Crops Farmers invest heavily in nitrogen fertilizer Understanding how much nitrogen actually gets taken up by plants is key to improving efficiency — both for profitability and sustainability company develops a trait that it says provides genetic resistance to sclerotinia The most common method for measuring nitrogen efficiency is the “difference method,” in which researchers compare two plots — one fertilized one not — and calculate the difference in nitrogen uptake it assumes fertilizer doesn’t change soil nitrogen dynamics — an assumption which isn’t entirely accurate Since soil nitrogen interacts with applied fertilizer in complex ways A far more accurate method involves tracking nitrogen itself Using a stable isotope of nitrogen called N-15 researchers enrich fertilizer and trace its exact movement in the soil and plants This “isotopic method” provides a direct measurement of how much applied nitrogen reaches the crop there’s also a downside: it’s incredibly expensive A single acre’s worth of isotope-labelled fertilizer can cost over $170,000 limiting these studies to small research plots isotopic research is uncovering valuable insights into nitrogen efficiency At the CropConnect Conference in Winnipeg in February a North Dakota State University (NDSU) assistant professor of soil fertility shared what her isotopic studies have revealed about nitrogen uptake and efficiency in cropping systems The bulk of Griesheim’s presentation centred on several studies that she conducted in central Illinois Griesheim looked at nitrogen placement during sidedressing comparing a traditional subsurface knife application to a Y-Drop surface dribble system The first was broadcasting all nitrogen up front; the second was a 50/50 split with subsurface sidedressing; the third was a 50/50 split using Y-Drop; and the last treatment was a repeat of the third treatment “We wanted to know whether that first application more efficient than the second By taking the difference between those two treatments you can prise that apart and look into it.” The results showed more nitrogen was taken up by the crop at the sidedress stage meaning late-season applications were generally more efficient the subsurface application was more efficient than Y-Drop “If you have conditions conducive to ammonium volatilization the subsurface application will be higher in efficiency than the Y-drop application,” she says Griesheim also tested nitrogen placement at planting using Precision Planting’s Conceal system The study compared four treatments: a single-band and a dual-band UAN application straddling the seed row a banded placement was consistently more efficient than broadcasting,” Griesheim said since the banded application places the fertilizer closer to the roots nor the number of bands appeared to have any impact “There was really no difference there,” she says Griesheim’s final project examined different nitrogen fertilizer forms potassium levels were balanced across treatments to prevent any yield response from added potassium “What we found for this project was that potassium nitrate was highest in efficiency followed by UAN and then by urea,” Griesheim says adding the trend showed fertilizers with more ammonium had lower efficiency Her research in Illinois revealed interesting findings about nitrogen efficiency that could impact future research treatment differences weren’t detectable by yield “It means that we can have differences in our management practices that aren’t reducing yield but are increasing efficiency nitrogen loss was a major factor influencing efficiency Whether through immobilization (where nitrogen gets tied up in organic matter and becomes unavailable) or losses such as through volatilization her research shows more research is needed to understand how nitrogen moves in the system Fall-applied anhydrous ammonia led to significant nitrogen loss before crops could use it this is likely a factor of the warmer ground temperatures in central Illinois and farmers in Canada probably wouldn’t see the same kind of losses it does indicate synchronizing fertilizer application with crop uptake has the potential to improve efficiency her results showed the soil — not the inputs — was providing the bulk of the nutrients for the crops “There was not a single time where the fertilizer was the major source of nitrogen for the crop,” Griesheim says What that suggests is that nitrogen movement isn’t only driven by the placement of the fertilizer It also suggests more attention should be paid to management techniques that look beyond 4R practices that focus on placement to practices that influence how nitrogen is stored That insight led Griesheim to her latest ongoing study at NDSU that is looking at the isotopic efficiency of nitrogen applications for conventional till and no-till cropping systems “We know from very extensive literature that tillage will impact carbon quality and quantity as well as soil moisture and 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blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page CyrusOne has to build another data center in Frankfurt The company this week detailed plans for its seventh data center campus in Frankfurt located on a 63,000 sqm (678,125 sq ft) plot at Frankfurt Westside business park The development will consist of two three-story buildings offering 81MW across nine data halls Demolition and site clearance is already underway and will be complete by Q1 2024 Construction will commence in Q3 2024 for a Q2 2026 delivery More than 1,800 sqm of the facility walls and roofs will be "green," while the development will include 5,500 sqm of open green space and planting