Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharma News

X-ray laser uncovers the structure of a natural anti-mosquito insecticide

Bacterial protein found to work against more species of mosquito as previously thought

Releasing Brakes on Biocatalysis

The new findings could play a role in H2 technologies

Researchers Decipher Enzyme Scissors of Intestinal Microbes

Intestinal bacteria utilise so-called beta-elimination to break down plant natural products and thus make them available to humans

Fat cells help repair damaged nerves

Risk of serious COVID-19 infection can now be predicted

Researchers develop rapid test for severe infections

Children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should avoid Brazil nuts

Brazil nuts can contain unusually high levels of radioactive radium

New approach to the sensible utilisation of carbon dioxide from car exhaust gases

"A method has been discovered that uses impure CO2 streams and enables a breakthrough in the synthesis of valuable chemicals and pharmaceuticals"

Mobile phone use may affect semen quality

Is 4G less harmful than 2G?

Boosting PET recycling with higher standards for laboratory experiments

New study shows how enzymatic plastic degradation could be brought one step closer to commercialisation

Seeing cancer’s spread through a computational window

Computational model allows researchers to simulate cellular-scale interactions across unprecedented distances in the human vasculature

Coffee only wakes you up if you rarely drink it

What is the ideal way to consume coffee?

Pregnancy remodels the brain

Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers

Hope for patients with intracerebral hemorrhage

Bioxodes closes €12 million in Series A funding round

Miele and Metall Zug are planning a joint venture to strengthen their medical technology and pharmaceutical divisions

Portfolio comprises hygiene solutions for hospitals, biomedical research, and pharmaceutical applications as well as biotechnological requirements

German pharma company acquires University of Basel start-up for 450 million Swiss francs

New technology uses living bacteria to fight cancer

MedTech industry: Falling margins worldwide hit German companies hard

North American MedTechs maintain their profitability lead

Merck Expands Newest Biologics Testing Center in Shanghai

Further develops its biosafety testing laboratories to meet local demand

Start-up Better Basics Laborbedarf Wins First Place at the "Wiley Analytical Science Award 2024"

SmartRack® wins in the Separation, Laboratory Automation & Equipment Category

Glox Therapeutics Secures £4.3M Seed Funding to Develop Precision Antimicrobials Targeting Drug-resistant Bacteria

Spin-out from the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford

French startup startup transforms human urine into microbial plant biostimulants

Toopi Organics awarded €8.4M to spread urine upcycling for agriculture across the EU

Verici DX reaches a global licensing and commercialisation agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Agreement grants rights to further develop an assay for pre-transplant prognostic testing

Cromatic closes $5.3 million to modernize life science R&D outsourcing

Proprietary outsourcing platform aims to get biotechs off the ground with fast and seamless CRO matching

analytica 2024: Food analysis for sustainable nutrition

From PFAS to microplastics: focus on new harmful substances

Million-euro financial injection for cancer vaccines development

New European and US investors: Nouscom Raises €67.5 million in Oversubscribed Series C Financing Round

New designs for solid-state electrolytes may soon revolutionize the battery industry

Scientists achieve monumental improvements in lithium-metal-chloride solid-state electrolytes

Eating grasshoppers and mealworms - yuck

European research project investigated the acceptance of insects as food in three countries

Autonomous measuring instruments systematically detect new materials

A new algorithm measures materials libraries up to four times faster than before: It’s based on machine learning

This is a battery

Two colored liquids bubbling through tubes: Is this what the battery of the future looks like?

Mushrooms, Brussels sprouts & cilantro: how flavor preferences are created

Aston University technology to combat the not-so sweet practice of honey fraud

Light technology to be used to detect if honey is blended with cheap additions

Dow and Evonik announce startup of hydrogen peroxide to propylene glycol (HPPG) pilot plant

Innovative technology offer flexibility, lower costs, and a smaller environmental footprint

Dunning-Kruger effect with muesli bars

Those who know the least consider themselves highly competent

Can an artificial nose detect food spoilage?

Inauguration of the world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol

Start-up C1 Green Chemicals AG and research partners develop fundamentally new production process

Naked Clams: The New Superfood Sensation Emerging from the Depths

Researchers found Naked Clams contain almost twice the amount of Vitamin B12 as blue mussels and have developed an efficient way to farm them

Researchers discover new ultra strong material for microchip sensors

A material that doesn't just rival the strength of diamonds and graphene, but boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar

Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable compounds

Scientists develop a new method to incorporate harmful perfluoroalkenes into N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

Pushers, overcrowded trains and phone zombies

Sprite presents the world's first vending machine that responds to the things that bother Generation Z the most

Researchers “film” novel catalyst at work

Graphene's proton permeability: A switch for future energy technologies

This discovery could lead to the development of more efficient hydrogen fuel cells and solar water-splitting devices

Ritter Sport Vegan with new variety Crispy Cookie

If you like crunch, you'll love this novelty: Starting in January, Ritter Sport is launching Crispy Cookie, a new vegan variety.

‘Hot’ new form of microscopy examines materials using evanescent waves

“This microscope technology is completely new, so we’re still learning specifically how and where it can be applied”

Lithium-ion batteries are no longer the gold standard in battery tech

On the way to safer and more powerful energy sources

Italy bans the production and sale of lab-grown meat

Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

Low-altitude and denser clouds contained greater amounts of microplastics

After nationalization: Carlsberg manager arrested in Russia

Technology Group STRABAG invests € 100 million into battery and energy storage company CMBlu Energy

The ideal combination of technological and construction industry expertise to advance energy transition

From the trough to the plate - digitally calculated

Computer program "ConTrans" estimates how much of an undesirable substance is transferred from animal feed to food

CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year

Making gluten-free, sorghum-based beers easier to brew and enjoy