Expert discussions at the Helsinki Chemicals Forum included the Green Deal and the EU Chemicals Strategy
The New 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
BASF Increases R&D Presence in Asia
BASF expands its Innovation Campus Shanghai and establishes an academic sounding board as part of the Asian Open Research Network (NAO)
Most Accessed Articles: March 2021
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals