BASF completes acquisition of Pronova BioPharma

Labomatic and KNAUER enter into strategic cooperation

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

Innovative plant to turn wood into biochemicals

First of its kind plant lays groundwork for production of consumer goods with reduced CO2 footprint

Start-up boom thriving

In 2024, 37 new spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich, a large proportion of them in the fields of AI and biotechnology.

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) acquires TE Instruments

Expansion of combustion elemental analyser portfolio

Start-up wants to decarbonise the wastewater sector - with advanced sensor technology and AI

Variolytics Secures Growth Financing Round with Nordic Alpha Partners

Oxyle receives 16 million US dollars to combat "perpetual chemicals" in our water

Revolutionary water treatment technology destroys over 99% of PFAS and changes the way industries deal with toxic water pollution

50 years of Bodo Möller Chemie: adhesives expert celebrates company anniversary

Continuous growth with innovative solutions

Wacker Chemie AG: Chemical and biotechnology divisions performed in a weak market environment in 2024

Preliminary figures

BASF Group releases preliminary figures for full year 2024

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik: New branch in Leipzig expands engineering network

Tapping further customer potential in the food, chemicals and pharmaceuticals markets

Anton Paar Opens Two New Subsidiaries

Major breakthrough: Decarbonising global transport with ultra-lightweight batteries

alteva secures €1.7 million in pre-seed funding

Festo Celebrates its Centenary – 100 Years in Motion!

Innovation and Responsibility – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Battery start-up incubator launches at TUM

Investment in Germany's technological sovereignty

Better Basics Laborbedarf wins “Best of Industry Award 2024”

“SmartIntegrate” Product Line wins in the Laboratory and Analytical Technology Category

Europe's top tech investors feature major public entities, contrasting with the US's private investor-led landscape

New EPO study helps assess the size of the funding gap for European startups

Norwegian startup Vianode signs USD multi-billion long-term supply agreement with General Motors

Agreement covers development of large-scale production capacity and supply of synthetic anode graphite

Sustainable battery use: Over eight million euros investment for Circunomics

GET Fund and Schaeffler AG invest in young Mainz-based company

AkzoNobel announces €22 million investment in France, to streamline its operations

BASF to sell Styrodur® business

New method turns e-waste to gold

Electronics waste is a literal gold mine

From CO2 to acetaldehyde: Towards greener industrial chemistry

This breakthrough tackles two environmental issues at once

BASF to sell Styrodur® business

Trash to treasure: Leveraging industrial waste to store energy

First time unwanted organic waste product used in redox flow battery research

New protective coating can improve battery performance

A universal solution with indirect climate protection

Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed

Microbiology meets electrical engineering

How to recycle CO2 from flue gases

Design and process control are the be-all and end-all when it comes to reducing CO2 from flue gases or the atmosphere

High Performance in Frosty Conditions

Materials with negative thermal expansion as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

Sustainable battery use: Over eight million euros investment for Circunomics

GET Fund and Schaeffler AG invest in young Mainz-based company

Removing microplastics with engineered bacteria

Researchers altered bacteria found in wastewater treatment, where microplastics can enter environment

International research team finds new material for extracting CO2 from air and exhaust gases

Successful synthesis of the material COF-999

Artificial Photosynthesis Decoded

How Carbon Nitride Splits Water (and Enables Green Hydrogen)

Groundbreaking technology can turn cancer cells back into normal cells

Research findings have been transferred to the start-up biotech company BioRevert

Kirin Holdings presents the "Electric Salt Spoon" with innovative flavor technology

New gadget presented at CES 2025

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

Insight into schizophrenia disease mechanisms found in the eye

Impaired neuronal connectivity in the retina

‘True food’ research database offers rankings for 50,000 processed foods

A fast, non-destructive test for 2-dimensional materials

Revolution in biotechnology: CO2 becomes food

Breakthrough bioprocess turns CO2 and electricity into high-protein food

Ferrero launches nutella Plant-Based on the German market just in time for Vegan January

Identifying microbial species

Tuberculosis research: promising new active agent

A novel antibiotic

Mintel publishes global food and drink trends for 2025

Insight into enzyme's 3-D structure could cut biofuel costs

Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed

Microbiology meets electrical engineering

Valensina Group strengthens top management at the beginning of the year

Biologist enhances use of bioinformatic tools and achieves precision in genetic annotation

Crucell acquires ChromaGenics to strengthen its strategic position in protein production technology

Food supplements - facts and information needed instead of uncertainty

Researchers create nanoscale sensors to better see how high pressure affects materials

Novel vaccine against a range of diseases caused by the Epstein-Barr virus

Start-up “EBViously“ announces first details of its EBV vaccine candidate

Sugar tax harms Red Bull and not Pure Bio Energy Drink

Epigenomics AG: Clinical Study Shows Lead Biomarker for Lung Cancer also works in Blood

Biomarker mSHOX2 could accelerate diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected lung cancer

Numerous World’s First Scientific Breakthroughs on Path to De-Extinction

Colossal Secures $200M in Series C Funding From TWG Global

What we eat affects our health — and can alter how our genes function

"We found a direct link between eating fiber and modulation of gene function that has anti-cancer effects..."

Nanoscale ruler reveals organization of the cell membrane

Freiburg biologists measure distances and the arrangement of membrane molecules in nanometer range

Cooperation of Ghost-Driving Genes

A groundbreaking study makes a decisive contribution to understanding how genes are regulated

Strengthening Filling Technology: Fricke strategically reorganizes business unit

Bundling expertise for more innovation and customer proximity

New tool for tracking 'kiss-and-run' communication between cells

Start-up unveils next frontier in drug discovery and therapeutic innovation

ThirdLaw Molecular launches its groundbreaking platform for targeted drug discovery with a 4.5-billion molecule DNA-encoded library of Spiroligomer™ macromolecules

Smart food drying techniques with AI enhance product quality and efficiency

A miniature magnetic resonance imager made of diamond

Quantum sensors make microscale NMR spectroscopy possible