of more than sixty trees Waste heat re-use methods will be deployed within both buildings with a potential 40MW of waste heat delivered to the campus heating network when at full capacity "Frankfurt is an incredibly important location for CyrusOne in Europe with 60MW IT capacity across four operational data centers and another 126MW under development It is a real milestone to be planning our seventh facility in the city and our biggest development to date in Frankfurt,” said Andreas Paduch an experienced and innovative local organization as a key partner for this build at Frankfurt Westside and this is the start of a longstanding partnership with this team It’s fantastic to work with a company so aligned with us on sustainability and biodiversity goals as we move forward on the project together.” Set on the former Griesheim Industrial Park Frankfurt Westside is a 73-hectare commercial and industrial mixed-use regeneration project managed by BEOS AG and its parent company Swiss Life Asset Managers The former industrial site has its origins in 1856 when it was used for chemical products manufacturing; the two companies took over management of the site from owner Clariant Produkte in 2020 “We are pleased that in CyrusOne we have found a reliable who in the future will play a key role in the implementation of our ambitious ESG agenda Our companies are united by many common visions and in particular with regard to sustainability,” said Holger Matheis added: “The chemical industry was active for over 180 years in Griesheim Industrial Park Now is the time to shape the future of Frankfurt Westside by acting courageously and responsibly – not just for us the collaboration with CyrusOne is an important element which fits in seamlessly with our sustainability strategy.” KKR-owned CyrusOne currently has six other facilities in Frankfurt in operation or development In November 2021 the company announced plans for Frankfurt V a 90MW facility located in the Hanau area to the east of Frankfurt Construction was planned to start in Q2 2023 with the first 9MW phase of capacity due to be delivered in Q3 2024 the existing property was leased to Deutsche Bank Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia Issue no. 3534 published 15 March 2025 Friday evening marked the 19th annual Tribute to Women event at which women throughout the community were honored for their contributions The event was held at the Pueblo Riverwalk where 25 nominees made up four categories of nomination – Community Service The winners of these categories were Mary Lou Martinez President of the YWCA Board of Directors opened the event introducing the Board of Directors and staff YWCA Executive Director Maureen White thanked the event committee and attendees for their continuous support of the YWCA White also asked that men within the Pueblo community consider joining the YWCA "100 Men Campaign" to support the YWCA’s efforts to eradicate domestic violence as October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month The event was officiated by Steven Trujillo Griesheim said it was an honor to be the premier sponsor and continue the strong 19-year collaboration between St Immediately following the Tribute to Women awards was the 1st annual Water Luminary Light Up 110 floating luminaries were launched into the Riverwalk by six of the Ms The luminaries were purchased by community members in honor or in memory of a loved one City of Pueblo Firefighter Station 1 and his colleagues for assisting in the retrieval of the luminaries Both events were live-streamed via the YWCA of Pueblo’s Facebook page “The YWCA wishes to thank everyone who contributes to the great success of these events and for the Pueblo community’s continuous support to domestic violence victims and their children,” White noted “They are grateful to be part of such a strong community that works together.” The Tribute to Women event was also sponsored by Health Solutions ‘The YWCA of Pueblo thanks all sponsors for their support to the YWCA of Pueblo,” White added Chieftain reporter Alexis Smith can be reached by email at asmith@chieftain.com or on Twitter @smith_alexis27 2014 7:17 PMNSA May Have Undercover Operatives in Foreign CompaniesAs a much-anticipated documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden premiers in New York this evening new revelations are being published simultaneously that expose more information about the NSA’s work to compromise computer networks and devices Newly-brought-to-light documents leaked by Snowden discuss operations by the NSA working inside China Germany and South Korea to help physically […]An aerial view showing the 'Dagger Complex' in Griesheim near Darmstadt The area on the edge of a former airfield is considered one of the most important branches of the US secret NSA.EPA/BORIS ROESSLERSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAs a much-anticipated documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden premiers in New York this evening new revelations are being published simultaneously that expose more information about the NSA's work to compromise computer networks and devices They also suggest the NSA may have undercover agents planted inside companies to provide assistance in gaining access to systems in the global communications industry And they bolster previous reports that the NSA works with U.S and foreign companies to weaken their encryption systems is a 13-page brief dating from 2004 about Sentry Eagle a term the NSA used to describe a collection of closely held programs whose details were so tightly controlled that they could be disclosed only to a limited number of people