Life Science and Chemical Industries Section
The focus of the research within the section is surface chemistry relevant to chemical industries and life sciences; covering pharmaceutical, personal care, biotechnical, medical device and food industries. The aim is to perform fundamental as well as more directly applicable research and development, with a substantial proportion performed as contract work.
The section is engaged in industrial project assignments for single companies or consortia, as well as fundamental research project. Knowledge is developed and transferred for the needs of industry today and in the future, with focus on the science and technology areas coupled to formulation of functional products, and delivers underlying platforms for industrial applications.
Central areas
Central is formulation of functional products, which is supported by basic competence areas and application technologies. As basic competences are functional entities in formulations, such as surfactants, polymers, and particles, and their interaction with solvents, other chemicals, temperature, etc. Examples of technology areas are emulsions, foams, powders, cleaning, and tribology.
The driving forces for the activities are based on customer need on an operational, tactical or strategic scale. The projects or contracts may be initiated by new technology that can open up completely new possibilities or markets, increased performance of a system, decreased production costs, acute problems, or by new or forthcoming legislation which calls for replacement of product technology.
The activities of the section are of special interest to the following industries:
- The Formulation Industry
- The Chemical Industry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Foods
- Animal feed
- The Home and Personal Care Industry
- Medical devices
- Cosmetics
- Dental-care products
- Biotechnology derived products
- Industries using emulsifiers, emulsion processes or emulsified products
- The Oil and Bitumen Industry