BASF receives Frost & Sullivan Award for resins for protective coatings

How can Europe boost its domestic battery production and what policy actions are needed?

Battery cell demand will highly increase by 2030

WACKER expects to grow in all business divisions in 2025, despite headwinds

Chemical divisions and biotechnology division perform in a weak market environment

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2025 – the hot spot for processing technology this September

Supporting programme offers balanced blend of old and new

Rigaku Wins Diana Nyyssonen Memorial Best Paper Award

Non-destructive visualization of nanoscale structures realized using ultra-high-resolution X-ray microscope

"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”

Ruland celebrates 25 years of success

technotrans lays the foundation for further growth

technotrans acquires neighboring property in Sassenberg

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..."

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

"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

A 150-year-old problem resolved using AI

New approach enables precise predictions of the phase transition

Engineers discover key barrier to longer-lasting batteries

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

VINCI Energies acquires the TEHA Technology Group

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

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

Complete breakdown of PMMA plastic into its building blocks

Surprisingly simple process

Potential for significant defossilisation of the chemical industry using biomass

Study Confirms Biomass Can Meet 20% of Carbon Demand in Chemicals Sector by 2050 without compromising food and feed supply

Triple Bond Formed Between Boron and Carbon for the First Time

Researchers are opening up new horizons in chemistry: They present the world's first triple bond between the atoms boron and carbon

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

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

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

Natural substance spray against pulmonary fibrosis

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

Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function

How to save energy in the laboratory

Electricity Saving Challenge: Exploring savings potential in the laboratory

Rare side effect discovered in cancer immunotherapy

Green food revolution

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

Study on the transformation of laboratories

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

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

Sugar tax harms Red Bull and not Pure Bio Energy Drink

What does "resolution" mean here? Microscopy puzzle solved

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

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

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

Analyze odorous substances without errors

Comparative study confirms established method as gold standard

Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector

Fascinating new findings: Obesity starts in the brain

Even a short-term intake of highly processed, unhealthy foods can lead to serious changes in the brain

Eating mangos daily shown to improve insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control

New research finds mangos may be key to reducing insulin resistance in adults who are overweight or obese

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

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

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

Scientists patent corrosion-resistant nano-coating for metals

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

Intermittent fasting could be unsafe for teenagers

Mouse study finds impaired cell development

What happens when a diet targets ultra-processed foods?

New polymer mixture creates ultra-sensitive heat sensor

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

Potential target for MS therapy discovered

From research to startup: Polybot receives order for AI-based harvesting robotics

"The Polybot project leverages recent breakthroughs in machine learning to make polyculture farming economically viable"

New synchrotron technique could see hidden building blocks of life