Transform the European Process Industries

Bridge the industry–academy gap in Frankfurt, at the heart of the industrial transformation

The overall philosophy of this “by invitation only”- workshop is to provide a forum for scholars researching the process industries and the transformation to CO₂-neutrality and to develop and share knowledge in interaction with industry professionals.

Why participate?

• Dig deeper: Understand the systemic nature of the challenges and understand the variety of national pathways towards carbon neutrality
• Identify, explore and discuss ways to design new business models and to design cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary collaboration
• Make sense of potential transformation roadmaps
• Share well-proven and novel best-practices in innovation and production management
• Create an international collaborative network among industry professionals and scholars researching the family of process industries

Industry

Experts in the field of process technology, operational excellence, sustainable business transformation, business development and innovation management.

Academia

Professors, Post-Doc Researchers & PhD-Students with a focus on innovation management, technology management, sustainable business transformation and sustainable business models

Process4Sustainability

Europe wants to become CO₂ neutral - as early as possible, but by 2050 the latest. This goal requires a fundamental transformation of the economy and society. The process industry and its partners are crucial to the success of this transformation: together, we can develop new markets through innovative solutions, save energy and raw materials, replace fossil CO₂ sources and increasingly use CO₂ as a resource as well.

The Cluster Process4Sustainability - a network of companies in the process industry, research institutions and societal innovation partners - aims to proactively shape this transformation. We translate the major goal of CO₂ neutrality into tangible steps for individual companies and its specific local conditions.

We want the transformation to succeed.

Based at the Industriepark Frankfurt Höchst, we offer companies practical knowledge about the levers of CO₂ neutrality, new markets and innovative business models. We create future markets by connecting the demand side with solution providers.

We see ourselves as a partner for business, science, politics and society on the road to climate neutrality and are supported by the Hessian state government and the European Regional Development Fund.

More information about the Cluster Process4Sustainability

Mälardalen University, School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

Mälardalen University (MDH) is Sweden’s largest university college with around 20.000 students and 950 employees. MDH students read courses and study programmes in Healthcare, Engineering, Design and Communication, Economics, and Education. At MDH, research is conducted in six research specialisations that promote knowledge and development, for Swedish industry and peoples’ welfare: Future Energy, Healthcare and Welfare, Embedded Systems, Industrial Engineering and Management, Innovation and Product Realisation, and Educational Sciences and Mathematics. The research in Future Energy and Embedded Systems is internationally prominent. MDH is one of Sweden’s foremost HEIs in terms of collaboration, which is a natural part of the University’s DNA. MDH enjoys a close collaboration with the private and public sectors, which contributes towards the better health of people and a more sustainable planet. MDH operates many centres of expertise and collaboration platforms. The Arena for Health and Welfare Engineering, Automation Region, Mälardalen Industry Technology Center, the Sörmland Contract are some of the prominent ones. The university college has formally conferred to university status in the beginning of the next year 2022.

Institute of Business Administration, University of Muenster

The interdisciplinary Institute of Business Administration engages in research, teaching and practice to convey a scientific approach to business-related problems in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The institute has a literature data bank on “Business Chemistry”, a company archive for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and also publishes the Journal of Business Chemistry. The research area of corporate rating and strategy evaluation is concerned particularly with assessing creditworthiness, crisis management and the evaluation of strategic manoeuvres. With respect to teaching, up-to-date case studies are applied, in order to familiarise students with the application of theoretical knowledge.

As a member of the "European Case Clearing House" (ECCH), the institute has access to case studies of the Harvard Business School, the London Business School and other internationally recognised management schools.

More information about the Association for Chemistry and Economics

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