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The world of work and society are facing a massive upheaval in the coming years. Automatica 2023 in Munich at the end of June demonstrated the solutions offered by intelligent automation and robotics in this context. After only a one-year break, the trade fair welcomed 40,000 visitors from around 88 nations. That was...

Packaging and recycling specialist Alpla is building a state-of-the-art recycling plant in the South African coastal town of Ballito, north of Durban. The plant, with an output of 35,000 tonnes of recycled PET material, marks the company’s entry into the African recycling market. Construction will start in summer 2023...

Novartis has signed an agreement to acquire Chinook Therapeutics. Chinook Therapeutics is a Seattle-based biopharmaceutical company in clinical-stage development of two high-value drugs for rare, severe chronic kidney disease. Approval results for one of the compounds are expected in the fourth quarter of 2023. The...

The 36th International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals concluded last week at the Messe Basel exhibition centre in Switzerland. The largest edition of Chemspec Europe in size so far, the event welcomed 353 exhibitors from 24 countries, presenting their innovative substances and bespoke solutions on a...