Valent U.S.A. and Valent Biosciences are subsidiaries of Japan’s $30 billion Sumitomo Chemical Company. Last year, the companies partnered with Halo to seek solutions in carbon sequestration, plant growth regulators, and mycorrhizal fungi...
Baxter is a Fortune 500 medical device and healthcare company and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of home dialysis machines. Today, Baxter must ship 900 pounds of dialysis solution to every patient each month. Last year Baxter posted...
A 20+ year veteran of global ag giant Syngenta, Stuart Harrison, Phd heads up the company's R&D partnerships and open innovation strategy. Ahead of the World Agri-tech Innovation Summit, where three finalists from Syngenta’s latest startup challenge...
Every field has its pioneers, radical thinkers, and visionaries. The foundations of modern economics were laid by the likes of Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, while lean startup methodology calls to mind Steve Blank and Eric Ries. Open...
A global leader in advanced piping solutions, Aliaxis launched its venture capital arm Aliaxis Ventures last year to invest in startups and co-develop solutions to solve water-related challenges. We spoke with Fabian Seunier, Group Head of...
A growing focus on sustainability has pushed many companies to adapt their packaging for the sake of the planet. Terms like renewable, compostable, and zero-waste have become benchmarks for sustainability, but what do those words mean? Even if...
What do you do when the world is in the throes of a historic pandemic and you’re in charge of innovation for the world’s number one disinfectant brand? To find out, we spoke to Willem Rensink, Group Director for Hygiene Innovation Partnerships at...
We caught up with Filip Arnaut, R&D Director at Puratos’ GRS Lab, to discuss how the company’s sprawling innovation infrastructure reaches down to the local level to create the perfect chocolates, patisserie and baked goods for palettes around the...
Few people have the range to design missiles for F-15 fighter jets and reimagine the Cheerios box. We caught up with Jay Gouliard, Vice President of Global Packaging at Mondelēz International to learn more about why innovating toward a more...
Based in the Netherlands, Avantium is working to commercialize recyclable polymers and ingredients for a variety of applications where fossil-based resources are commonly used. We chatted with Math Lambalk, Business Development Manager, to learn how...