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After WW 1, Geigy conducted research to find moth poisons to protect wool. Then they expanded their research to find chemicals to use as seed disinfectants which lead to defining the research objective of synthesizing an insecticide. Source: Insects, Experts,…
Made it possible to patent new varieties of plants. Source: 35 USC Ch. 15
BASF built its Agricultural Research Station (research and farm buildings on 225 ha) in Limburgerhof, located only about 10 km from Ludwigshafen (it's first ammonia plant). Five employees started working there in the spring of 1914. They initiated the first…
Establishment of the FDA in the USA. View Source
This law was the culmination of about 100 bills over a quarter-century that aimed to rein in long-standing, serious abuses in the consumer product marketplace. View Source
Founded in San Francisco, CA by John Muir as a group interested in exploring and sponsoring outings in the mountains of the Pacific coast. Muir was known as the Father of the National Parks and a co-founder of the National…
Ciba would join with Geigy and become Ciba-Geigy. View Source
Development of the vaccine represents public health and economic importance for minimizing diseases. View Source
Starting as a small chemical company and moving to pharmaceutical research that would later merge with Ciba-Geigy to become Novartis. View Source
The Morrill Acts established the Land Grant Universities and allowed for research and education for the agricultural community. These Land Grant Universities continue to play a critical role in our society. View Source