Consumer product development scientists use principles of chemistry, physics and engineering to study and develop products that range from food and personal care items to medicine and medical ...

Chemists involved in research and development apply their academic knowledge to real-world problems. They develop products that meet a specific need, while factoring in business considerations. If you ...

Assessing the chemical makeup of a medical device as part of the safety evaluation can either be a blessing for manufacturers by shortening the time to market or entail some surprises, according to ...

What Are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? In 2015 the United Nations created a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and ...

Asymmetric synthesis and catalysis have emerged as pivotal tools in the construction of structurally complex and enantioenriched natural product frameworks. By enabling the selective formation of one ...

Product development is facing a fundamental challenge. Unfortunately, at the very moment when companies need to make better products more efficiently, previous performance innovations in product ...

Product development programs meet two types of measurable goals – goals that relate to the product itself and goals that integrate product development with broader business goals. Product-related ...

Ryan Gray is Co-Founder and CEO of SGW Designworks, a product engineering and design firm featured in The Lean Startup. Should your engineering department be doing product development? Two decades ago ...

Although the U.S. chemical industry has suffered unusually severe job losses as a result of the Great Recession, a few safe harbors still offer shelter from the economic storms. Biotech firms, for ...

“Mom, can you help me tonight with my chemistry homework?” My teenage daughter quickly learned to rely on me as a resource during her introductory chemistry course at a local college. As chair of the ...