approved by senior intelligence officials .will cause exceptionally grave damage to U.S national security," the document states "The loss of this information could critically compromise highly sensitive cryptologic U.S multi-year past and future NSA investments and the ability to exploit foreign adversary cyberspace while protecting U.S The brief reveals new details about six categories of NSA operations that fall under the Sentry Eagle rubric These are also known as the NSA's "core" secrets and are identified as: Sentry Hawk---which involves computer network exploitation (aka CNE), the government’s term for digital espionage. (For example, programs like Flame would fall into this category.) Sentry Falcon---which involves computer network defense Sentry Osprey---which appears to involve overseeing NSA clandestine operations conducted in conjunction with the CIA the Defense Intelligence Agency and Army intelligence These operations involve human intelligence assets or “HUMINT assets (Target Exploitation—TAREX) to support signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations." Some of the TAREX bases of operation overseas appear to be located in South Korea, Germany and Beijing, China. But domestic centers for these operations are also based in Hawaii, Texas and Georgia. The NSA also handily keeps TAREX personnel stationed at U.S. embassies. The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald described this so-called interdiction activity in his recent book No Place to Hide, which included a photo of NSA agents opening packages that had been intercepted enroute to their destination in order to implant surveillance beacons in them. Sentry Raven---focuses on cracking encryption systems. The documents state that the NSA “works with specific U.S. commercial entities . . . to modify U.S manufactured encryption systems to make them exploitable for SIGINT.” It doesn’t name the commercial entities or the encryption tools they modified, however. This activity has been previously reported, but the stark declaration here underscores the cooperation that U.S. companies appear to be giving the NSA. Sentry Condor---involves computer network attacks (CNA), the government’s term for computer and network penetrations that involve degrading, damaging, delaying or destroying systems. Sentry Owl---a program involving collaboration with private companies. The report doesn't elaborate on this. The most controversial detail in the documents, however, involves a reference to clandestine agents infiltrating commercial entities. Previous stories have revealed that the NSA has worked to convince U.S. companies to install backdoors and help the agency undermine encryption in their products to facilitate spying. They have also revealed how the NSA hacked computers belonging to system administrators at a telecom in Belgium to gain access to routers responsible for transmitting the mobile communications of customers. But none has discussed the NSA embedding agents in companies. There has long been speculation about the NSA obtaining assistance from foreign companies. Most recently with regard to revelations that the NSA was intercepting all of the mobile phone communications of three countries---including Afghanistan. Security experts have speculated that this type of nationwide collection would be difficult to accomplish without the cooperation of a telecom or the assistance of insiders to help the NSA subvert the telecom services. The NSA document, however, only makes a brief reference to undercover agents in reference to companies, without elaborating. The Intercept notes that this could indicate moles working inside the companies or it could simply refer to undercover agents visiting commercial facilities and companies under false pretenses to further a SIGINT operation in some way. The document doesn't specify whether the companies referred to are U.S. or foreign, though it may be both. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking South High School in Downers Grove will induct five new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame: Chuck Novotny (Coach/Administrator) The induction ceremony and celebration will take place Feb The ceremony will take place at approximately 5:30 p.m. between the boys’ sophomore and varsity basketball games Cheryl Zemaitis-Ferguson’s accomplishments include: Kathy Smith (Griesheim) accomplishments include: “We are so fortunate and proud to welcome these five new members to our Athletic Hall of Fame family,” says South High School Athletic Director Randall Konstans “Their incredible dedication to accomplish so much athletically and academically The South High Hall of Fame Committee reviews all nominations made, and selects athletes annually. For more information or to nominate a former student athlete, please contact Athletic Director Randall Konstans at rkonstans@csd99.org Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Frankfurt has published an updated plan for commercial developments in the city which appears to limit cloud and colocation data center building to certain specified areas In response to concerns that data centers were swallowing up Frankfurt's land and electrical power Frankfurt has now published a development plan The city says it can now meet future requirements for data centers by certifying "company-independent data centers" (cloud and colo facilities) and restricting them to the neighborhoods of Sossenheim The city also plans to create a city-wide district heating plan to use data center waste heat In May 2021, Frankfurt announced it would produce a new plan for commercial development which would include requirements for data