[2010-04]
Innovative Test System for the detection of groundwater- and soil-damaging materials - funded by the BMWi
SiChem GmbH receives 100,000 EUR from the German Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi).
The focus will be the synthesis of long-needed isotope-bearing compounds of hazardous compounds and their biologically relevant metabolites. The new analytical system BACTRAP is meant to be applied to existing waste depositories as well as general evaluation of relevant chemicals in the environment. Partners in this effort are Isodetect GmbH in Munich and the Center for Environmental Research at the University of Leipzig (UFZ). SiChem aims to widen its service and expertise in the area of analytical standards. Homepage: www.isodetect.de

[2008-10]
Nobel Prize for former chief of SiChem shareholder
The SiChem team congratulates the new Nobel Laureate for Chemistry Roger Tsien from the University of California/San Diego warmly on this outstanding price. Carsten Schultz, one of the shareholders of SiChem, was working during the early 90s in Tsien’s lab. During this time they developed photoactivatable and/or membranepermeant substances that belong today to SiChem’s products. They are still very useful tools, for example, for studying calcium signaling in cells.

[2008-03]
Innovative Fluorescent Dyes - funded by the BMWi
SiChem GmbH receives a grant from the German Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi).
It is the aim of this corporate project together with ZytoVision GmbH (Bremerhaven) and EMBL (Heidelberg) to develop innovative fluorescent dyes and photoactivatable (caged) compounds with great brilliance and excellent stability.
They can be used for different fluorescent-based procedures.
With this project SiChem wants to enlarge its expertise in the field of photoactivatable (caged) signaling molecules (Inositol Phospahtes)
Homepage: www.zytovision.de

[2008-01]
Successful Enantioseparation of trifluoromethyl triflate
Hydrolytically stable and easy to handle trifluoromethyl triflate was found to be a liquid reservoir of ‘masked’ difluorophosgene
Several derivatives were successfully separated by enantioseparation. For further information please have a look at the paper
Download: 2008_TetrahedronLetters49_2008_449.pdf

[2007-10]
Sirius Fine Chemicals SiChem GmbH announces a co-operation agreement with Enamine Ltd.
Kiev, Ukraine, 24 September 2007. Sirius Fine Chemicals SiChem GmbH (www.sichem.de) announces a co-operation agreement with Enamine Ltd (www.enamine.net). Recognizing challenges of contemporary drug discovery with growing demand for optically active compounds the two companies agreed to join their efforts in synthesis of enantiomerically pure products. Enamine is an established provider of a wide array of building blocks widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. SiChem holds an expertise in enantioseparation of organic compounds in multi-gram to multi-kilogram amounts.
Owing to this co-operation the world’s life science community can supplement its research with valuable optically pure functionalized compounds. Today, Enamine’s products provide a unique opportunity of continuous lead development. Practically all building blocks which were previously available only as racemic mixtures can now be purchased in enantiomerically pure form.
Both companies complement perfectly combining a long term experience in the technique of enantioseparation of SiChem with a big capacity of chemical synthesis of Enamine. First projects include production of enantiomerically pure unnatural amino acids. Please inquire on these and other Enamine’s products at enamine@enamine.net or info@sichem.de

[2007-07]
Certification ISO 9001:2000
In July SiChem implemented successfully a management system as per DIN EN ISO 9001:2000. In accordance with TÜV CERT procedures, it is hereby certified that SiChem applies this system for the following scopes: Custom synthesis and anylsis as well as development, production and distribution of active compounds and speciality chemicals.
Download: 070840 Sirius Fine Chemicals SiChem QM ZA 07 ud EN eCert.pdf