European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem) plans to evolve into Europe-wide network

Europe-wide Network for Innovation in Chemical and Biotechnology Value Chain

SABIC Invests in China
SABIC invests US$100 million in new technology center in China

Science on Stage Festival
European teachers are invited to share good practice in science teaching and to discuss (new) ways of improving the quality of science lessons

Brazilian European Patent Co-Operation
National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Brazil, and European Patent Office (EPO) sign agreement to enhance co-operation

Amgen Acquires KAI Pharmaceuticals
Acquisition holds opportunity to potentially deliver novel therapy for chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis suffering from secondary hyperparathyroidism

Lessons for U.S. From EU’s REACH Program
Regulating industrial chemicals: Report suggests lessons for U.S. lawmakers from the European Union’s REACH program

Russian Chemists Union & European Chemical Industry
Cefic president meets Russian chemicals industry leaders in Moscow; Russian body is to become newest member of EU chemicals trade group

WACKER Expands Technical Center in Singapore
Technical Center in Singapore extended to include dispersion applications for the paints and coatings industry

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
New £1m prize will celebrate, on an international scale, the very best engineering in the world

Chemical Synthetic Biology
Book covering a dynamic new area of research at the interface of science and engineering is reviewed by S. Brakmann, TU Dortmund