€24BASF’s reported offer per Evonik share
€11.18bnWhat that offer values Evonik at
7Vendors in QKS’s 2026 process PLM ranking
Deals & Buyers
BASF raises its Evonik bid
Reuters reports BASF has lifted its offer to €24 a share, about €11.18bn, and is pledging no compulsory redundancies until 2032.
Read the full story →Evonik has eyed Ashland
Evonik’s interest in the US specialty chemicals firm, valued at about $3.3bn, surfaced a day earlier. BASF reportedly sees it as too risky.
Read the full story →Why it matters: two of chemicals’ biggest R&D software buyers could end up under one roof.
PLM & Formulation
Trace One tops QKS’s process PLM ranking on customer impact
Seven vendors were assessed, including SAP and Siemens. Recipe and formulation management carried the biggest technology weighting.
Read the full story →Research to Watch
MIT model reads crystal structures and text together
A Nature Communications paper pairs 3D atomic structures with written descriptions, beating text-only models at identifying materials.
Read the full story →Why it matters: plain-language materials search is getting closer, but it still needs good lab data.
Talent Insight
Domain depth beats a slick demo
- When a big buyer is mid-merger, deals slow down. That is when strong account managers and customer success leads earn their keep.
- Formulation and compliance drive buying in this market, so pre-sales people with real lab or regulatory experience stand out.
- AI-for-materials funding is pulling on a small pool of people who know both chemistry and machine learning. Plan for that in 2027 budgets.
Building a team in Materials Science & Cheminformatics?
Anna Rabello specialises in Materials Science & Cheminformatics hiring at QP Group. Talk to Anna about the market, salaries or a search.
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