History
During which industrial revolution did research laboratories first become important in chemical industries?
The Second Industrial Revolution
Which country first commercialized synthetic dyes?
Britain
Perkin set up a private laboratory northwest of London at Greenford Road for researches
Which German company was one of the first to establish a formal research laboratory in the dye industry?
BASF
Who discovered aniline, the first synthetic dye?
William H. Perkin
What institutional support gave Germany a competitive advantage in the dye industry?
Advanced education and state support for R&D.
Which company estbalished a laboratory focused on quality control, which later expanded to include research activities?
Hoechst
By what year did German firms achieve 50% of the global dye production share?
1870
Why did early German research focus on cost-saving processes rather than new products?
Lack of a strong patent system
Which company developed a centralized research laboratory?
La Fuchsine
What significant innovation during the 1860s caused a wave of new firms to enter the dye industry?
The development of synthetic alizarin in 1868.
What year did the German government pass a patent law that influenced research practices in the dye industry?
1877
Which company transitioned from process innovations to product innovations like eosin and methylene blue?
BASF