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Slovakian bioethanol producer, Enviral has acquired a licence to use Clariant’s Sunliquid technology for its new commercial cellulosic ethanol plant. The plant, which uses agricultural residues, will be owned and operated by Enviral and will be integrated into its existing facilities at Leopoldov in Slovakia with a production capacity of 50,000t/year.
Clariant has signed a joint venture contract with China-based Tiangang Auxiliary, which produces UV light stabilisers, to establish a production facility in China to meet the growing local demand and expand Clariant’s additives footprint in Asia region. Clariant has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the China Petroleum Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) to jointly explore new areas of cooperation and innovation within the petroleum and chemical industry in China.
UK–US medical diagnostic company, Angle has signed an option agreement with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) for an exclusive worldwide licence on the use of its megakaryocyte intellectual property. The deal gives the company intellectual property protection over the upstream cell capture technology and the downstream megakaryocyte analysis technology. Megakaryocyte analysis may provide medical insight in multiple cancer types and Barts Cancer Institute, which is part of QMUL, is investigating other cancer types to substantiate this.
Perstorp, a global manufacturer of high performance polyols, is upgrading its monomer plant at Warrington, UK, to secure the future of its caprolactone business. The plant upgrade consists of installing a new peracetic acid still and new reactors on stream 1, which was originally built in 1998. The project is expected to be completed in H2 2019. The replacement will be conducted in a way that does not impact current production.
Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical com- pany, PureTech Health, headquartered in Boston, US, has entered into a licensing agreement with University of Louisville spinout 3P Biotechnologies, for an exo- some-based technology (Calix) for the oral administration of therapeutic molecules.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed its acquisition of contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Patheon for approximately$7.2bn.
Independent UK medical research charity, LifeArc, formerly MRC Technology, has signed an agreement with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to provide technology transfer services. LifeArc has expertise in protecting and managing intellectual property, evaluating the translational potential of research portfolios and advising on funding and development pathways.
Danish biotechnology company, Novo- zymes has launched HelloScience, an on- line network where innovators, start-ups, companies and others can collaborate – water scarcity is the first challenge. The best solutions will receive enzyme and microorganism samples from Novozymes and further access to its experts, includ- ing investment and industry business teams. At the end of each challenge, Novozymes will offer one participant the opportunity to co-develop their solution. All intellectual property generated will remain with the idea provider.
Bio/pharmaceutical analytical contract solutions provider, SGS, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has entered into a partnership with Nature’s Fingerprint, a Connecticut-based division of Molecular Isotope Technologies, to mitigate identity theft of bio/pharmaceutical products and the patented synthetic pathways by which they are produced.
UK-based biotechnology companies, Glythera, which develops next generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) for cancer treatments, and IONTAS, which offers antibody discovery services, are to collaborate to develop ADCs for difficult- to-treat cancers. IONTAS will receive development and clinical milestone payments on each of the ADCs. Glythera will be responsible for the development, manufacturing and commercialisation of any ADC products resulting from the agreement. In addition, Glythera has entered into an agreement with Cancer Research UK, giving the company worldwide rights to the charity’s novel CDK11 inhibitor payload series for the development of multiple ADCs.
thermoplastic co- polyester polymer, Akestra 110, produced by Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals in Japan, has been brought to Europe by Sweden’s Perstorp. It is said to have received the top-rated B classification for fire safety making it suitable for building and construction applications, such as lighting, signing and lightweight windows.
Since the late 1930s, growing numbers of instruments have used strings made of robust nylon fibres —they are environmentally stable, durable, and easy to use. A monofilament made from VESTAMID D18, a polyamide 612 (PA 612), developed by Germany’s Evonik and China’s NTEC is said to meet all these requirements, as well as outstanding transparency and smooth surface. This last property gives musicians better dexterity when playing, while the high transparency enhances the clarity and tone of the strings. The new filament has excellent processing stability, which guarantees the same length of string diameter, resilience and scalability. Strings made from it have low hygroscopicity, allowing them to maintain stable frequency and pitch in moist or humid environments. Originally developed for harp strings, it can equally be used in other instruments such as violins.
At the second European Plastics Innovation Awards in September 2017 in Brussels, organised by the Society of Plastics Engineers and trade association PlasticsEurope, the Plastic Application Design award was presented to Sabic for a 3D printed prototype economy class aircraft seat, produced using fusion deposition modelling and filament made from Ultem resin. The seat was designed by Studio Gavari and produced by Stratasys. Sabic also claimed the top award in the Intelligent and Smart Plastics category with a thin 3D in-mould human- machine interface, developed by TactoTek using an injection moulding technique incorporating in-mould labelling, called mould structural electronics. TactoTek used Sabic’s Lexan clear polycarbonate moulding
resin and hard-coated polycarbonate
film.
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