Topic: Basf Se

Are Bioplastics Ready for Their Coming Out Party?

SeekingAlpha - 682 days ago
The potential and need for plastic alternatives has become more acute in the last decade. Still, bioplastic remains "a sector that is not yet mature but will be growing fast in the coming years," says Frederic Scheer, CEO of Cereplast and the ...

Pharmaceuticals ampfine chemicals

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 908 days ago
BASF says it has appointed Folker Ruchatz head of the company's global custom synthesis business. BASF says it has appointed Folker Ruchatz head of the company's global custom synthesis business, which forms part of BASF's pharma ingredients and services division....

Lines Blur Between Biotech and Pharma

SeekingAlpha - 921 days ago
To be fair, Avastin was developed by, and until recently marketed by, biotech bellwether Genentech. But Genentech was acquired by partner and part-owner Roche (RHHBY. The drug was originally developed through a collaboration between BASF and Cambridge Antibody Technology - but Abbott ...

Greener Shopping Bags?

MIT Technology Review - 1751 days ago
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' vote last month to institute the first ban on polyethylene shopping bags in the United States may reduce the volume of plastic in landfills, but, despite many advocates' hopes, it is unlikely to dramatically reduce dependence ...