Journal of Business Chemistry February 2020
The first Journal of Business Chemistry issue of the 2020s addresses the ‘megatrends’ that we will face throughout the next ten years – artificial intelligence, digitalisation, sustainable development and decarbonisation, to name a few. With developments in these fields, industry always faces the question of how to implement changes. The articles in this issue collect […]
1 Introduction It appears not appropriate to refuse patentability of an invention on a new molecule designed by AI because the respective patent application does not have significant examples which were carried out in reality, but only generated by AI (usually a trained model/machine trained algorithm). However, to achieve patentability, certain requirements must be fulfilled, […]
Abstract Both, digitalization and sustainable development are two megatrends with significant impact on the chemical industry in Germany through to 2025, according to a recent survey among 60 chemists. Digitalization is as seen a driver for sustainable development, even though there is no quantitative correlation in the importance of the two megatrends. When implementing Corporate […]
Abstract Transforming the chemical industry to carbon neutrality requires abundant and cheap renewable energy as well as synergies and flexibilities from a convergence of the chemical and energy markets. Decarbonization strategies need to manage technical, financial and stakeholder requirements in an uncertain, volatile and ambiguous regulatory and socio-political environment. 1 Introduction Today’s chemical industry […]
Abstract Cooper introduced the Stage-Gate® process to structure the new product development (NPD) process in the late 1980s. Empirical evidence showed that successfully managing the NPD process helps firms to outperform their competitors over long periods of time. This indicates that appropriately managing the NPD process has become an imperative for firms. While some firms […]
Abstract The aim of this article is to review the theory of disruptive innovation over the course of its development and analyze its theory building process. The analysis is framed through the theory of scientific development proposed by Thomas S. Kuhn (2012). The novel application of Kuhn’s framework highlights crucial developments and faults. It is […]