress. The ...

Analytik Jena and BAM agree to cooperate in research

29-Nov-2017 - The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, BAM) and Analytik Jena AG have agreed to cooperate extensively in the research and development of optical spectrometry in the area of elemental analysis. The two parties signed a ...

BASF and bse Engineering planning to convert excess electric current to methanol

BASF provides custom made catalysts

28-Aug-2017 - BASF and bse Engineering today signed an exclusive joint development agreement for BASF to provide custom made catalysts for a new chemical energy storage process. This process will enable economically viable transformation of excess current and off-gas carbon dioxide (CO2) into the chemical ...

AkzoNobel cooperates with Itaconix

Agreement on development of bio-based polymers

30-Jan-2017 - AkzoNobel has signed a framework joint development agreement with specialty chemicals company Itaconix to explore opportunities for the production of bio-based polymers. With this agreement, AkzoNobel will pursue the development and commercialization of bio-based polymers. Itaconix will ...

Merck and CLEARink Displays sign development agreement

Aim to commercialize video-capable, color-reflective displays

11-Jan-2017 - Merck announced that it has signed a comprehensive materials development agreement with CLEARink Displays, Inc., aiming to bring CLEARink’s innovative and patented reflective display technology to market by the end of 2017. Merck is a world leader in developing materials and formulations for the ...

From seaweed to biofuels

01-Feb-2012 - Novozymes announced an exploratory research agreement with Sea6 Energy, an India-based company, to jointly develop a process for the production of biofuels from seaweed. The research alliance will use enzymes to convert seaweed-based carbohydrates to sugar, which can then be fermented to produce ...

Kemira and VTT to open a joint R&D center in Brazil

Focus on water chemistry and biomass utilization

07-Oct-2010 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Kemira Oyj are opening a new joint R&D center in São Paulo, Brazil. The R&D center will focus primarily on water chemistry and biomass utilisation applications. The center will start operations in the end of 2010. The new center is a continuum for the ...