Commission on the History of Modern Chemistry

Fourth International Conference

"Industrial-Academic Relationships in the Chemical and Molecular Sciences"

3-5 October 2002

Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106


Conference Program

Thursday, 3 October

5:00-5:30       Registration

5:30-6:00       Opening Remarks
                                David Hounshell, Carnegie Mellon University

6:00-8:00       Reception

Friday, 4 October

8:30-9:00       Welcome and Breakfast

9:00-11:15      Session One: Biomedicine and the Chemical Sciences

Cross-Cultural Technology Transfer: From the Laboratory to Mass Production in the Early Antibiotic Era
Arthur Daemmrich, Chemical Heritage Foundation

"Integrative Capabilities" in the Contemporary Pharmaceutical Industry: A Case Study from the Treatment of Osteoporosis
Renato Giannetti, Università di Firenze

Break (15 minutes)

Industry and Academia in the European Periphery: Adapting Foreign Technology for Spanish Chemical and Pharmaceutical Companies
Núria Puig, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

The Chemical Control of Malaria: Chemotherapy and Cooperative Research
Leo Slater, Johns Hopkins University

11:15-12:15     Commentary and General Discussion
                Moderator: Jeffrey Sturchio, Merck & Co., Inc.
                Commentator: Louis Galambos, Johns Hopkins University

12:15-1:30 PM   Lunch

1:30-3:45       Session Two: National Patterns

The Formation of the Soviet System of Chemical Research and Development
Nathan Brooks, New Mexico State University

Academic-Industrial Relations and Chemical Education in Germany, 1919-1939
Jeffrey Johnson, Villanova University

Break (fifteen minutes)

The Scientific Layout of the Socialist State: A Case Study of the founding of the Research Institute of Chemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhang Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Exemplar of Academia-Industry Interchange: The Department of Chemical Technology at Bombay University
Nasir Tyabji, Jawaharlal Nehru University

3:45-4:45       Commentary and General Discussion
                Moderator: David Sicilia, University of Maryland
                Commentator: Christian Simon, Universität Basel


5:00-7:00       Reception

Saturday, 5 October

9:00-9:30 AM    Welcome and Breakfast

9:30-11:00      Session Three: Instruments and Experimental Practice

The Instrument and Organic Chemistry: A Dynamic Approach to the Triangle of Manufacturers, Users, and Sponsors
Carsten Reinhardt, Universitaet Regensburg

The Svedberg, the Ultracentrifuge, and the Role of Science in Industry
Sven Widmalm, Uppsala Universitet

Contesting Scientific "Facts": The Perspectives of Indigo Planters, Dyers, and Traders
Prakash Kumar, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:00-11:45     Commentary and General Discussion
                Moderator: Buhm Soon Park, National Institutes of Health
                Commentator: Peter Morris, Science Museum, London

11:45-1:00 PM   Lunch

1:00-3:15       Session Four: Chemical and Petrochemical Developments

Learning by Technology Import, Accumulation, and Path Dependence: An Historical Survey of Japanese Polymer-based Industries, 1953-1973
Meng Li, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

World Class Industry in an Underdeveloped National Innovation Context: The Case of the Venezuelan Oil Industry and Academic Research
Hebe Vessuri, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas

Break (fifteen minutes)

Industrial Research Agendas in Environmentally Sensitive Fields: The Case of Insect Resistance Research
John Ceccatti, Universität Basel

Mediating Know-how: Polymer Science and Technology at BASF
Susan Becker, BASF Aktiengesellschaft

3:15-4:15       Commentary and General Discussion
                Moderator: John Smith, Lehigh University
                Commentator: Harm Schröter, Universitetet i Bergen

4:15-5:00       Open discussion for all participants
                Co-moderators:  Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Université Paris X-Nanterre
                                Ernst Homburg, Universiteit Maastricht


All sessions will take place at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.  Conference papers will be pre-circulated.  To register, please contact Todd Waters, External Relations Assistant, at (215) 925-2222, ext. 301; fax: (215) 925-9071; e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.  Limited seating is available.


Beckman Center
Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106