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Winning projects use bioresources to combat mosquito borne diseases in Brazil and oil-polluted land in Nigeria Berlin, May 17, 2017 Chemistry solutions that tap native plants, such as cashew nuts, to tackle mosquito borne diseases through environmentally friendly insecticides and […]

€75.000 awarded to innovative projects in health & sanitation and bioremediation of polluted soil The winners of the 2017 Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge are first-prize winner (at right) Dênis Pires de Lima, PhD, a professor at Federal […]

Researchers show that using a biopesticide can be safer and more effective than traditional pesticides Rice is an important crop in Malaysia, yet the indiscriminate use of pesticides has caused health problems for many farmers. Meanwhile, almost half of them […]

  Nearly 700 proposals were submitted to this year’s Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge, jointly run by the Elsevier Foundation and Elsevier’s chemistry journals team. The contest invites applicants worldwide to submit ideas for chemistry solutions addressing sustainability […]

    Your brilliant mind and excellent ideas are needed to make the chemistry industry more sustainable! The Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge calls for action to bring the world one step closer to more sustainability. Chemists play […]

Elsevier Foundation contest offers €75K in prizes for innovative solutions to challenges in developing countries This year, the Elsevier Foundation is running this contest. They are seeking applications for projects that use green and sustainable chemistry solutions to tackle some […]

Call for sustainable chemistry solutions to tackle challenges in developing countries The Elsevier Foundation has announced the launch of the 2017 Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. In accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Challenge aims to […]