BASF シークレット カジノ Sumitomo Chemical explore in vitro system for chemical safety evaluation

Dec. 21, 2015

Application of fully functional cultured cells as alternative シークレット カジノ animal testing

Tokyo, Japan シークレット カジノ Ludwigshafen, Germany – December 21, 2015 – Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. シークレット カジノ BASF have agreed to collaborate on research into a more sustainable, in vitro system for chemical safety evaluation.

Recent years have seen an increase in stringent regulations for registration of agricultural chemicals シークレット カジノ pharmaceuticals, シークレット カジノ the demシークレット カジノ to increase human relevance of safety studies. For these reasons, Sumitomo Chemical シークレット カジノ BASF aim to create a system that supports the development of safe chemicals, while reducing the need for conventional animal testing.

As the first step in their research, Sumitomo Chemical シークレット カジノ BASF aim to establish a new line of fully functional cultured cells to enable the safety evaluation of chemicals in a more efficient シークレット カジノ more precise way than conventional methods.

Dr. Peter Eckes, President of BASF Bioscience Research, said: "BASF celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, シークレット カジノ we have a history of continuous commitment to sustainability throughout our operations. In this collaboration we are combining the strength of both companies to develop new methods to reduce animal testing."

Ikuzo Ogawa, Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Chemical in charge of technology シークレット カジノ research & development, said, "We will contribute to building a sustainable society through supplying safer chemicals. We are very delighted to work on the collaborative research of such great social significance in the year marking the 100th anniversary of the start of Sumitomo Chemical’s operations."

About Sumitomo シークレット カジノ

Sumitomo Chemical celebrated the 100th anniversary of the commencement of its operations in 2015. As its business philosophy, the company’s basic spirit シークレット カジノ sense of mission are to use the power of technology to resolve difficult challenges facing society シークレット カジノ contribute to society through its business activities. Based on this philosophy, Sumitomo Chemical, as a diversified chemical company, conducts business in five sectors – petrochemicals, energy & functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health & crop sciences, シークレット カジノ pharmaceuticals – シークレット カジノ provides products worldwide that support a wide variety of industries シークレット カジノ help people’s daily lives. By proactively using the power of chemistry to improve people’s lives シークレット カジノ find solutions to such problems facing the world as food supply, the environment, シークレット カジノ the supply of resources シークレット カジノ energy, Sumitomo Chemical will continue to grow for the next hundred years as a global, diversified chemical company trusted by society. The company’s consolidated net sales for fiscal 2014 were approximately 2.4 trillion yen, シークレット カジノ it has around 31,000 employees. For further information on Sumitomo Chemical, please visit the corporate website at

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry – シークレット カジノ have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products シークレット カジノ crop protection products to oil シークレット カジノ gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection シークレット カジノ social responsibility. Through science シークレット カジノ innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current シークレット カジノ future needs of society. Our products シークレット カジノ solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition シークレット カジノ improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 シークレット カジノ around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt(BAS), London(BFA)シークレット カジノ Zurich(AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet atwww.basf.com.

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