Kimia attains EXCiPACT GMP certification for supply of high purity alcohols

At Kimia, everything starts with you. Whether you operate in pharmaceuticals, personal care, food and beverage, flavours and fragrances, specialist sectors – or anywhere...

Genome project plans to build proprietary wild yeast discovery platform

A large new proprietary library of wild yeast strains aims to accelerate the discovery and commercialisation of natural yeast species for a wide variety...

Breadcrumbs could offer fossil-free production of everyday goods

The humble breadcrumb could hold the key to cutting out fossil fuels from one of the chemical industry’s most widely used reactions, according to...

White biotechnology is being shaped by regulation and tech

White biotechnology is a key step in a circular economy, enabling the transformation of waste to industrially useful chemicals via a sustainable process. Felix...

Chemically ‘stapled’ peptides used to target difficult-to-treat cancers

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new technology that uses bacteria to build, chemically stabilise, and test millions of potential drug...

Unlocking ultra-high-pressure reserves: a milestone for advanced chemistry

When Beacon Offshore Energy’s Shenandoah field achieved 100,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) after 75 days, it didn’t just exceed all regional ramp-up...

Maintenance as a Strategic Lever

Achieving highly reliable operations is a key competitive advantage in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, and maintenance plays a far more strategic role than is...

Scaling the circular bioeconomy: why scientific talent is now a competitive advantage

By Dr Vivek Narisetty, of Bedford-based clean-tech company, C-Source Renewables Limited. As the UK accelerates toward a more resource-efficient and low-carbon economy, much of the...

Plastics made to order – thanks to level and pressure measurement technology from VEGA

Optimisation of production processes is an ongoing task in plastics manufacturing, and this is also the case at RENOLIT. Traceability and reproducibility of processes...

New CDOIF Risk Assessment Guidance is coming – Are you ready?

This year, a keenly anticipated new guidance on risk assessment is due to be published by the Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF) titled...