Improving R&D productivity requires a balanced approach

by | Feb 2014

In recent years pharmaceutical companies have implemented Operational Excellence (OpEx) in their R&D organizations to improve productivity but had only limited success. Practitioners and management start to question the effectiveness of process- focused...

Bioplastics Tipping Point: drop-in or non-drop-in?

by | Feb 2014

The forecasted bioplastic production capacity has signaled a strong growth in the next years, but with higher participation of drop-ins. Drop-in bioplastics are nonbiodegradable materials, identical to their fossil counterparts although obtained from renewable raw...

Classification of chemicals in the commercial area

by | Oct 2013

Abstract In the commercial area, classification of chemicals is not as straightforward as in the scientific area. Depending on the perspective taken, different levels can be utilized – moving from segments consisting of individual chemical compounds to the other...