On 19th March 2013 Chemspeed held a webinar, organized by Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN), with more than 200 live attendees. Title: Global Challenges in Chemicals and Energy - Standardising and Accelerating R&D Abstract:
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Correspondingly, R&D organizations need to cope with these challenges typically with the same amount of resources. The only way out of this “catch 22” is to standardize and accelerate R&D via enabling technologies. Case studies and success stories on the applications of enabling, automated tools address:
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For more information, please contact Dr. Michael Schneider, Sr VP Business Development (e-mail, +41 61 8169500)
