Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharma News

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

How fructose increases the risk of inflammation

Even short-term high fructose consumption influences the immune system

Does AI perceive and make sense of the world the same way humans do?

How obesity also affects the next generation

Study reveals why children of obese mothers are more likely to develop metabolic disorders

New vulnerability discovered in hospital bacterium

Team of researchers identifies promising target for drug development

Human–AI collectives make the most accurate medical diagnoses

Study highlights the potential for greater patient safety and more equitable healthcare

Frequent nightmares triple risk of early death and accelerate ageing

"Our sleeping brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality"

Ultra-processed foods may affect the brain and lead to overeating

Not all processed foods are problematic

"Cocaine kills brain": consequences of drug use for brain health

Cocaine quintuples the risk of stroke and accelerates brain ageing

Severe Polyneuritis Successfully Treated with CAR T-Cell Therapy

"We are starting a new chapter in the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases"

Brewed for longevity: drinking coffee linked with healthy aging in women

Tea, decaf didn’t show the same benefits and colas were strongly associated with lesser likelihood of healthy aging

Can donkeys protect us from ticks?

Researchers find that a donkey skin secretion naturally repels deer ticks

Merck Announces Neoclease as Winner of 2025 North American Advance Biotech Grant

Winner’s lead therapy targets Parkinson’s disease; platform addresses 6,000+ genetic disorders

Mosanna Therapeutics Launches with $80 Million to Advance Novel Nighttime Nasal Spray for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Biotech Veteran David Weber Appointed CEO to Drive Clinical Development

Berlin-based blood analysis innovator aescolab secures new capital

Start-up uses AI for personalized health analyses

Biotech Fluidics opens office in Germany

LUMITOS Celebrates Anniversary – From University Vision to Leading B2B Online Marketing Expert

Organic Growth Instead of Venture Capital: How LUMITOS Survived the Dot-com Crisis and Became Market Leader

Biontech wants to acquire Curevac

Acquisition will strengthen the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy candidates

Rigaku Completes New Building at Yamanashi Plant

Dramatic 2.7-fold increase in floor space to serve global demand

Nuclera and Cytiva Join Forces to Accelerate Drug Discovery

Sustainable Chemistry Changemakers: The Road Ahead

INNOVERDA: From ISC3 Start-up of the Month to Innovation Driver in the French Pharmaceutical Industry

A therapeutic virus against cancer

Start-up Fusix Biotech explores new paths in immunotherapy

ViGeneron Rebrands as VeonGen Therapeutics

VeonGen advances two proprietary, first-in-class gene therapies in the clinic

Laboratory Technology in Focus: Future Labs Live Basel Achieves Attendance Record

Visienco Wins Start-up Competition

Chemists produce hexa-nitrogen for the first time - the most energy-rich substance ever formed

"...a huge advance in nitrogen chemistry": future application as environmentally friendly energy storage conceivable

Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel

Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers

Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible

Researchers have achieved this using a special metal-oxide lens material called lithium niobate and through nanoscale pattern, stamped into the material

PFAS: A novel path to breaking down “forever chemicals”

A new catalyst capable of cleaving strong carbon-fluorine bonds has been developed – potential use in pharmaceutical production

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Significant breakthrough in the chemistry of fluorinated compounds

Overcoming the “Fluoro Wall”: Researchers observe tunneling effect of heavy atoms for the first time

How gas bubbles influence hydrogen production

New findings are relevant for all electrolysis processes

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods leads to weight loss in people with type 1 diabetes

Understanding carbon traps

Physical probing of a promising material shows exactly how it locks CO₂ into place

New study on the global race for future battery technologies

Europe and the United States risk falling behind

A new method identifies rancid hazelnuts without removing them from the bag

Metal nonwovens: material for the batteries of the future

Start-up commercializes nonwoven electrodes: "With our technology, we have the chance to catch up with Asian manufacturers and be better"

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks

Artificial intelligence in modern chemistry: comparison between humans and machines

"The possibilities of artificial intelligence in Chemistry are attracting increasing interest - so we wanted to find out how good these models really are"

Mondelēz International Continues Progress Against “Snacking Made Right” Priorities

New Prospects for Green Ammonia

Study provides a blueprint for load-flexible production plant – and lower costs

Ready for summer with the PINK LEMONADE from waterdrop®

Green hydrogen from Africa much more costly than previously assumed

Imports without guarantees are not competitive

Eating more sweet food may not sway sweet preference

Randomized controlled trial shows that eating more — or less — sweet-tasting foods didn’t change how much people liked sweet flavors

Stronger together: Interlocked electrodes push silicon battery lifespan beyond limits

In practical terms, this means electric vehicles can travel farther and smartphones can operate longer using the same-sized battery

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

Lab in a tube: Monitoring soil chemistry without disturbing it

Blackberries with no thorns? Scientist assembles genome of a blackberry in major step to breed better fruit