03-12-2012

AMSilk is developing a novel spider silk-based coating, called BioShield-S1, for silicone breast implants designed to reduce commonly known side effects that are initiated when the immune system reacts to the implants. Preclinical tests conducted jointly with the University of Bayreuth, ...

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New global business unit Functional Crop Care established

29-11-2012

BASF has completed the acquisition of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment company, for a purchase price of US$1.02billion (€785million). With the acquisition, BASF is now a leading global provider of technologies for biological seed ...

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26-06-2012

Selenium is an inexpensive element that naturally belongs in the body. It is also known to combat bacteria. Still, it had not been tried as an antibiotic coating on a medical device material. In a new study, Brown University engineers report that when they used selenium nanoparticles to coat ...

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08-10-2010

BASF's new Nutrition & Health division established with effect from August 1, 2010 is to set up global headquarters in Lampertheim, Germany. Approximately 150 employees will move into currently empty office space in Lampertheim at the start of 2011. “The Nutrition & Health team is currently ...

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ttz Bremerhaven is evaluating the effectiveness of the process with a genetic detection method

30-07-2010

In order to raise the competitiveness of wood compared to other materials, it is necessary to develop a cost-efficient method of wood protection which is free of toxic chemicals and nevertheless guarantees the wood's long durability. DURAWOOD, a research project funded by the European Union, ...

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12-07-2010

Developing more sensitive methods of biomedical imaging that are effective with minimal amounts of contrast agents is an important challenge in the early and accurate diagnosis of illnesses. A new class of materials that appear promising in this quest were introduced in 2006 by Prof. Wenbin ...

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09-07-2010

Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles. Tailor-made films can be generated through a one-step plasma process. The scientists developed these new coatings, which kill ...

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Sales advance by 5.3 percent to EUR 8,316 million

03-05-2010

The Bayer Group started off 2010 with strong sales and earnings growth. “Bayer is well on track – and we plan to grow again this year,” said Werner Wenning, Chairman of the Board of Management, when the first-quarter report was published on Thursday. MaterialScience posted a clear recovery in ...

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07-04-2010

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that exposure to three common chemical classes — phenols, phthalates and phytoestrogens — in young girls may disrupt the timing of pubertal development, and put girls at risk for health complications later in life. The study, the first ...

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26-03-2010

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an environmentally-friendly packaging coating solution. Especially suitable for food and pharmaceutical packaging, the coating offers a new method for manufacturing fully recyclable, thin, light and air-tight packaging ...

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