centers data centers took up 64 hectares (640,000 sqm/6.9 million sq ft) in Frankfurt and there was concern about their use of space and energy A 2021 local magistrate's report on the Frankfurt website suggested they should in future be built taller and share their waste heat to address their energy consumption In March, the new planning concept was set out by the head of the economic department of Frankfurt, Stephanie Wüst, and in June, the city council approved the ideas for regulating data centers, as part of an overall commercial space development program "There is increased growth in data centers in Frankfurt's commercial and industrial areas," said the City's announcement The updated development plan has revised conservation and development goals and measures it continues: "There is now a conceptual basis for enabling city-wide location control of data centers." Uncontrolled data centers can put up land prices the City said: "They trigger direct competition for space producing emissions and increasing electricity consumption: "In order to achieve the climate goals of the city of Frankfurt am Main urban planning specifications for more sustainable land use and development must be formulated Future growth of data centers is to be directed to suitable spatial focal points in Frankfurt's commercial areas The aim is to limit the competition for space with other commercial uses and to enable synergies." Data centers are expected to have to meet a "Blue Angel" efficiency stamp but details for quality and resource use are still being developed The City's idea for a district heating system is also a task for the future Lars Reubekeul and Philipp Moser of law firm DLA Piper commented: "Whether this will be sufficient to meet the city's climate targets will only become clear in a few years' time." Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia Considering redox flow batteries, you state that they rely on “metals like lithium and cobalt, which are in short supply”. In fact, many such batteries use cheap and common vanadium salts. This makes them attractive bulk electricity storage systems (18 January, p 19) Issue no. 3530 published 15 February 2025 Three facilities to heat 1,000 homes from 2025 Equinix is to connect to a new district heating scheme in Frankfurt The colocation firm has announced a new partnership with housing company Vonovia engineering firm AS Enterprise Engineering and investment advisor and asset manager EB-SIM to build a heating network in the north of Frankfurt Griesheim around 1,000 households are to be supplied cost-neutrally with excess heat generated by local Equinix data centers and FR8) are set to be connected to the heat exchanger said: “This project demonstrates how data centers can give back to their local community and is a perfect example of the benefits that can be achieved through collaboration between governments He added: "We hope that this project will arouse the interest of other potential partners Equinix is ​​committed to pursuing waste heat sharing for local benefit in the many markets in which we operate.” FR4, 6, and 8, located at Lärchenstrasse 110 and 139-141, span more than 214,000 sq ft (19,900 sqm) in total. FR4 opened in 2010, FR6 in 2017, and FR8 in 2021 Connecting data centers to district heating schemes is becoming an increasingly common way for data centers to find a use for excess heat generated by IT hardware Equinix is part of several district heating initiatives across Europe, including a recently expanded district heating project in Finland with energy company Helen. The Helsinki project has been running since 2010. It also looking to join a new Irish district heating system in Blanchardstown In Paris, excess heat from Equinix’s PA10 facility will be routed to the Plaine Saulnier urban development area and the Olympic Water Center, which will host several events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. PA10 also features an urban farm on its roof Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia The chemical and pharmaceuticals industry of the state of Hesse in Germany has been true to its traditions The locations that witnessed the development of this sector have evolved today into industrial parks for enterprises active in a diversity of fields The chemical and pharmaceuticals industry has long been a presence in Hesse Now industrial parks have sprung up on the sites of globally prominent firms like the former Hoechst in Frankfurt or Behringwerke in Marburg These industrial parks provide the companies that settle within them with state-of-the-art infrastructure and services geared to each firm’s particular needs They free the firms to focus on securing their competitive position in an era of globalization The industrial parks in the Hanau-Wiesbaden-Marburg triangle surrounding Frankfurt profit from the natural benefits of this particular location “This central location within Germany and Europe with Frankfurt Airport as the international hub argues conclusively for Hessen as an economically pivotal location,” said Dr the economic development organization of the state of Hesse Optimal access to all of Hesse’s industrial parks most of which have their own ports and rail connections facilitates international cooperation and ensures maximum efficiency of the worldwide transport of goods “Hesse’s industrial parks maintain their competitive position through clear profiles and a variety of specializations,” Waldschmidt said “The parks supply research and manufacturing companies — small operations and global players alike — a comprehensive service package that nevertheless meets each firm’s individual