Call for the 14th Annual ICIS Innovation Awards
ICIS Launches This Year's Search for Best Chemical Industry Innovations
ICIS, the trusted information provider for the global chemical and energy industries, today calls for entries for its 14th annual ICIS Innovation Awards, designed to recognise outstanding technological and business innovation in the chemical industry.
ICIS is pleased to confirm Elsevier's R&D Solutions, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, as the lead sponsor for the Awards for the second year running.
Distribution company U.S. Chemicals, a Maroon Group company, continues as a category sponsor, supporting the Innovation with Best Benefit for Environment and Sustainability category. ExxonMobil Chemical also stays on board, sponsoring the category for Best Innovation by a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise.
John Baker, ICIS Innovation Awards manager at ICIS, comments: "We are delighted to have the continued support of all three sponsors, a sign that the awards continue to be successful in their goal of highlighting the importance of innovation in the chemical industry.
"The awards continue to grow and gain industry support and last year attracted a record level of entries. We once again look forward to highlighting the very best of innovation in the chemical industry - by both companies and individuals."
Christina Valimaki, senior director, chemical segment marketing, at Elsevier's R&D Solutions, and also a member of the ICIS Innovation Awards judging panel, adds: "The demands on those working in chemical R&D and manufacturing to create and commercialise solutions that solve business challenges and support the industry's customers, society at large and the environment, are vast.
"Elsevier's R&D Solutions is excited to partner with the ICIS Innovation Awards again this year to honour the scientists and researchers who are at the heart of some of the industry's greatest advances. We look forward to putting a spotlight on the individual people behind these groundbreaking innovations via the Alpha Innovator of the Year Award, now in its second year."
Celebrating success
The ICIS Innovation Awards enable companies and individuals to celebrate their success in the vital activity of innovation and the increasingly important areas of sustainability and environmental performance.
There are four categories for companies to enter:
- Best Product Innovation
- Best Process Innovation
- Best Innovation by a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) - sponsored by ExxonMobil Chemical
- Innovation with Best Benefit for Environment and Sustainability - sponsored by U.S. Chemicals
The two categories for individuals -- the Alpha Innovator of the Year Award - launched last year, will honour individual industrial researchers for their outstanding contributions in two areas:
- New Product Development/Process Optimisation
- Environment and Sustainability
The ICIS Innovation Awards and the Alpha Innovator of the Year Award are open to entry from today, with a deadline for entries of 30 June 2017. The winners will be announced in October 2017.
For more information or to enter the awards, visit http://www.icis.com/awards or call John Baker on +44-20-8652-3153.
ISIS, London
21.04.2017
13. Freiburger Symposium 2017, May 11-12
11./12. May 2017, School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg
«Green Chemistry – from Concept to Industrial Reality»
Dear member of the Swiss Industrial Chemistry Community,
It's our pleasure to invite you to the 2017 edition of the Freiburger Symposium that is organized by the SCS Division of Industrial and Applied Chemistry (DIAC)
The objective of this biannual event is to regularly provide our DIAC members and other interested chemists working in process development and production with opportunities for professional training and networking.
More information
- Link to the detailed program. The key note lecture is given by Dr. Markus Blocher, CEO Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis AG. Amongst other interesting lectures the Sandmeyer Prize winner teams 2016 and 2017 will give a talk.
- Registration information and fees. Deadline to register is April 9, 2017
- Website: http://scg.ch/freiburger-symposium/2017
Contact
We are looking forward to welcome you in Fribourg!
David Spichiger, SCS
23.02.2017
DIAC besucht die Firma Firmenich SA in La Plaine am 6. April
Firmenbesuch
+ Mitgliederversammlung DIAC 2017
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren
Wir freuen uns, Sie zur Mitgliederversammlung 2017 der Division Industrielle und Angewandte Chemie, in die Westschweiz einzuladen.
Donnerstag, 6. April 2017, 10.00 Uhr
Firmenich SA, la Plaine (GE), route de la Plaine 125, 1283 La Plaine
http://www.firmenich.com
Wir werden die Versammlung, zusammen mit einem Besuch bei der Firmenich SA durchführen. Firmenich ist der grösste privatwirtschaftlich verwaltete Duft und Aromahersteller. Die Firma wurde 1895 gegründet. Die Verwaltung ist in Genf. Firmenich hat viele weltbekannte Parfums kreiert, und viele Aromen erfreuen noch heute die ganze Welt. Mit 6500 Mitarbeitern ist Firmenich in 36 Ländern vertreten. Darunter gibt es 25 Produktionstandorte und 3 Forschungs- und Entwicklung Standorte. Der Jahresumsatz beläuft sich auf 3.2 Milliarden.CHF.
