This year the CIEX conference will be held in Frankfurt, Germany on the 5 & 6 October. Leading up to the event, we speak to Coralie Alonso, Ashland R&D Leader for Hair Care and Home Care to give you a glimpse of what to expect from her session: The challenge of balancing performance and sustainability […]
Having been at every single CIEX event since our launch five years ago, Dr. Daniel Witthaut, Head of Corporate Innovation Strategy at Evonik is certainly one of our strongest supporter and a much valued speaker. So we were excited to catch up with him ahead of his presentation this October in Frankfurt as part of […]
Innovation will be a key driver for success in the chemical industry, but only if the concept of innovation itself is reinvented. In the run-up to CIEX 2019 we asked our speakers to share their thoughts on the industry’s innovation efforts and what must be done to successfully prepare for the future. Braskem’s European CEO, […]
“In today’s experience economy, the ability to discover, design, and deliver breakthrough innovation at the molecular level creates transformational value for science-driven enterprises of all industries, and has the promise to provide exponential value to consumers” – Max Carnecchia, CEO, BIOVIA. Committed to speeding innovation for science-driven organizations, from product ideation through commercialization, Dassault Systèmes […]
“Current chemical data analysis is currently too isolated, requires too much training, or is limited to manually reading through journals. A scalable solution means more brains can find more scientific nuances and design more solutions that tackle more problems, which disrupt more markets.” R&D is full of unknowns. By the time you learn that a […]
The beauty industry thrives on innovation. With global sales expected to exceed US$131 billion in 2019, skin care remains the beauty industry’s biggest category. Asia Pacific will be the one of the most important region in both value terms and as the key origin for skin care trends. Emerging markets in this region, including China, […]
Merck, the world’s oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company, as well as one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, has been around for almost 350 years. Its 50,000 employees in 66 countries work together on innovative solutions and the newest technologies. In 2016, the company invested a total of 2 billion euros in […]
Each decade has its own set of well-loved, overused, business buzzwords. The 80’s gave us ‘low-hanging fruit’ and ‘bottom-line’, the 90’s ‘streamline’ and ‘leverage’, whilst the 2000’s gave us ‘synergy’. One of this decade’s top buzzwords is ‘sustainability’. But unlike most buzzwords, the word ‘sustainability’ is overused with good reason. That being that we live […]
In an era of intense globalisation and accelerating technological progress, companies are recognising the value of innovation, putting it at the heart of their corporate culture. With this in mind, organisational goals are shifting and leadership requirements change. A modern leadership culture drives innovation from within. By fostering innovation through leadership, the chemicals industry can […]
The chemicals industry is experiencing a shifting landscape and to succeed, they need to focus on innovating in these key areas: new product development, speed to market, sustainability, cost management and collaborative strategies. “We expect focused specialists and integrated players to prevail by deploying their successful business models on a global scale. The business models […]
