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The Technology Strategy Board plans to launch at least three new Technology Innovation Centres (TICs). There are ten candidate areas, of which Sensor Systems is one. The successful TICs will attract significant investment over the next five years. A workshop on 15 July will try to find, from potential users and key stakeholders [...] Dial-a-Molecule is a Grand Challenge network funded by EPSRC to promote research aimed at step change in the ability to deliver molecules quickly and efficiently. More information can be found at www.dial-a-molecule.org . Until now the network has organised a series of meetings that developed the initial ideas of Dial-a-Molecule into focus areas. They [...] An Indian company – of good reputation in textile and leather chemistry – seeks “technical collaboration” with a UK company. This is a UKTI lead: SORIS suspects the enquirer seeks complementary products to manufacture on its [...] ECHA has announced it will publish more information from registration dossiers. Following a legal interpretation by the European Commission Services and advice from its Management Board, ECHA will disseminate certain information that is contained in the safety data sheet – which includes the name of the registrant and the registration number. Registrants of [...] CIA is trying to establish how many companies manufacture or use substances registered (or to be registered) as intermediates and whether the changes introduced by the ECHA guidance of December 2010 are affecting them. It is conducting a short survey (at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W9MXFG9). For further information about the changes please contact Silvia [...] The Technology Strategy Board recently launched a new Grant for Research and Development programme designed specifically for individual small to medium enterprises. Three types of grant are available – for proof of market projects, proof of concept and development of prototype. Depending on the type of grant, funding levels range from £25,000 [...] An opportunity to provide input into high level UK-China trade policy discussions. UK Trade & Investment in collaboration with HM Treasury, China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), CBI and other organisations, is running a market access business consultation in preparation for the Joint Economic Trade Commission (JETC) and Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) in 2011 [...] ECHA has published its 2010 Evaluation Report at http://echa.europa.eu/news/pr/201102/pr_11_05_evaluation_report_20110228_en.asp which highlights the shortcomings of a considerable number of dossiers received in 2010. CIA urges its members to read this report and notes that ECHA encourages companies “to take a pro-active approach in updating their dossiers”. SORIS takes this to mean that companies have a chance [...] Registration for Chemspec USA (see SORIS Diary 3-5 May 2011) is open [...] The third editi0n of this excellent reference work has just been published in electronic form (a PDF file suitable for PCs and eBooks). It has 9,484 entries and 10,449 pages. Links connect each chemical to its derivatives and to raw materials used in its manufacture. Full details: Ashford’s Dictionary of Industrial Chemicals, Third Edition, ISBN 978-0-9522674-3-0 and [...] |
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