Nebst dem Firmenporträt unserer Gastgeberfirma, wird uns Stefan Gentner, Leiter Prozessentwicklung & Engineering bei DSM ein Praxisbeispiel aus der Industrie präsentieren. Sein Referat zum Thema:
«Manufacturing IT & Industry 4.0: success factors for projects – practical examples» - DSM Nutritional Products Ltd
präsentieren. Für die Besichtigung der Produktion von Firmenich am Nachmittag, bitten wir sie wiederum die Schutzausrüstung mitzubringen, sofern vorhanden d.h. Sicherheitsschuhe, Helm und Schutzbrille.
Der Vorstand der DIAC hofft, Sie recht zahlreich am 6. April 2017 begrüssen zu dürfen.
Freundliche Grüsse
Dr. Bernhard Urwyler, Präsident
Programm
| Ab 10.00 | Besammlung und Begrüssungskaffee Firmenich SA, la Plaine (GE), route de la Plaine 125, 1283 La Plaine |
| 10.15-10.45 | Introduction to its Products and the La Plaine Production Site Sébastien Balzano, Production Director & Deputy Plant Mgr |
| 10.45-11.30 | Vortrag: «Manufacturing IT & Industry 4.0: success factors for projects – practical examples» - DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, von Stefan Gentner, Leiter Prozessentwicklung & Engineering bei DSM |
| 11.30-12.15 | Mitgliederversammlung 2017 der DIAC |
| 12.30 | Mittagessen Firmenich SA |
| 13.45-15.30 | Die Besichtigung der Produktionsanlagen Firmenich SA, im Werk, la Plaine, 1283 La Plaine |
| 16.00 | Schlussbesprechung & Verabschiedung |
Anmeldung
Deadline für die Anmeldung ist der 24. März 2017
David Spichiger, SCS
26.01.2017
13th Freiburger Symposium: save the date, 11.-12.05.17
13. Freiburger Symposium 2017
Industrial and Applied Chemistry
«Green Chemistry – from Concept to Industrial Reality»
11./12. May 2017, School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg
Konferenzort
Hochschule für Technik und Architektur Freiburg
Gebäude A, Auditorium Edouard Gremaud
Bd de Pérolles 80, 1700 Freiburg
Anmeldung
Anmeldung ist offen vom 01. Januar - 31. März 2017
Kosten
Im Preis inbegriffen sind Pausenverpflegung, Apéro, Mittagessen am Donnerstag und Freitag und Konferenzunterlagen.
CHF 100.– für Studierende und Post-Docs
CHF 350.– für Rentner und Erwerbslose
CHF 600.– für Mitglieder der DIAC
CHF 640.– für alle weiteren SCG-Mitglieder und für SVC-Mitglieder
CHF 800.– für alle anderen Teilnehmenden
Symposiumsdinner am Donnerstagabend
zusätzlich CHF 80.–
Kontakt /Auskunft
Freiburger Symposium 2017
Hochschule für Technik und Architektur Freiburg
Tel.: + 41 26 429 67 01, E-Mail:
Chair: Dr. Kerstin Bodmann, Lonza AG
Co-Chair: Dr. Roger Marti, HTA Freiburg
http://scg.ch/freiburger-symposium/2017
David Spichiger, SCS
31.08.2016
Training courses for industrial organic chemists in Basel
In September, 3 of our well known courses will be presented in Basel, one of these has recently been accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for providing continuing professional development to chemists:
| 26-27 Sep | Scaling from Milligrams to 1-2kg | Basel |  |
| 26-27 Sep | Safety and Selectivity in the Scale-Up of Chemical Reactions | Basel | |
| 28-30 Sep | Chemical Development & Scale-Up in the Fine Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries | Basel | |
| Scientific Update are based in the UK but have been organising training for industrial chemists all over the world for over 25 years. We recognised the need for continuous professional development after graduation from University and have been working with many expert chemists to provide training on topics of relevance to the chemical industry – mostly Pharmaceuticals, Fine Chemicals, Agrochemicals, Speciality Chemicals and Flavour & Fragrance industries. |
David Spichiger, SCS
16.06.2016
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