European oxo joint venture to start operations

BASF presents new corporate strategy

BASF is setting a new direction for portfolio steering, capital allocation and performance culture

eMolecules acquires Synple Chem AG

"We are thrilled to welcome the highly reputable and talented Synple team into eMolecules"

Traction for sustainable healthcare plastics

BIOVOX successfully closes €2.2 million seed round

Solar cells for the Internet of Things

Seed capital and (more) customers for Empa spin-off

How Textile Waste is being Turned into New Resources for a more Sustainable Future for the Fashion Industry

Start-up Renasens is one of the 5 finalists on the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2024 on the topic of ‘Innovations in Sustainable Chemistry for Textiles

LYB lays foundation for first industrial-scale advanced recycling plant at Wesseling, Germany site

Catalytic pyrolysis unit in heart of Europe to bolster sustainable growth, value creation

Verder Group acquires majority stake in Sauermann

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Chemical companies at the port of Antwerp investigate waste water reuse

12 companies are joining in with the research project

Expanded possibilities for laboratory digitalization and connectivity

labforward merges with LabTwin

Merck and Siemens enter Strategic Partnership on Digital Transformation Technology

Merck's cutting-edge production, enabled by Siemens, sets new standards in modular manufacturing

1st GPCA Startup Nexus in Oman at the beginning of December

Startups from the fields of Climate Action & Circular Economy can apply until September 30

Chemical Giants Revealed

The ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies

Sunfire builds 100-megawatt-electrolyzer for RWE

Strong signal for green hydrogen in industry

'Made in Germany': Battery recycler cylib to scale strategic critical raw material production for Europe

Battery recycling is critical to Europe’s supply of strategic critical raw materials for resilient battery infrastructure

Technology start-up AMBARtec successful in practical test with iron oxide-based hydrogen storage system

Test operation demonstrates the efficiency, safety and durability of AMBARtec's H2 storage systems

Calyxia raises $35 million

Fighting plastic pollution and GHG emissions

Sale of E&P business of Wintershall Dea to Harbour Energy completed

With the closing of this transaction BASF has taken the decisive step towards achieving the final separation from the oil and gas business

Rigaku and Xenocs collaborate to redefine the future of material characterization

Historic Acquisition by Polish Company in the US

Qemetica Enters Agreement to Acquire Silicas Products Business for USD 310 Million from American PPG

Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories

Biologists find new ways to encourage the plastic-producing power of purple microbes

How much microplastic are you drinking?

New tool can tell you in minutes

A surprising way to jump-start battery performance

First charge determines lifespan of lithium-ion batteries

World’s strongest battery paves way for light, energy-efficient vehicles

Battery could make the mobile phone as thin as a credit card or increase the driving range of an electric car by up to 70 percent on a single charge

Sulfurous acid H2SO3 - and it does exist

World's first proof under atmospheric conditions calls textbook opinion into question

Breaking open the AI black box, team finds key chemistry for solar energy and beyond

Screening process for new chemical candidates becomes dramatically simpler than blindly searching around chemical space

Chemical plastics recycling is ready to go

“It’s every chemical engineer’s dream to have a formula like this at hand for their process”

Take ... Baking Powder! Simple Ingredients for a Chemical Hydrogen Storage System

Easy to Store and Transport

Historic Acquisition by Polish Company in the US

Qemetica Enters Agreement to Acquire Silicas Products Business for USD 310 Million from American PPG

Alcohol as a storage medium

Power-to-methanol could become a mainstay of the energy transition

BASF drives forward structural adjustments at the Ludwigshafen site

Closure of the production plants for adipic acid, CDon and CPon

72.5 million euros for Hydrogenious LOHC

"Today marks the start of a truly pioneering project in the field of liquid organic hydrogen carriers..."

Ig Nobel Prize awarded to Takanori Takebe for "butt-breathing" study

Go ahead, crack a joke. Butt seriously, this research might save lives someday by helping people when they cannot get enough oxygen via their lungs

Breakthrough in cost-effective production of cultivated meat

"We were inspired by how Ford’s automated assembly line revolutionized the car industry 110 years ago”

New insights into the genetics of the common octopus: genome at the chromosome level decoded

Scientific milestone provides deeper insights into the evolution and biology of Octopus vulgaris

Study shows what your favourite film genres reveal about your brain

86.800 tons of gingerbread produced in Germany in 2023

Production and export of gingerbread highest in late summer

Sulfurous acid H2SO3 - and it does exist

World's first proof under atmospheric conditions calls textbook opinion into question

Yellow dye solution makes tissue transparent on living animals

"It will completely revolutionize existing optical research in biology"

Vion sticks to the strategy of robust sustainable chains with new CEO

Vion announces changes in the leadership team

Blood Testing for so-called MicroRNAs Can Detect Dementia

German-American research team highlights new diagnostic option for Alzheimer’s

How cells generate heat by burning calories

“People who train their brown fat through regular cold exposure are thinner and less prone to developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases”

How much microplastic are you drinking?

New tool can tell you in minutes

The bee’s knees: New tests created to find fake honey

Mind Over Microbiome: How Mental States Impact Gut Health

New research reveals brain-gut circuit regulating immunity through microbiome modulation

Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?

UC Berkeley researcher makes the case for Neurospora-laced oat pulp and cheesy moldy bread

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Why does the grape taste like lychee?

Sweet and sour with a spicy note: this is the taste of the lychee. Its aroma is also found in grapes of the Muscaris grape variety. Researchers have now been able to discover why this is the case.

Start-up aims to accelerate bioprocess development

IRUBIS secures pre-series A funding led by BioProcess360 Partners

How to live 400 years

Genome of the longest-lived vertebrate decoded: It is huge and has special repair capabilities

Innovative Tool Assesses Global Hydration Guidelines

Virginia Tech's New Tool Evaluates Drinking Recommendations in 93 Countries

PFAS influence the development and function of the brain

Study uncovers mechanism of action with new test method

Common salt activates anti-tumor cells

Evidence found that sodium chloride can increase the activity of certain immune cells against cancer

Century-old experiment secures beer and whiskey’s future

Genetic insights could help grains endure climate change

The insulator unraveled

Scientists have uncovered the detailed structure of the aluminum oxide surface, a challenge that has baffled researchers for decades

New pharmaceutically active substances from billions of newly combined molecules

“We’re seeing immense interest from industry and research, especially in cyclic molecules, which to date haven’t been accessible in large numbers”

$30M Bezos Centre at NUS to Drive Protein Research in Asia

Backed by US$30 million from the Bezos Earth Fund, the Centre aims to revolutionise sustainable protein research and commercialization in Asia

Scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water

The liquid-based solution uses a solvent to trap the plastic particles, leaving clean water behind.

Antidepressant shows promise for treating brain tumours

Drug widely available and inexpensive

Brain breaks down eating process into different phases

Scientists from 33 European countries join forces to generate reference genomes for the continent's rich biological diversity