Last month, this company released a completely new version of its software for batch chemical reactors simulation, BatchReactor. The new software combines detailed equipment modeling, reaction engineering and advanced numerical methods to create a state-of-the-art simulation environment for chemists and chemical engineers. By providing a complete understanding of the production recipe, the new simulation software is a key element that must be integrated into any batch-process development strategy. BatchReactor enables people from chemical, pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals industries to test alternative synthesis routes and new production strategies through effective use of simulation in parallel with their laboratory and pilot plant experimentations. The software features a flexible and efficient thermodynamic package and relies on proven and efficient numerical methods. Thermodynamics are managed by Simulis Thermodynamics, the company’s physical properties and phase-equilibrium calculation server. — ProSim, Toulouse, France