Nobel Prize in Chemistry: How protein discoveries benefit research at BASF

Computational protein design and protein structure prediction speed up day-to-day research

05-Dec-2024 - On December 10, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will award this year’s Nobel Prizes in Stockholm, Sweden. The prizes for chemistry this year are all about proteins, considered the building blocks of life. David Baker (University of Washington, Seattle, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ...

Expanded possibilities for laboratory digitalization and connectivity

labforward merges with LabTwin

18-Sep-2024 - labforward GmbH, a leading provider of solutions for digital transformation in the laboratory with a platform for the digital integration of laboratory equipment and the connectivity of entire workflows consisting of an electronic laboratory journal (ELN, Electronic Lab Notebook) and a laboratory ...

AI Adoption Stagnates in German Companies

Research and development uses AI most commonly for data analysis and modelling

29-Aug-2024 - German companies use artificial intelligence (AI) more frequently than the EU average. However, this usage has stagnated since 2021, according to a recent study by ZEW Mannheim for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. “AI is increasingly gaining attention in public ...

Meraxis partners with AI start-up POLYMERIZE

Collaboration for a greener, more efficient polymer industry

27-Aug-2024 - Meraxis and the AI deep-tech start-up POLYMERIZE have forged a strategic partnership. POLYMERIZE is a developer and provider of a materials informatics platform, which is specifically tailored to the research and development needs in the polymer industry. POLYMERIZE’s Software-as-a-Service ...

Simply configure: GenISys brings generative AI to plant engineering

15-Jul-2024 - In the "GenISys" project, researchers at the University of Wuppertal are working with two practice partners to develop generative AI models to make the construction of bottling plants more intelligent and resource-efficient in the future. The overarching aim is to promote the use of artificial ...

AI start-up helps companies to use their data to make the best possible decision under any circumstances

Scavenger AI secures €1.1m pre-seed funding

15-Apr-2024 - The German data analytics & AI start-up Scavenger AI secures its pre-seed financing in Q1 2024. A total of € 1.1 million was raised under the lead of HTGF together with Calm/Storm Ventures, Femventix​,​​ and ​the B4i Fund to enable companies to perform complex data analyses in just a few ...

Creation of digital twins of machines in minutes

AI startup Tomorrow Things simplifies and accelerates complex digitalisation of machines: EUR 1.5 million in seed funding

25-Mar-2024 - AI start-up Tomorrow Things has secured €1.5m in funding to continue the development of an AI-powered Operating System for machines on the internet. This solution will save clients up to 90% in manual integration and other costs. An investment to make AI fly Tomorrow Things’ €1.5m funding was ...

ACHEMA Start-up Award: Ten start-ups that want to change the process industry

The finalists are nominated

28-Feb-2024 - Sustainability and digitalization are megatrends that are not only shaping the process industry as a whole, but also the list of finalists for this year's ACHEMA Start-up Award. The ten finalists have now been selected to present their companies and technologies in Frankfurt / Germany during ...

ETH spin-offs – an annual record set in 2023

A growing number of female founders

09-Jan-2024 - A total of 43 new spin-​offs were founded at ETH Zurich over the past year, a new record. A particularly large number of young companies were created in the areas of artificial intelligence and biotechnology. In addition, an increasing number of ETH spin-​offs are being set up by women. 43 new ...

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings partners with Swiss start-up coatingAI to explore new frontiers in sustainability

07-Dec-2023 - Revolutionary software co-developed by AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business and coatingAI is using artificial intelligence to help customers improve the application process and reduce their carbon footprint.The industry-first technology, called Flightpath, optimizes equipment settings to reduce ...