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2011
Company profile: Semiconductor start-up
Bea Perks reports on a company developing printable circuits, where any setbacks are viewed as positive learning experiences
Company profile: What women want
Beauty is in the eye of Procter and Gamble's skincare team, reports Manisha Lalloo
Company profile: Coatings chemistry
AkzoNobel, the global paints and coatings company and producer of speciality chemicals, is looking forward to rapid growth in China, writes Emma Davies
Company profile: Chemical ensemble
From Cambridge, UK, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sarah Houlton looks at the rewards on offer to chemists in the biotech sector
2010
Company profile: Analytical technology worldwide
Scientific instrument manufacturer Bruker has come a long way in 50 years, discovers Matt Brown
Company profile: Australia's national science agency
CSIRO employs about 700 chemists, as Karen Harries-Rees reports.
Company profile: James Robinson
The UK dye manufacturer has been taken over by Vivimed, India. Sarah Houlton finds out what this means for the company
Company profile: Poised for success
Vancouver-based Xenon Pharmaceuticals is turning heads. Charles Cohen tells Helen Carmichael about the company's research, and its close ties with British Columbia's universities
Company profile: Science sense
The Monell Chemical Sciences Center offers a highly multidisciplinary research environment, as Matt Brown discovers
2009
Company profile: Diet dedication
Mead Johnson has developed special products for children with diet-related problems for over 200 years, as Yfke Hager reports
Company profile: Chemicals to order
Excelsyn, which specialises in the gram to kilo scale manufacture of fine chemicals, is profiting from the growing market for niche products, reports Sarah Houlton
Company profile: Pick of the bunch
The Australian Wine Research Institute is using cutting-edge chemistry to boost and support the wine industry, as Karen Harries-Rees finds out
Company profile: Chemists riding the storm
Big pharma's outsourcing is key to predicted success for a growing UK contract research organisation, reports Emma Davies
2008
Company profile: Chemists in the driving seat
Victoria Gill speaks to young scientists at Shell's Global Solutions Technology Centre in Cheshire, UK
Company profile: Improving the chain from research to patient
The commercial arm of Cancer Research UK has some exciting opportunities for medicinal chemists, reports Yfke Hager