requirements.” Non-stop Growth: Höchst Industrial Park in Frankfurt Höchst Industrial Park is one of the largest chemical and pharmaceutical sites in Europe It occupies 460 hectares and is home to 90 individual companies with 22,000 employees the former Hoechst; Infraserv Höchst has operated the park since 1998 Despite its considerable size — its road network alone runs more than 70 kilometers — Höchst Industrial Park continues to grow Since 2000 its resident firms have invested more than €6.3 billion in production and research centers on the site One example is Bayer CropScience, which in July laid the cornerstone of a new manufacturing facility for the plant protection product Basta. In December 2013, the Swiss company Clariant consolidated its worldwide research efforts in Frankfurt with the opening of the €100 million Clariant Innovation Center recently expanded its cell culture facility to include the production of antibodies thus spotlighting the importance of Höchst Industrial Park as a prime location for biotechnology Höchst Industrial Park can draw on excellent technical infrastructure including an ultra-modern facility for the treatment and disposal of wastes The park enjoys an extremely convenient location only 6 kilometers from Frankfurt Airport It has its own trimodal port facility on the Main River Even university-level studies are offered on-site the largest provider of education and training in Hessen offers dual courses of study for 1,000 students at the Höchst branch of its polytechnic One indication of the park’s national significance is that Deutsche Post has granted it its own postal code: 65926 An Ideal Address: Griesheim Industrial Park in Frankfurt In terms of transport access, Griesheim Industrial Park is hard to beat. It has its own port right on the Main River, a rail link only one stop from Frankfurt’s main station, and is five minutes by car from Frankfurt Airport. The 30 companies in this park, which lies in the immediate vicinity of downtown Frankfurt, employ 750 people. Among the largest firms are WeylChem Griesheim The chemical and related manufacturing operations are to be found at the core of the 60-hectare park surrounded by an open area for office and storage buildings to the west and another open commercial area to the east Parking — with shuttle service to the airport — is to the north; to the south flows the Main River a daughter company of Infraserv Höchst Group Infrasite takes care of all services to do with chemical and other industrial processes as well as seeing to the provision of electricity operator of the nearby Höchst Industrial Park Infrasite Griesheim can draw on the expertise of specialists in authorization management This puts Griesheim in a position to offer a variety of quality services €10 million was invested in Griesheim Industrial Park a chemical-physical waste treatment plant and a reusable materials sorting facility A back-up power station independent of the public power grid is in the planning A Fresh Breeze: Cassella Industrial Park in Frankfurt Cassella Industrial Park in the Fechenheim section of Frankfurt is only a stone’s throw from the brand new European Central Bank but it still competes on eye level with the larger parks Its infrastructure covers everything from media links to biodynamic waste treatment rail connections and a port on the Main River Its small size constitutes a perfect environment for small and medium-sized enterprises “Cassella” recalls the aniline factory of the wholesale paints company Leopold Cassella & Co. which was founded in 1870 and grew to be the world’s largest azo dyes and pigments factory before merging with Hoechst Allessa still produces dyes and pigments today in addition to pharmaceuticals and other fine chemicals when Allessa was taken over by the International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) the winds of change have been felt in Fechenheim have been quick to follow Allessa’s example and settle on the Cassella site Thanks as well to its situation in Frankfurt’s booming east end Cassella Industrial Park specifically appeals to innovative companies which produces gene fragments by means of chemical processes and then distributes them worldwide A number of other firms on site have only tangentially to do with chemistry since two large-scale hardware and building supplies stores for do-it-yourselfers are in the area The operator of Cassella Industry Park is breathing new life into the park with structural improvements and modernization In spring 2016 more than 17,000 square meters of ready-to-build and serviced land in the heart of the site will be made available Strong Suit R&D: Wolfgang Industrial Park in Hanau The infrastructure of the 82-hectare Wolfgang Industrial Park in Hanau is designed to meet the needs of the chemistry sector and related industries The park is operated by Evonik Technology & Infrastructure Evonik Industries is the largest company in the area followed by the materials technology corporation Umicore 5,300 people work at 12 companies within Wolfgang Industrial Park Reactive resin for road surface markings is just one of the products manufactured by Evonik at Wolfgang Park A diversity of primary ingredients for medicines and catalyzers are manufactured here as well But Wolfgang Industrial Park is not a manufacturing site in the usual sense of the word The companies here focus primarily on research the development of new products and the adaptation of laboratory procedures to large-scale production A major focus is on materials and energy research with particular stress on catalyzers and fuel cells This is what makes Wolfgang Industrial Park the top address