Bilfinger Berger acquires Rotring Engineering

"Merck is back on a growth path with all three businesses"

Merck returned to profitable growth in 2024 and delivered on its guidance for the year

Between test tube and algorithm: the laboratory of the future under the microscope

Study on the transformation of laboratories

Bayer meets adjusted guidance and takes decisive action to tackle challenges

2025 to be a pivotal year for company’s turnaround – improved performance expected from 2026 onwards

LUM GmbH and Alpharmaca Inc. start working together

Strong demand from the pharmaceutical and semiconductor sectors leads to expansion of the Chinese sales network

Bionic revolution in surface treatment

Fusion Bionic Spin-off Wins Fraunhofer Founder Award 2024

Fast and scalable CO₂ emission reduction

ctrl+s Secures Seed Funding to Accelerate and Optimize Emission Reduction in Supply Chains

High-tech startup CrySyst provides quality-by-control solutions for pharmaceutical, fine chemical industries

“These tools reduce time, material usage and risk while enhancing process robustness and scalability”

Eschbach receives the Best of Industry Award for Artificial Intelligence for the second time in a row

"AI technologies are increasingly becoming an integral part of process management..."

Ruland celebrates 25 years of success

technotrans lays the foundation for further growth

technotrans acquires neighboring property in Sassenberg

BASF increases EBITDA before special items in 2024 due to strong performance of its core businesses

Decline of 13 percent in standalone businesses

Arrivederci, laboratory waste

Starlab expands sustainable recycling program to Italy

Arkema has decided to increase its PVDF capacity by 15% in North America

Hydrogenious LOHC: successful financing round and new management changes ready company for the future

KNAUER invests and strengthens itself for international competition

The management of the Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments reports on current plans to ensure sustainable business success

New report analyses lithium-ion battery recycling industry amid growing demand for sustainable energy solutions

The report explores policy, market, and innovation trends shaping this rapidly expanding industry

Environmentally friendly hydrogen from the circular economy

Start-up Green Hydrogen Technology and Westfalen Group launch cooperation

BASF invests in new alcoholates plant in Ludwigshafen

Advanced production facilities to support growing life science market as well as the biodiesel industry

BASF to sell Brazilian decorative paints business to Sherwin-Williams

Purchase price of $1.15 billion on a cash and debt-free basis

BioGold nuggets from a local waste stream

Biological gold recycling: BRAIN Biotech AG collaborates with PX Group on the PX Urban Mining Initiative

VINCI Energies acquires the TEHA Technology Group

A 150-year-old problem resolved using AI

New approach enables precise predictions of the phase transition

Breakthrough in materials research: The metal that does not expand

An alloy of several metals has been developed that shows practically no thermal expansion over an extremely large temperature interval

Engineers discover key barrier to longer-lasting batteries

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered why LiNiO2 batteries break down

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Novonesis launch innovative enzymatic esterification technology

A more sustainable alternative to conventional esterification

Extremely Low Friction Thanks to New Solid State Lubricant

By combining organic and inorganic chemistry, scientists developed the innovative lubricant - with remarkable capabilities

Ruland celebrates 25 years of success

Novel method to synthesize valuable fluorinated drug compounds

Global battery market continues to see strong growth despite uncertainties and holds opportunities for European manufacturers

New European players must show they can produce high-quality battery cells at low cost

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

Bacterium “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products

BMBF project launched for fast industrial implementation of sodium-ion technology

From battery material development to the production of large-format cells: 21 partners from science and industry are pool their expertise

Converting CO2 into fuel – with the help of battery waste

Upcycling as a climate game-changer: A nanocatalyst has been produced based on spent batteries and aluminium foil residues, converting CO2 into valuable methane

A molecular fountain of youth for the brain

Ageing processes in “mini-brains” observed for the first time

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Mayo Clinic researchers map prostate cancer relapse

By using C-11 choline PET and MRI

Omega-3s can slow down aging process

Epigenetic clocks used for the first time to measure the ageing process

Meat production increased by 1.4 % in 2024

Meat production rises again for the first time since 2016, but remains almost a quarter below the previous peak

What does "resolution" mean here? Microscopy puzzle solved

New microscopy method can identify molecules: The question of resolution proved to be a difficult puzzle

Rare side effect discovered in cancer immunotherapy

Green food revolution

Labomatic and KNAUER enter into strategic cooperation

Customers in the field of liquid chromatography in particular are likely to benefit from the complementary expertise

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

Bacterium “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products

Value-added pancakes

WSU using science to improve nutrition of breakfast staple

Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector

“Multi Organ Model” - Animal-free alternative for pharmacokinetics research

Dynamic42 and research partners present three-organ system to reduce animal testing

Sugar tax harms Red Bull and not Pure Bio Energy Drink

New polymer mixture creates ultra-sensitive heat sensor

Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopiles

Natural substance spray against pulmonary fibrosis

Project receiving 800,000 euros from the biomedical start-up incubator IBT Lower Saxony

Analyze odorous substances without errors

Comparative study confirms established method as gold standard

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Obese and healthy

Scientists are trying to work out why some obese people become unhealthy while others do not

Tackling global food safety crises

BVL trains experts from 112 countries

How to save energy in the laboratory

Electricity Saving Challenge: Exploring savings potential in the laboratory

Intermittent fasting could be unsafe for teenagers

Mouse study finds impaired cell development

Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function

Biotage AB and McMaster University sign joint agreement to develop new chemistry platform

A new switch for the cell therapies of the future

A new gene switch can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin

What happens when a diet targets ultra-processed foods?

Refining the CRISPR scissors

Research team unveils novel anti-CRISPR protein mechanism for precise control of genome editing technologies

Revolution in biotechnology: CO2 becomes food

Breakthrough bioprocess turns CO2 and electricity into high-protein food

How AI is transforming Unilever Ice Cream’s end-to-end supply chain

Scientists patent corrosion-resistant nano-coating for metals

Thinner, less toxic than existing coatings; efficient and economical to produce