Shimadzu acquires German startup Plasmion and its SICRIT ionization technology

More biotech expertise for lactose-free milk: Kerry opens expanded manufacturing hub in Ireland

The Carrigaline facility combines enzyme strain development from Leipzig with large-scale lactase production

Evonik strengthens biotechnology capabilities for drug substance manufacturing with new investment in Slovakia

Follows the group’s strategy to strengthen leading market position in biotechnology for further growth

Sartorius marks positive start to 2026: Considerable sales revenue growth and resilient profit margin

Group sales revenue up by 7.5 percent

Biotech can become a growth driver for Austria

EcoAustria Director Köppl-Turyna names access to capital, regulation and talent development as key factors for the location

Start-up brainjo secures €2 million for VR therapy specifically designed for children with ADHD

VR bridges the gap where traditional therapy falls short

Regensburg-based start-up solves the bioavailability problem faced by many dietary supplements

EVANIUM secures €2.2 million in seed funding for its bioavailability technology

AWS launches Amazon Bio Discovery to accelerate AI-powered research in life sciences

A new agentic AI application aims to speed up drug development, helping bring new medical treatments to patients faster

Syntegon posts record year in 2025 and aims for further growth

Revenue increased by 10% to EUR 1.75 billion vs. prior year, reaching a new record

Biotech start-up TIBEAY secures 35 million euros for first therapy for severe traumatic brain injury

Ronopterin to pharmacologically slow down neurological sequelae after traumatic brain injury for the first time

Generare raises €20M with molecular data no AI model in the world has ever seen

In 2025 alone, Generare characterized five times more novel molecules than every other player in the field combined

1.7 trillion euros of high-tech potential lies untapped in Germany

Germany is at risk of falling behind in the technology competition - but six key technologies could change that

Skoltech startup outpaces Nobel Prize-winning AI in virtual drug screening

Ligand Pro has made screening more than 30 times faster: AI model makes large-scale virtual screening viable for mid-sized labs

Evotec to Receive Approx. $100 Million as Part of Tubulis Acquisition

Evotec participated in 2022 Series B financing round of antibody drug conjugate developer

Gilead acquires Germany-based ADC specialist Tubulis

The Munich site is to continue as a dedicated ADC research organization within Gilead

Merck Acquires JSR Chromatography Business

Broadens downstream purification portfolio with next-generation Protein A chromatography for scalable manufacturing

Novartis agrees to acquire Excellergy, Inc.

Proposed acquisition strengthens Novartis immunology strategy in food allergy and other IgE-driven diseases

Growth in visitor numbers, full halls, clear future topics: analytica 2026 sets standards

AI and automation as innovation drivers for the industry

Cellbricks Therapeutics Raises €10 Million New Capital to Move Living Tissue Implants Toward the Clinic

Funding will also develop the biological and manufacturing foundations for 3D-printed human organs

Berlin names Health Innovation Quarter Berlin-Mitte the new place of the future

Charité and Bayer are initiating the new ecosystem, which links research, industry and start-ups over five kilometers.

US pharmaceutical company Merck is acquiring Terns Pharmaceuticals for around $6.7 billion

Expanding its haematology pipeline with TERN-701, a novel candidate for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)

Start-up AveThera acquires Fraunhofer site for biologics production

The young biotech company takes over pharmaceutical biotechnology unit including employees

1.7 trillion euros of high-tech potential lies untapped in Germany

Germany is at risk of falling behind in the technology competition - but six key technologies could change that

Parents' consumption of artificial sweeteners could affect their children's metabolism

Sucralose and stevia alter gene expression even in the second generation

Helium shortage jeopardizes pharmaceutical production

Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has consequences for drug production and drug supply

A copper complex kills cancer cells 100 times more effectively than conventional chemotherapy drugs

Copper overload kills cancer cells

How old are we really?

Blood test reveals biological age

More immune protection, less dominance: A new phase in the corona-development?

For the first time, no new variant is replacing the dominant strains – BA.3.2 mainly infects children

No need to pull all-nighters here: this laboratory plans its own experiments

KIWI Biolab at TU Berlin combines robots, analysis devices and AI - and uses them to carry out even complex experiments fully automatically

New treatment approach against sepsis discovered

New process developed to produce universal blood plasma for all blood groups

Revolution in emergency medicine

Dynamic42 and EPO Close the Gap in Brain Cancer Research

Strategic collaboration integrates organ-on-chip technology into preclinical glioblastoma research to improve translational relevance

Biotech start-up TIBEAY secures 35 million euros for first therapy for severe traumatic brain injury

Ronopterin to pharmacologically slow down neurological sequelae after traumatic brain injury for the first time

Biodegradable barrier coating developed for paper packaging

Paulaner develops a beer specifically for the Chinese market for the first time

Paulaner drives international growth through a strategic partnership with Tsingtao in China

The olive as a laboratory

A new analytical approach predicts the quality of olive oil before it is extracted

DOMO chemical plant in Leuna saved

"This was a last-minute rescue in a procedure that was unusual in every respect"

Good Friday fish in the sustainability check

Electrochemical Process Enables Recovery of Valuable Raw Materials

Danone and Arcor form dairy joint venture in Argentina

The new entity combines Danone Argentina, Mastellone Hermanos and a shared logistics subsidiary under equal 50/50 ownership

Green hydrogen from sunlight and water - without electrolyzers and without electricity

Photreon, a spin-off from KIT, is developing a photoreactor panel that enables direct solar hydrogen production

Ever heard of the barunut?

gebana brings the baruna nut to Europe as a novel food

Vacuum pump without motor: Thin films - the stuff new pumps are made of

Research team presents vacuum pump prototype with double film drive - spin-off mateligent brings the technology to industry

Amazonian cocoa could become a superfood

Brazilian researchers discovered glycine betaine and proline in unroasted beans as natural cell protectors

Scientists discover new way metals bind oxygen, possibly starting ‘new chapter’ in chemistry

Neodymium binds dioxygen via pi interactions — a first for lanthanide chemistry

Food scientists develop new antimicrobial for cleaning and sanitizing dry-food processing equipment

New method uses significantly less water and is less flammable

A turning point for Europe’s resource sovereignty: tozero launches production of lithium and other critical raw materials

Industrial demo plant represents one of the fastest scale-ups in battery recycling to date

Conscious, sophisticated enjoyment outlasts the quick rush

BOAR Gin® demonstrates that a decline in alcohol consumption can also offer opportunities for producers of high-quality spirits

Innovative coating for hydrogen components

Further development of titanium coating for composite bipolar plates

Nordzucker’s Finnish subsidiary adjusts its production structure

Suomen Sokeri Oy is discontinuing raw sugar refining at its Porkkala site

New startup aims to replace fossil fuels in industrial process heating

The technology covers temperatures ranging from 30 to 1,000 °C and is designed for use in sectors such as the food industry, the paper industry, and chemical plants

Italian foodtech Foreverland secures €6M to scale industrial cocoa-free ingredient supply

The company is entering the organic space as the first industrial-scale producer of organic cocoa-free chocolate

New lithium-ion battery design could power longer-lasting electric vehicles and portable devices

University of Surrey develops battery anode with near-maximum silicon capacity

German food tech company secures €8 million to combat food waste

Foodforecast aims to scale AI technology for ultra-fresh food