Transition to sustainable catalysis

Japanese scientists have discovered a cheap and enantioselective catalyst for asymmetric hydrogenation reactions

11-Nov-2008 - Yasumasa Hamada and colleagues at Chiba University used a combination of nickel acetate and a commercially available phosphine ligand to catalyse the asymmetric hydrogenation of an alpha-amino-beta-keto ester hydrochloride. Although others have reported similar reactions, Hamada says this is the ...

AspenTech Welcomes Fujitsu into Partner Community as it Launches Global Partner Network

Program Designed to Support Customer Demand and Market Expansion by Combining AspenTech'sProven Heritage with Critical Industry Expertise of Partners

13-Jul-2007 - Aspen Technology, Inc. has launched the AspenTech Partner Network to support increased customer and market demand for its technology and solutions. The program, which includes a defined structure for strategic, system integrator, and channel partners, offers partners access to AspenTech's ...

Aventis Completes the Divestment of Aventis Behring to CSL Limited

02-Apr-2004 - Aventis announced that the divestment of the therapeutic proteins business Aventis Behring to CSL Limited was completed on March 31, 2004. In this transaction, CSL Limited has acquired Aventis Behring, its subsidiaries and the plasma activities in Japan, previously held by Aventis Pharma ...