An Important Step For Devan

摘要

The Devan Chemicals Group has acquired the Portuguese company Micropolis SA. Micropolis, based in Porto, is a spin-off of the Minho University and is specialised in micro-encapsulation and hydrogel technology. Micropolis, with the support INOVCAPTTAL, a Venture Capital company that focuses its investments in High-Tech start up companies, has worked for more than 5 years in the development of reactive microcapsules. Micropolis employs 5 qualified engineers working closely with several Portuguese universities such as Minho and Coimbra Universities in order to expand the fundamental research on the use of these technologies in textiles and other applications.