in Hessen for hydrogen technology applications With the participation of the on-site membrane producer SolviCore a demonstration model for storing regeneratively produced electricity in the form of hydrogen has already been created The Fraunhofer Project Group Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies (IWKS) has established itself on the outer border of the park IWKS cooperates closely with Umicore and is now being expanded into a full-fledged Fraunhofer Institute thus underlining the attraction of this park as a first-rate address for the research and development of sustainable processes and products Ideal for SMEs: Kalle-Albert Industrial Park in Wiesbaden On the outskirts of Wiesbaden lies Kalle-Albert Industrial Park an ideal research and manufacturing site for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Seventy-five companies with a total of 5,600 employees have established themselves on the 96 hectares of this park which emerged from Hoechst’s Kalle-Albert works in 1997 the emphasis here is on chemistry; but sausage skins offset printing plates and special foodstuffs foils are produced here as well Both start-ups and global companies like Merck Performance Materials which produces basic chemicals for its global semiconductor business aside from six other large and medium-sized enterprises small-scale companies with fewer than 50 employees predominate Especially these smaller firms find the Kalle-Albert business environment optimal The pilot plant stations make increasing production easy and companies can count on support in gaining authorization for new manufacturing facilities the operator of Kalle-Albert Industrial Park is also active in ensuring continuity through a new generation of professionals InfraServ Wiesbaden sponsors the youth science competition “Jugend forscht” and supports “Joblinge,” which helps under-qualified young persons get a start in the working world Over 240 young people are being trained at Kalle-Albert in more than 20 professions Health management is particularly popular in Kalle-Albert Three doctors and a health studio make employee health their particular business InfraServ Wiesbaden ensures the site’s sustainability in this way as well Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology: Behringwerke Industrial Park in Marburg Behringwerke Industrial Park in Marburg is one of Europe’s highest performance centers for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology The 19 companies on its 67 hectares employ 5,300 persons The site goes back 100 years to Emil von Behring Nobel Prize laureate and creator of the serum for diphtheria who founded Behringwerke (Behring Works) here in 1904 Behringwerke has remained true to its origins by distributing throughout the world serums and vaccines against diphtheria Medicines and medical diagnostics are manufactured here as well as a notable product within the Behringwerke portfolio organometallic substances for the semiconductor industry Three globally active corporations predominate on this site: the pharmaceuticals firm CSL Behring (with more than 2,000 employees the largest company here), GlaxoSmithKline and the Siemens daughter company Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products the operator of Behringwerke Industrial Park emerged in 1997 from Hoechst and belongs today to the operator group Infrareal a medium-sized enterprise with around 400 employees It offers its clients not only infrastructure that conforms to their needs but also services such as specialized packaging for medicines refrigerated transport and technical services geared to pharmaceuticals and biotechnology Such services ease the burden on the firms in the park allowing them to focus their efforts on the main thrust of their businesses Centralized Support for Companies Interested in Hesse companies interested in Hesse — and to start business from there in all Germany — do not need to address all sites separately They get all necessary support by coming directly to Hessen Trade & Invest “With our website www.invest-in-hessen.com we offer easy access to information to get a first overview Our employees provide tailor-made information and help finding the right spot for your business Just ask us and we will help you,” Waldschmidt said Are you ready to elevate your pharmaceutical operations Download our exclusive whitepaper and discover how compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is essential for the safety and integrity of pharmaceuticals CHEManager Spotlight is an exclusive event tailored for practitioners and decision-makers in the chemical industry This part of our event series delves into the latest trends and innovations in logistics to streamline your operations and drive efficiency You criticise Alessandro Strumia's unacceptable and biologically false comments on the abilities of female physicists (Leader, 6 October) continuing basal sexism that dogs the physical sciences as it does other fields The brilliant Noether gained her doctorate in 1907, but had to wait until 1923 before she got a paid university position she had an additional profound “burden” in the nationalistic pit that was then Germany: she was a Jew Issue no. 3203 published 10 November 2018 Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents Paramount’s dilemma exemplifies a broader problem The coffee chain’s new boss is struggling to fix its problems Registered in England and Wales. No. 236383 | Registered office: The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT | VAT Reg No: GB 340 436 876 the Supreme Court observed on Friday [Messer Griesheim Gmbh (Now Called Air Liquide Deutschland Gmbh) v