Innovate with us!

At BASF, we strive to find solutions to the global challenges we face on a daily basis. This objective requires thinking outside the box and seeking integrated results. Collaboration is key in creating solutions. To achieve this goal, we consistently join forces with experts from different sectors with diverse backgrounds and a broad variety of know-how. With that in mind, we invite you to innovate with us!

Innovation

What we do

How we do it

Innovate with us

Join us in our efforts to innovate for a sustainable future: we welcome you to bring in your expertise to help with our ongoing challenges. Beyond that, we regularly offer opportunities for external collaboration in temporary campaigns. Additionally, in our open collaborations, you may find a perfect match with your profile . Take initiative and get in touch with us.

Ongoing Challenges

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Digitalization:
Start-Up Challenges

At our new Verbund site in Zhanjiang/China, digital solutions and smart manufacturing concepts will be based on cutting-edge technologies that maximize efficiency and ease the complexities in daily decision making. This is where you come in.

Agriculture:
Open Innovation Platform

Have you identified novel molecules and you are curious to see effects on weeds, fungi or insects? Just send us a sample and we will do the in vivo screening for you. Read more about the entire Open Innovation Platform process.

Personal Care:
Care Creation

Together we will innovate personal care: Oils, surfactants, rheology modifiers, UV filters, actives - these are just some of the products BASF develops for the personal care industry. We invite you to join our open innovation.

Campaigns

In temporary collaborations, BASF works on finding solutions for specific questions. Here you find the running campaigns.

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Topic: Südamerika-Kampagne

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Open Collaboration

While the world’s population and the resulting demands continue to grow, the planet’s resources are limited. Chemistry is an enabler; it provides solutions for current and future societal needs. This is particularly true for our core topics such as Urban Living, Smart Energy, Food and Digitalization. To find the best solutions, we collaborate with excellent minds from start-ups, industry and academia. Join in and innovate with us.

Start-up

We want to improve many areas of life. If you think you can contribute with your idea, technology or business model, we want to hear from you!

Industry

Carbon Management: New Catalysts for Clean Olefins

We cherish our partners from different industries as experienced and innovative experts. Let's get together to tackle our common challenges!

Academia

We look forward to innovating and collaborating with excellent researchers around the world. Bring in your expertise and partner with an industry leader!

BASF Venture Capital

BASF Venture Capital has been investing worldwide in young, fast-growing companies and funds related to current and future businesses of BASF. These industries include chemistry, new materials, sustainability, digitalization and new, disruptive business models.

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