Latest Interviews

LEXORBIS

"India is witnessing a rapid growth in the biotechnology and life science sectors. With a clear shift in the pharmaceutical industry to biopharmaceuticals, in the agricultural industry to hybrids and green technology, in the energy industry to biofuels and with bioinformatics closing the gaps, India is a very attractive market for investment and R&D activities."

CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (CIAC)

"If the crisis prompts the U.S. to implement ‘Buy America’ policies again, we may get hurt, but we have a very resilient industry in Canada. We are very efficient being ethane-based, and we are still here after 9/11, after the 2008-09 crisis, and we are also resisting well the effects of COVID-19."

"We source our biodiversity from nature – medicinal plants, marine organisms, or humans. We use supercritical fluid solvents, as a replacement for organic solvents. When compressed, these fluids exhibit enhanced thermodynamic properties of penetration, selection, solvation, and expansion. We manipulate these fluids on a cellular level to increase process selectivity and speed while reducing processing steps, toxic organic usage and manufacturing costs."

ORMSTON LIST FRAWLEY LLP

"The consolidation of the brokerage industry has meant a reduction in retail investment. Whilst investment in junior mining stocks used to be commonplace, that it is no longer the case. Investment specialized in mining attracts people within the industry and those with specialized knowledge, not the wider public. The boutique brokerage firms that specialize in mining dominate the capital markets."

INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS (IPC)

"The wider global economic context has not been favorable. Gabon is running its 12th Licensing Round, after the 11th bidding round for oil contracts was unsuccessful. Since 2014’s oil price drop, many of the players in Gabon have left."

NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS

"We bring value through our market intelligence capabilities and insuring the right product selection. We also bring regulatory and product management support. Finally, and of key importance, we provide a distribution platform. There is an abundance of cost advantages and benefits from a shared construction of infrastructure."