Full profile interview
22 Jun 2020

Bionema
Bionema is a British company that develops biopesticides, pesticides derived from nature, rather than synthetic chemicals. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Bionema founder and CEO Minshad Ansari.
Full profile interview
18 Jun 2020

Vegalab
Vegalab is company based in Switzerland that produces a range of natural products for use as agricultural inputs, including biopesticides and biostimulants. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with David Selakovic, founder and CEO of Vegalab.
Full profile interview
18 Jun 2020

Azotic Technologies
Azotic Technologies is a British start-up developing crop treatments based on nitrogen fixing bacteria. By using these bacteria as a biostimulant, farmers can increase their yields and reduce the need for environmentally damaging chemical fertilizers. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Steve Pearson, Commercial Director at Azotic Technologies
18 Jun 2020

CRISPR Technology Could Democratise Agriculture
Humans have been manipulating the DNA of the organisms around us in agriculture for thousands of years, using selective breeding to create sweeter fruit, hardier grains, cows that produce more milk, and many more valuable traits.
8 Jun 2020

Polypropylene Material to Expand 3D Printing Market
HP is delivering a first of its kind Polypropylene material for additive manufacturing. Polypropylene is a versatile material ideal for a wide range of automotive, consumer, industrial, and medical applications.
4 Jun 2020

HP "Doubling Down" on Digital Manufacturing With New Announcements
HP entries into the 3D Printing world have been significant. With both the release of their Jet Fusion and Metal Jet systems they have made waves in the industry. In a press briefing on 4th June 2019 the company announced they are "doubling down" on their progress in digital manufacturing with a string of announcements.
Background
26 May 2020

Fortum
Fortum is an Nordic electricity, heating and energy provider that also offers clean-energy and resource efficiency-related services, including demolition and recycling. This profiles introduces Fortum's developments in Li-ion battery recycling.
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

Citrine Informatics
Citrine Informatics provide a materials informatics platform. IDTechEx spoke with Greg Mulholland (CEO and co-founder).
27 Apr 2020

Why we Should Build Millions of Weather-Protected Pedelecs this Summer
Resilience in pandemic situations needs alternatives to public transportation and shared moblity
The present Corona pandemic has clearly revealed a shortcoming of public transportation and most shared mobility solutions: they come with poor possibilities for social distancing.
Full profile interview
22 Apr 2020

Equinom
Equinom is an Israeli biotechnology company that uses artificial intelligence and big data processing to rapidly identify multi-trait seeds, significantly improving the efficiency of selective breeding programs. In April 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Itay Dana, Vice President of Marketing at Equinom.
Background
23 Mar 2020

CamX Power
CamX Power are a company focussed on battery materials and design. They have licensed cathode material to Johnson Matthey and BASF.
Full profile interview
2 Mar 2020

InnovationLab GmbH
InnovationLab GmbH was established in 2008. At first, it received funding from the government (from Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung). However, since 2013 it claims to be standing on its own feet and to be cash-flow positive.
18 Feb 2020

BASF and JenaBatteries Cooperate on Power Storage Technology
JenaBatteries GmbH and BASF are cooperating in the production of an electrolyte for a battery technology that is particularly suitable for stationary storage of electricity from renewable energy sources and for stabilizing conventional transmission grids.
Full profile interview
11 Feb 2020

Leclanché (2019)
Leclanché are a premium European battery maker and energy storage solutions provider based in Switzerland. The company supplies battery solutions to many industries, from industrial vehicles and stationary energy storage to robotics.
Full profile interview
8 Feb 2020

Jena Batteries GmbH
JenaBatteries is a spin-off from the University of Jena in Germany. They have developed an aqueous-based redox flow technology with redox-active polymers, called by the company: Metal-free redox flow battery. The technology developed can be classified as Organic Redox Flow Battery (ORFB).
Update interview
27 Jan 2020

UbiQD
UbiQD is a 13-person company focused on CIS (CuInS2/ZnS) QDs.
Update
24 Jan 2020

Samsung
Samsung is a leader in production of QD displays.
Full profile interview
10 Dec 2019

Xarvio, a BASF Digital Farming brand
Xarvio is a software platform for digital agriculture owned by global chemicals company BASF. Xarvio tools help improve decision making on farms by letting users monitor and manage their fields, as well as identify weeds and pests during field inspections. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst spoke with Louis Wells, Solutions and Services manager at BASF, about the Xarvio platform.
External press release
21 Nov 2019

BASF Acquires 3D Printing Service Provider Sculpteo
To continue to expand its position as a leading service provider in the additive manufacturing sector, BASF New Business GmbH has formally agreed to acquire the online 3D printing service provider Sculpteo.