Finland can manage the whole battery value chain from minerals to recycling

Finland’s National Battery Strategy

BioNTech to Establish Regional Headquarters for Southeast Asia
In addition to the first regional hub for the Asia-Pacific region, a fully integrated mRNA production facility is to be built in Singapore

The New EU Chemicals Strategy
Expert discussions at the Helsinki Chemicals Forum included the Green Deal and the EU Chemicals Strategy

Industrial Waste Gases for Chemical Production
1st success: LanzaTech and BASF produce n-octanol at a laboratory scale from carbon monoxide and hydrogen

Discussion on Patent Release for COVID-19 Vaccines
According to industry association, lifting patent protection could discourage entrepreneurs and will not speed up the global supply of vaccines

60th Birthday: Martin Muhler
Catalysis researcher and former Chairman of the German Catalysis Society (GeCatS)

Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines
Comparing vector vaccines based on adenoviruses and mRNA vaccines

Interview with Ingmar Hoerr, Pioneer of mRNA Technology
As a Ph.D. student, Hoerr discovered that mRNA can be used as a therapeutic vaccine or agent when administered directly into tissues

70th Birthday: Michael Röper
Industrial chemist formerly at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany

New CEO of Merck KGaA
Belén Garijo appointed Executive Board Chairman and CEO of Merck KGaA