Biesterfeld Spezialchemie and Buteressence B.V. expand their cooperation

AkzoNobel and Axalta to be called Axanzo following merger

Greg Poux-Guillaume becomes CEO

Analytik Jena inaugurates new buildings: Investment of 96 million euros

Endress+Hauser Group company expands capacity for development, production and sales of laboratory measurement technology

Climate Change as an Economic Factor: The 2026 Heat Wave Costs Germany About 25 Billion EUR

El Niño is already casting a shadow: Adaptation and prevention are key to economic resilience

​​Covestro NV intends to reorganize polycarbonate production at Antwerp site ​​

Planned portfolio adjustment in Europe

cylib selected as Strategic Project under EU Critical Raw Materials Act

cylib is building a facility in Dormagen designed to process up to 140,000 EV batteries per year

Storskogen acquires laboratory analytics provider Duratec

The current owners will remain actively involved in the business

thyssenkrupp nucera Establishes Its First Company-Operated Electrolyzer Cell Assembly Hub in Europe

“For us, the Assembly Hub is a milestone in automation and assembly efficiency”

Raw material transition in the chemical industry: Former Covestro executive joins Cyclize in an operational role

Proven natural gas substitute poised to enter chemical plants

EWE and VERBUND Establish a Joint Venture for One of Europe's Largest Hydrogen Projects

European Partnership for Energy Security and Decarbonization

Tioxide is significantly expanding its workforce at Greatham site

Manufacturing restart gathers pace

Bio-based raw materials and green hydrogen: Startup Furanova brings cutting-edge technology to Gendorf

FDCA from Sugar: Furanova Builds Pilot Plant for Bio-Based Plastic Feedstock

Grenova and Peak Robotics merge to form Grenova Robotics

Companies unite under a new brand to deliver a broader portfolio

Rapeseed oil instead of crude oil: Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals

Nearly EUR 100 million invested

LEVACO Chemicals Acquires LANXESS's Tank Farm and Strengthens Its Leverkusen Site

LEVACO Enhances Autonomy in Key Raw Material Processes

Altmann Analytik Acquires Laboratory Supplier Kobe

Kobe Acquisition Strengthens Altmann Analytik's Position in the University and Research Market

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2026: The International Process Industry Focuses on Collaboration and Sustainability

The focus was on topics such as pharmaceutical processing, smart industry, energy efficiency, recycling, safety, and the future of processing

Leuna Polyamid: Insolvency Proceedings Initiated

Insolvency estate is insufficient to cover decommissioning and dismantling

VEGA acquires Swiss IoT platform provider

"Together, we close the gap between data collection and its use for informed decisions"

cylib appoints Roland Harings as chairman of its Advisory Board

With his leadership experience, Roland Harings will support cylib in building an end-to-end battery recycling chain at industrial scale

Vianode and FAAM recycle graphite from production scrap to produce anode material

Companies advance industrial-scale closed-loop recycling of battery-grade graphite

Rapeseed oil instead of crude oil: Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals

Nearly EUR 100 million invested

Two chemical giants, a potential deal: BASF and Evonik in talks

BASF confirms exploratory talks regarding potential takeover of Evonik

Evonik is cutting 3,200 jobs worldwide and sharpens growth strategy

Businesses and German sites with clear roles

How chemistry chooses a mirror-image form: the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for asymmetric synthesis

The Nobel Prize goes to Kagan and Soai for their discovery of homochirality

Microplastics Cause Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

Tavion raises €50 million and starts development of its first battery parks in Polan

CleanTech start-up bets on Poland as Europe's most attractive battery storage market

Silicon anodes from Groningen: US start-up GDI builds demonstration factory to cut China dependency

Haskoning selected by GDI for battery demonstration factory in Farmsum

Green hydrogen from seawater

Electrolysis with Untreated Seawater: Fraunhofer Tests Materials and Membranes

Europe’s last Acetyls site halts production

INEOS Idles Europe's last world-scale Acetyls plant as Energy prices hit 12 times US level

Enzymes in Beads for a More Sustainable Chemistry

KIT Files a Patent Application for the Process

64% of Germany's plastic waste is incinerated instead of being recycled

New VDI guideline aims to standardize terminology, procedures, and quality standards throughout the value chain

