NISSO CHEMICAL is a well-known provider of pharmaceutical excipients with a special focus on hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC). It is used in over 3,000 marketed drugs worldwide. NISSO has 45 years experience and technical expertise for manufacturing premium quality, silica-free HPC that meets the highest standards of the pharmaceutical market. For more information please refer to this link. 
The DDIC was founded in 2017 by the companies Bayer AG, LB Bohle GmbH, Merck KGaA (all Germany) and UCB S.A (Belgium), together with the university partners TU Dortmund and HHU Düsseldorf. INVITE GmbH is leading the consortium. The DDIC fosters international, multi-disciplinary networks in the area of research to advance in pharmaceutical science in close collaboration with academia and pharmaceutical industry along the value chain.