Avantium's Crystalline received the Dutch Good Industrial Design award (GIO)
December 11, 2009 - Amsterdam, The NetherlandsOn 10 December the Crystalline received the Dutch Good Industrial Design (GIO 2009) award at the annual award ceremony of the Dutch design network, Designlink.
The Crystalline is a parallel crystallizer which enables scientists to view crystallization processes real time. Avantium worked closely together with NPK for the industrial design of this instrument.
An independent jury of four leaders in industrial design evaluated all entries on five criteria specified by Designlink. The Crystalline achieved a maximum score on all five criteria: technical functionality, ergonomics, respect for human and environment, design and originality. The GIO award was assigned to the Crystalline in the category professional products. Other prominent recipients of the GIO 2009 awards are: Royal Auping, ATAG, Gazelle and Philips.
About Avantium
Avantium is a leading technology company in the area of advanced high-throughput R&D operating in the energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries. The company develops products and processes in the area of biofuels, bio-based chemicals and novel crystal forms of existing drugs by applying its proprietary, high-throughput R&D technology.
Avantium has demonstrated the potential of this technology by providing R&D services and tools to more than 70 companies worldwide. Avantium's customer base includes many of the world's largest energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical companies, such as BP, Shell, Sasol, Pfizer and GSK. Avantium has more than 100 employees; its offices and head quarters are based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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