![New Sustainable Fumarate Synthesis Pathway](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024_BASF_FumarateSynthesis-125x94.png)
New Sustainable Fumarate Synthesis Pathway
A joint project by BASF and German universities to convert CO2 and sugar into fumarate using microbes found in the stomach of cows
![The Misjudgment of Heroin](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_Heroin-125x94.png)
The Misjudgment of Heroin
From cure-all to most notorious drug of the 20th century
![Plans to Become Major Lithium Supplier](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_ExxonMobil_LiExtraction-125x94.png)
Plans to Become Major Lithium Supplier
ExxonMobil enters the lithium mining market
![Merck and KAIST Partner to Advance Scientific Collaboration](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_MerckKAIST_MOU-125x94.png)
Merck and KAIST Partner to Advance Scientific Collaboration
The partners aim to strengthen South Korea's R&D ecosystem, focusing on industrial applications, joint research and development opportunities
![Ernst Schering – A Pioneer in Research and the Chemical Industry](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/202405_Schering-125x94.png)
Ernst Schering – A Pioneer in Research and the Chemical Industry
The chemist and entrepreneur began as a pharmacist at his "Grüne Apotheke," improved chemicals for photography, founded Schering AG, and co-founded the German Chemical Society
![Molecular Diagnostic Kit To Accurately Detect Lyme Disease In Minutes](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_LymeDisease-125x94.png)
Molecular Diagnostic Kit To Accurately Detect Lyme Disease In Minutes
En Carta announces €1.5M ($1.63M) in pre-seed funding
![Cultivated Meat Hub Set for Finland](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_MeatCultivation-125x94.png)
Cultivated Meat Hub Set for Finland
Synbio Powerlabs and Ivy Farm Technologies build largest cultured meat and precision fermentation facility
![DuPont to Separate Into Three Standalone Companies](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_NewDuPont-125x94.png)
DuPont to Separate Into Three Standalone Companies
DuPont plans to split its electronics and water businesses into two publicly traded companies; the remaining DuPont will continue as a diversified industrial company
![Pulp-Based Low-Density Material to Replace Polymeric Foams](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_PulpFoam-125x94.png)
Pulp-Based Low-Density Material to Replace Polymeric Foams
RISE and Apple are developing a new bio-based packaging material
![Merck to Acquire Life Science Company Mirus Bio](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_Merck-125x94.png)
Merck to Acquire Life Science Company Mirus Bio
USD 600 million acquisition will advance Merck’s integrated offering for viral vector manufacturing
![Who Tops the List of Fastest Supercomputers?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_LUMISupercomputer-125x94.png)
Who Tops the List of Fastest Supercomputers?
The new Top500 list of the fastest supercomputers was released
![Largest CO2 Removal Plant](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_Mammoth-125x94.png)
Largest CO2 Removal Plant
Climeworks-managed direct carbon capture plant "Mammoth" opens in Iceland
![Efficient And Robust Mass Production of Nanoparticles](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_FDmiX_-125x94.png)
Efficient And Robust Mass Production of Nanoparticles
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK and FDX Fluid Dynamix have created FDmiX, a technology platform for producing high-quality, stable nanoparticles
![BASF Sells Ammonia, Methanol and Melamine Plants](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_BASF_AmmoniaLU-125x94.png)
BASF Sells Ammonia, Methanol and Melamine Plants
BASF is selling the plants as part of restructuring to stay competitive in the evolving European market
![ChemistryViews Discoveries (05/2024)](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_ChemistryViewsDiscoveries2-125x94.png)
ChemistryViews Discoveries (05/2024)
Highlights from the chemistry community, with a special focus on Europe
![Ilham Kadri Becomes Cefic President](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405_Ilham-Kadri-125x94.png)
Ilham Kadri Becomes Cefic President
I. Kadri advocates for female leadership in STEM fields, and supports Europe's climate goals and innovation, emphasizing the need for industry competitiveness
![Largest Pilot Plant for Bioaerogels Production](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/202401_aerogel_it-125x94.webp)
Largest Pilot Plant for Bioaerogels Production
The new plant at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, will be used to explore ways to reduce the overall cost of industrial production of aerogels
![BASF Launches Battery Recycling Metal Refinery Prototype](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024004BASFBatteryRecyclingPrototype-125x94.png)
BASF Launches Battery Recycling Metal Refinery Prototype
Li, Ni, Co, Mn, and Cu extracted from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap
![Animal-Free Protein for Replacing Eggs](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/202404_EggSubstitute-125x94.png)
Animal-Free Protein for Replacing Eggs
Egg protein substitute: Onego Bio's fermented alternative to egg white