BASF Innovationsfonds sells shareholding in DENC to U.S. company PTC

Bodo Möller Chemie Group enters exclusive acquisition talks with Rocktin

Strengthen adhesives distribution in Asia

Renewable Carbon Feedstocks: Building a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050

CCU and recycling as the cornerstone of the chemical industry’s feedstock in 2050

Electrochaea Partners with Hitachi to Bring Synthetic Methane to Japan

Cost-effective replacement for fossil-based natural gas

KNAUER now officially a place of the future

Start-up on a mission to a circular economy in packaging

IonKraft secures € 3.5 M equity funding

Navigating the Future of Sustainable Chemistry and Textiles

Start-up Dimpora from Switzerland wins ISC3 Innovation Challenge

Merck accelerates growth, driven by all business sectors

Merck confirms and specifies guidance for fiscal 2024

AVT GmbH Becomes Part of the Busch Group

“In AVT GmbH we are winning a competent partner for the heat treatment equipment service business”

Click & Try: A Failed Experiment and Chance Opened up new Paths to an Established Reaction for Chemists

Freed from the Niche with Click Chemistry

Bodo Möller Chemie launches Japanese subsidiary

Accelerating Asian market expansion

Bayer: Strategic progress in challenging business environment

Bill Anderson: “We're tackling challenges head on and making progress on our strategic priorities”

New technology for solid state batteries

Qkera selected as one of the 25 best start-ups at Falling Walls

Nacelle presents breakthrough production of Prussian White with special nanocoating for sodium-ion batteries

virtual battery day 2024: The digital stage for pioneering battery and energy storage technologies

Don't miss the biggest digital event in the battery world!

Qemetica's salt business in Europe grows significantly

Salt from Staßfurt is sold in 20 European countries

What influences the success of founders

Outstanding dissertation in the field of entrepreneurship honoured

LANXESS significantly increases earnings in the third quarter of 2024

Higher volumes and better capacity utilization, along with cost savings, drive earnings

BASF partners with Acies Bio to drive sustainable production of Personal and Home Care ingredients

Partnership on biotechnology supports the further development of fermentation technology

Tosoh Bioscience – Separation & Purification Expands European Headquarters in Griesheim, Germany

"This new facility will allow us to better serve our customers and explore new chromatography techniques and applications"

Start-up Entrepreneurs Want to Make Chemical Industry More Sustainable

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Are trees the future for the production of industrial chemicals?

Finding could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

Unique material created to solve a persistent failure problem

The fireproof battery

Salt batteries

Hydrogen: Breakthrough in alkaline membrane electrolyzers

Machine learning can predict the mechanical properties of polymers

A machine learning algorithm can use X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behaviour of new materials

New technology for solid state batteries

Qkera selected as one of the 25 best start-ups at Falling Walls

Recycling batteries with citric acid

Highly efficient recycling process for NCM lithium-ion batteries

Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetics

A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6% of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under POPs and REACH regulations

Inspired by nature: biophysicist develops innovative microplastic filters

"Nature often provides the solution to problems that concern it" - without the example of the giant manta rays, research might not have come up with this idea at all

New Fast and Sustainable Method for Hydrogen Production

“By overcoming the key challenge of current technology, our results have the potential to drive the global transition towards clean energy solutions”

Porsche may acquire stake in Varta and majority stake in e-mobility division "V4Drive"

Berlin-Based Neurotech Startup Secures Investment for the Development of a Digital Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Activating the Memory System of the Brain with Software to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Energy drinks - the underestimated danger

New test improves diagnosis of allergies

Higher diagnostic accuracy than standard tests

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

Precise and fast kokumi effect

"Kokumi" is the name given to the spicy, full-bodied taste of mature cheeses. A new method can be used to effectively analyze the relevant peptides.

“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

Solein® tops the list of NASA’s alternatives for space food systems

Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath

Sensing technology could provide a breakthrough in non-invasive lung cancer screening

The preparation makes the poison

When it comes to building muscle, not all proteins are created equal

Researchers find ground beef packs bigger muscle-building punch than soy-based alternative

Drug discovery within the patient

Genetic analysis of bacteria from humans and animals paves the way for new active ingredients

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Mintel announces Global Food and Drink Trends for 2025

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

Possible approach for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases discovered

1.3 million pizzas with solar power

Gustavo Gusto produces with a PV system from E.ON

AI does not necessarily lead to more efficiency in clinical practice

Researchers analyse the effects

Protein interactions: who is partying with whom and who is ruining the party?

New method for investigating protein interaction networks - also of interest for pharmaceutical research

The science behind Magnum Bon Bon bite-sized ice creams

3D printed prototypes created the optimal Bon Bon size for packing and transportation

The Nobel Prize Winners 2017

Internal clock, gravitational waves and cold analysis

Diabetes switch in DNA

Promising approach for personalised diabetes therapy

Full-bodied cheese flavor–prediction of flavor development soon possible thanks to new method

AI-driven mobile robots team up to tackle chemical synthesis

Chemical research in turbo mode

Understanding How Mutations Affect Diseases

Novel Framework to Study Polygenic Diseases

Sustainable food innovations from broccoli side streams

The focus is on the cultivation and utilization of the entire plant

Ovulation filmed from start to finish for the first time

New findings for fertility research

Bayer partners with innovative hormone monitoring device start-up

Funding to advance early-stage research efforts

With “electro-agriculture,” plants can produce food in the dark and with 94% less land, bioengineers say

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 goes to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier

The laureates’ contributions have enabled the investigation of processes that are so rapid they were previously impossible to follow