Journal of Business Chemistry January 2009
Five interesting years of the “Journal of Business Chemistry” (JoBC) have passed and many more are hopefully lying ahead of us, with the 6th volume currently in your hands. The JoBC is read throughout the world. Even though the `sectorial` focus seems quite narrow – concentrating on the chemical and related industries – the overall […]
The chemical industry is also feeling more and more strongly the effects of the financial crisis and the recession in the important markets of the world. Even so, “horror” scenarios are not appropriate. The marked decrease in the oil price is also having a positive influence on the level of raw material costs and thus […]
After record years in 2006 and 2007 that even topped the peak-year 2000, a cooling down of the international market for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) could be observed in 2008: Whilst the global transaction volume in 2007 reached about $ 4,400 bn. (2006: $ 3,600 bn.), the total for 2008 is expected to hit about […]
The open source model provides a valuable framework for collective knowledge production and dissemination. Mirroring the efforts of the open source community that developed Linux, open biopharmaceutical initiatives are enabling companies to access knowledge-based resources critical to drug development. The objective of these initiatives is to preserve the downstream technological opportunities for multiple firms. As […]
Biotechnology has been identified as a priority area for the national innovation system in South Africa. Since 2003 new structures have been established in the country in order to enhance biotechnology research and innovation in accordance with the “National Biotechnology Strategy”. Recently and for the first time in the country’s science policy history, the Department […]
1 Introduction This article gives a general background to the REACH regulation and reflects on the possible impact of REACH on Transfer Pricing opportunities and risks. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals. Since REACH may provide some opportunities for improving the Transfer Pricing setup of multinational enterprises (MNEs), this article summarises good […]