LEVACO Chemicals Acquires LANXESS's Tank Farm and Strengthens Its Leverkusen Site

LEVACO Enhances Autonomy in Key Raw Material Processes

A tiny bacterium with a huge impact

Vaccenic acid from gut bacteria activates a receptor that combats fatty liver and high blood sugar

Arla is investing more than 63 million euros in the future of high-protein dairy products

Demand for skyr, cottage cheese, and protein solutions is driving investment in Europe

Two new bioinformatics tools improve the diagnosis of genetic disorders

AI algorithm detects pathogenic structural variants in the genome more reliably

Age-related diseases can be reduced through health check-ups

New score predicts frailty and mortality

AI as a Tool in Flavor Research: De Novo Design of Bitter Peptides

Predicting bitterness in food with precision: AI passes the taste test

New Managing Director for Shimadzu Europa GmbH

Jürgen Semmler to retire

BioNTech Founders Launch New Venture

Şahin and Türeci's new startup in Mainz focuses on mRNA therapies

Energy Drinks: Consumption Is Rising Among Schoolchildren

DAK Calls for New Warning Labels on Energy Drinks to Protect Minors

AI scientist autonomously generates and validates new biological discoveries

Researchers at Chalmers University have developed a closed AI laboratory that plans and evaluates experiments with baker’s yeast itself

A blood test can detect over 50 types of cancer

“We’re at a watershed moment”

75 percent of Gen Z buy protein products—social media is driving the trend among Gen Z

A SINUS study shows that eight out of ten 14- to 28-year-olds consider a balanced diet important. TikTok and Instagram are their main sources of information.

Genes or environment? Which has the greater influence on who we are?

What’s in our genes: International research team identifies over 1,000 markers linked to human personality

Microplastic substitute from the fermenter: BIOWEG builds Europe’s largest plant for bacterial cellulose

EU microplastics ban drives multi-million investment in North Rhine-Westphalia biotech plant

Electronic nose detects whether meat and fish are still safe to eat

To this end, the Interreg project PRECISE measures cadaverine—a gas produced when proteins decompose

Danaher accelerates life sciences research with new AI-powered autonomous lab

The lab is designed to deliver up to eight times faster progress from idea to validated reagent

Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats

AI agents discover an unknown enzyme system after 21 hours of autonomous database analysis

International FoodTec Award 2027: Winners Announced

21 award winners honored for innovation, sustainability, and efficiency

Automated Lab Speeds Up Material Development

New research platform independently investigates materials for thin-film photovoltaics and other optoelectronic applications

A Matter of Quantity: A Universal Target for CAR-T Cells Against Cancer

“Here, we are demonstrating for the first time an innovative method for identifying new targets for cancer therapies”

Ammeraal Beltech to Present Food Conveyor Solutions at EHEDG World Congress

Ammeraal Beltech will participate as a Gold Sponsor at the EHEDG World Congress in Vienna, Austria, on 7–8 October 2026

Protein Content in Foods — New Conversion Factors Enable More Precise Assessment

Max Rubner Institute Releases New Database for Nitrogen-to-Protein Conversion

Big Picture Bio founded to identify, design and optimise promising cancer combination therapies

Founding team and advisors bring expertise from Deep Science Ventures, AstraZeneca, Exscientia and PhoreMost

Peanuts leave a unique fingerprint in the blood

Researchers identify a specific fatty acid pattern associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Altmann Analytik Acquires Laboratory Supplier Kobe

Kobe Acquisition Strengthens Altmann Analytik's Position in the University and Research Market

A first in Germany: Charité successfully treats 19-year-old with CRISPR therapy

Exagamglogene Autotemcel used for the first time in Germany following approval

Healthy eating slows biological aging – regardless of diet

Study shows: ten different dietary patterns all have an effect at the DNA level

Molecules Build a Honeycomb

Researchers Decode the Blueprint for Molecular Fibers

Microplastics Cause Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

Ultra-Processed Foods: The Degree of Processing Affects Metabolism and the Brain

Why Ready-Made Meals Affect the Body Differently Than Freshly Cooked Food

On the trail of dissolution: Only 30 water molecules separate salt

Process visualised for the first time at atomic resolution using ultra-high-resolution electron spectroscopy