Effects are the main focus of Ciba R&D activities. The R&D staff of 1250 people consists of highly skilled chemists, physicists, materials scientists, biologists and technicians.

They enable Ciba to provide an integrated and interdisciplinary R&D approach to the development of value-added performance effects for our industry.

Find out more about: Organic Synthesis Radical Chemistry Solid State Chemistry and Physics Polymer Chemistry Catalysis Biocatalysis Photochemistry Application Research

Within the Ciba's research community, a small interdisciplinary team, Group Research, is involved in the design and development of innovative products and processes, ranging from structurally simple to complex molecules, from bio-based functional chromophores to high performance intermediates, from achiral to enantiopure compounds.

Group Research is focusing on a well-balanced toolbox including bio-catalysis, advanced chemical catalysis and innovative synthesis design giving access to new chemical entities in an economical and environmental attractive way. To speed up technology development in these areas in a competitive fashion, fast experimentation techniques and automatisation are applied.

The integrated use of this platform, covering all segments, offers to the Ciba businesses

• Environmentally friendly and sustainable manufacturing (“soft chemistry”)
• Use of new and/or renewable feedstock (“green chemistry”)
• Source of new products and ingredients, including “natural ingredients”
• Access to products not obtainable via traditional routes.