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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Slough, UK). 2024 revenue ~£14.2B. Hygiene, health, nutrition brands: Dettol, Lysol, Mucinex, Nurofen, Enfamil. Surface chemistry, disinfection chemistry.

Our electrospun fast-dissolving web disintegrated in under 5 seconds on the tongue.

Recordati Industries S.p.A. (Milano, Italia). 2024 revenue ~€2.2B. Rare diseases: Carbaglu, Isturisa, Recorlev. General medicine: Lomir, Zanipress. Founded 1926. Family-controlled.

The DEL (DNA-encoded library) screen identified 14 validated hit compounds.

Our phenotypic screen identified a novel mechanism of action for anti-fibrotic activity.

华鲁恒升化工股份有限公司(德州)。2024年营收约350亿。煤化工龙头: 尿素、DMF、醋酸、乙二醇。煤气化平台: 多联产柔性工艺。尼龙6中间体: 己内酰胺。新能源材料: DMC电解液溶剂。

Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, NC). 2024 revenue ~$5.4B. World's #1 lithium producer. Lithium hydroxide, carbonate. Bromine (#1 globally) for flame retardants. Catalysts: FCC, hydroprocessing. 7K employees.

武田薬品工業株式会社(大阪)。2024年売上約4.2兆円。日本最大の製薬企業。オンカスパー、エンタビィオ、タキソプロ。楠谷(ADC)買収(2019)。消化器系、腫瘍、神経科学。グローバルR&D拠点: ボストン、東京。

The CRISPRi system downregulated competing pathway genes by 95%.

icIEF showed a charge variant profile with main peak at 85.2%.

Medtronic plc (Dublin, Ireland / Minneapolis, MN). Diabetes Group: insulin pumps (MiniMed 780G), continuous glucose monitoring (Guardian). 2024 diabetes revenue ~$2.5B. Drug delivery chemistry, biosensors.

PPG Industries (Pittsburgh, PA). 2024 revenue ~$18B. #2 coatings globally. Aerospace, automotive, architectural, industrial coatings. Sigma, Glidden, Olympic brands. 50K employees.

WACKER Polysilicon (Burghausen, Deutschland). 2024 revenue ~€1.2B. Polysilicon for semiconductor and solar. Hyperpure polycrystalline silicon. Pyrogenic silica (HDK). Silicones (ELASTOSIL).

滨海(江苏)新材料。锂电池电解液: LiPF6、溶剂(EC, DMC, EMC, DEC)、添加剂(VC, FEC)。湿电子化学品: 电子级氢氟酸、双氧水。半导体和新能源材料双业务。

Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc (London, UK / Amman, Jordan). 2024 revenue ~$3.1B. Injectables, generics, branded medicines. Opioids, antibiotics, oncology injectables. MENA region leader. Founded 1978.

Spray drying gave better powder flow properties than tray drying.

Great to see API innovation at this scale. How is the commercial adoption going?