Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharma News

How excessive fat tissue affects our blood vessels

New insights into vascular health in obesity

Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes

New analytical methodology: Significant detection of hazardous compounds and their effects on cells

Mental Knots – A Proteins Role in Schizophrenia

Two studies shed light on structural changes in the protein DISC1 and point to a novel therapeutic approach

Pharaoh's Curse fungus transformed to fight leukemia

Researchers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug

Sustainable synthesis of biomolecules and pharmaceuticals

Chemists develop a procedure that makes external catalysts superfluous

Following the tracks of an extremely adaptive bacterium

Investigations of the genome of Pseudomonas syringae reveal unique natural products: New perspectives for biotechnology

Researchers discover how caffeine could slow cellular ageing

Coffee might do more than just wake you up

Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson’s disease

Building breast tissue in the lab to better understand lactation

Printed from real tissue using light

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?

TNO spin-off AIKON Health secures €1.2 million seed round to advance remote heart failure monitoring

Shifting care from hospital to home

ETH spin-offs sweep the board at Venture Awards

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

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

Lab in a tube: Monitoring soil chemistry without disturbing it

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

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

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®

Significant breakthrough in the chemistry of fluorinated compounds

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

Green hydrogen from Africa much more costly than previously assumed

Imports without guarantees are not competitive

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks

How chemical bonds are formed: Observing energy flow in real time

Femtosecond spectroscopy makes chemical processes visible

Brenntag opens first CO2-emission-free chemical distribution site

A global milestone in the industry

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

Material substitution: artificial intelligence helps in the search for alternatives

Intelligent system searches scientific publications for substitutes for critical raw materials, e.g. in batteries

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

BASF intends to take over shares in Alsachimie joint venture from DOMO Chemicals

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

Start-up wants to build the world's first stellarator-based fusion power plant in the 2030s

Proxima Fusion raises €130M Series A: “Fusion energy is entering a new era—moving from lab-based science to industrial-scale engineering”

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

Europe’s largest e-Fuel production plant goes into operation

INERATEC opens ERA ONE

Mondelēz International Continues Progress Against “Snacking Made Right” Priorities

Antitrust proceedings against Delivery Hero and Glovo: EU Commission imposes heavy fines