Startups with patents and trade marks are 10 times more successful in securing funding

Biotechnology sector leads in the use of patents and trade marks, with nearly half of the sector’s startups seeking these essential rights

19-Oct-2023 - the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have published a new joint study highlighting how much patents and trade marks can boost the success of European startups. The report shows that, on average, startups that possess these two types of ...

Promoting impact investment in Sustainable Chemistry innovations

Indian Start-up wins ISC3 Innovation Challenge

12-Oct-2023 - What does it take to establish and maintain sustainability as a measurable value for companies? What conditions need to be created for ideas in Sustainable Chemistry to flourish? And which start-ups worldwide promise the greatest impact in this field with their innovations? These and other ...

Ready, set, here are the Changemakers!

The ISC3 has selected it's finalists for the Innovation Challenge in Sustainable Chemistry and Agriculture

27-Jul-2023 - The fourth ISC3 Innovation Challenge that called for innovations in the field of Sustainable Chemistry and Agriculture has it's finalists! The international jury of experts chose eight finalists from a large number of top-notch applications from five continents. This year, the International ...

Which Sustainable Chemistry innovations can benefit Agriculture?

Call for Innovative Solutions – ISC3 invites to the Innovation Challenge 2023

18-Jan-2023 - The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) launched its new call for applications for the next ISC3 Innovation Challenge endowed with 25,000 Euro in total. The ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2023 addresses innovators from around the world who are active in developing ...

Bayer becomes partner of the Centre for Crop Health and Protection consortium

14-Nov-2016 - Bayer has joined the Centre for Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) located on the National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton, United Kingdom. The CHAP serves as an international centre for innovation in crop protection uniting public academic institutions and private companies. The ...

BASF announces investments and new products for North American agriculture

13-Jun-2014 - BASF announced new investments and solutions that will help growers and partners in North America drive yields and efficiency. BASF will invest more than €200 million ($270 million) to expand production capacity for key herbicides dicamba and DMTA at the Beaumont, Texas site as well as upgrade ...

Fosters Growth by Growing Itself

Ceresana Analyzes the Global Ammonia Market

04-Oct-2012 - Ammonia is one of the world's most produced chemicals. Due to its high nitrogen content, ammonia is mainly used as a fertilizer or as the base material for the production of other fertilizers, such as urea or fertilizer mixes. Additionally, ammonia is used in industrial applications, for example ...

BASF announces milestones in new Agricultural Solutions strategy

Ambitious 2020 Crop Protection sales target

10-Nov-2011 - BASF gave a progress report on its integrated farmer-focused approach to agricultural sustainability, first announced in September 2009. Milestones included the assurance of a new method for the comparative assessment of sustainability in agriculture, the creation of a new business pillar charged ...

Yara acquires remaining shares in Yara Nipro

13-Jan-2011 - Yara International ASA exercised a call option and purchased the remaining 60% of shares in Yara Nipro Pty Ltd from the founders.According to Yara, Yara Nipro is the market leader in bulk liquid fertilizers to many crops in Eastern Australia, and sales volumes have increased by 125% since Yara ...

Brenntag Canada appointed as Canadian distributor for BASF’s Gas Treatment Solutions

17-Sep-2010 - BASF Corporation has entered into an agreement with Brenntag Canada Inc. to serve as the exclusive distributor for BASF’s Gas Treatment and Technology Solutions in Canada, effective Sept.1, 2010. A well-known distributor of products used in the oil and gas industry, Brenntag Canada also services ...