Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.(Movers
& shakers)(appointment of Douglas Kell )(Brief article)
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Douglas Kell has started as the new chief executive of the
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), which
funds academic and research training in . . .
Amgen.(Movers & shakers)(appointment of Francois de
Carbonnel)(Brief article)
Biotechnology company Amgen has appointed Francois de Carbonnel to
its board of directors. He is chairman of the board of Thomson, an
international multimedia company, as well as a member of the . . .
Society of Dyers & Colourists.(Movers &
shakers)(appointment of Susie Hargreaves )(Brief article)
Susie Hargreaves has been appointed ceo of the Society of Dyers
& Colourists (SDC). She will join the society from CultureWorks UK,
taking over from Ken McGhee when he retires at the end of . . .
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.(Movers &
shakers)(appointment of James Luyten)(Brief article)
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in
Saudi Arabia has appointed James Luyten director of the Red Sea Science
and Engineering Research Center and Michael Quinlan . . .
Syngenta.(Movers & shakers)
David Lawrence, head of global R&D, will retire from
agribusiness Syngenta in April 2009. Alejandro Aruffo, who joined the
company from Abbott earlier this year, will succeed . . .
Total Petrochemicals.(Movers & shakers)
Total Petrochemicals has appointed Burkhard Reuss vice president of
communications. He joined Total in 2001 from Agence . . .
Reach Facilitation Company.(Movers & shakers)(Peter Hayes
appointed at The Reach Facilitation Company )(Brief article)
The Reach Facilitation Company (ReFaC), which brings together
businesses registering the same chemical for Reach compliance, has
recruited Peter Hayes to joins its technical staff. Prior to . . .
Segetis.(Movers & shakers)(appointment of James Stoppert at
Segetis)(Brief article)
Renewable energy company Segetis has appointed James Stoppert ceo.
He has held several senior positions at Dow but was most recently ceo of
Cargill Dow, now . . .
Lipoxen.(Movers & shakers)
Igor Nikolaev has joined the board of biopharmaceutical company
Lipoxen as a non-executive director. He has worked in Russia and London
for law firms including Clyde & Co, Rothman's and . . .
Trevor Kletz.(Movers & shakers)(Royal Society for the
Prevention of Accidents)(Brief article)
Trevor Kletz has received a distinguished service award from the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in recognition of his work
in health and safety in the chemical industry. The visiting . . .
Surfect Technologies.(Movers & shakers)(appointment of David
Pham)(Brief article)
Surfect Technologies, which provides plating processes for solar
cell, LED and power management applications, has appointed David Pham
product manager. He has worked for companies that include, . . .
BT Pharma.(Movers & shakers)(appointment of Thierry
Hercend)(Brief article)
Biopharmaceutical company BT Pharma has appointed Thierry Hercend
president of its supervisory board. He has over 30 years of
pharmaceutical experience gained at companies that include Aventis, . . .
Steady as she goes for speciality producers: speciality chemical
producers appear to be maintaining steady profitability despite
Pre-tax performance for all the set of speciality producers has
remained relatively steady for most players, indicating a good
resistance to prevailing economic conditions. It will be interesting . . .
Interfaces boost superconductors.(Materials science)(Brief
article)
Scientists have exploited the interfaces between materials to
produce superconductors that function at higher temperatures--a
discovery that could lead to super-fast electronics.
The team from . . .
Logical developments.(Organic computing)
Entirely new forms of computer processors could arise from two
rather unusual types of logic gate recently developed by independent
research groups. One type could lead to a computer processor . . .
Space chemistry.(News)(United States. National Science
Foundation)(Brief article)
Chemists in the US will soon be turning their gaze towards the
heavens thanks to a $1.5m grant from the National Science Foundation to
set up The Center for Chemistry of the Universe.
Based at . . .
A new subsidiary of Japan's Sanyo, Sanyo Solar of Oregon, is
building an $80m plant for the production of silicon ingots and waf
A new subsidiary of Japan's Sanyo, Sanyo Solar of Oregon, is
building an $80m plant for the production of silicon ingots and wafers,
its second in the US, in the Salem Renewable Energy & . . .
Canada's Mondial Energy has been selected to provide 15
buildings in Toronto with solar thermal installations under a solar
util
Canada's Mondial Energy has been selected to provide 15
buildings in Toronto with solar thermal installations under a solar
utility model. Mondial, also headquartered in Toronto, will install, . . .
US headquartered Konarka Technologies has launched its flexible
Power Plastic organic photovoltaic (OPV) material.(Brief
article
US headquartered Konarka Technologies has launched its flexible
Power Plastic organic photovoltaic (OPV) material. Power Plastic will be
produced at what is claimed to be the world's largest . . .
Children learn at Solar Academy.(Education)(Sharp Electronics
Corp.)(Brief article)
Sharp Electronics launched its Solar Academy, an environmental
education programme aimed at school children, with a special class led
by Gerard Fasel, an astrophysicist who narrates Sharp's . . .
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