AM acquires Sequence

Novartis agrees to acquire Myricx Bio for up to US $1.5 billion

Myricx's approach delivers a cancer-killing payload directly to tumour cells, overcoming limitations of commonly used ADC payload classes

Telum Therapeutics secures €18 million Series A to tackle drug-resistant hospital pneumonia

The biotech's APEX® platform produces protein-based antimicrobials targeting HABP and VABP caused by Acinetobacter baumannii

AnalytiChem continues global product brand transition for Bernd Kraft, Chem-Lab, and SCP Science

AnalytiChem consolidates chemicals product expertise, innovation and heritage under one unified global brand

SPIE Acquires nimeg and Strengthens Its Life Sciences Business in Switzerland

With this acquisition, SPIE plans to offer EPC projects as a general contractor in the Swiss life sciences market in the future

LMU Munich and Life Science Factory Join Forces to Drive Innovation in the Biotech Sector

The collaboration aims to accelerate the translation of biotechnology research and connect startups with infrastructure, networks, and expertise at an earlier stage

Antares Therapeutics and Novartis are working together to discover, develop and market new cancer treatments

Start-up Antares will receive $105 million upfront and is eligible for up to $1.8 billion

smartbax Expands Funding Round for Drug Candidate Targeting Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

Next-generation antibiotics target LPS biosynthesis

Medios optimizes its manufacturing network and closes its Aschaffenburg facility

FUST Lab Receives Investment from Asia2G Capital

The Korean deep-tech company plans to use the capital to expand into the U.S., European, and Japanese markets

EMBL spin-off Epitome Therapeutics secures 4 million euros for its epigenome-editing platform

Precise Control of Gene Expression

Strüngmann Award 2026: Who is transforming the life sciences in the DACH region?

Three finalists have been selected: Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence and Significant Innovation Potential in Life Sciences

Which universities produce the most successful start-up founders in the DACH region?

Start-ups create 25,000 jobs in 10 years

RQ Bio raises $115M Series A for influenza prophylaxis

Antibody therapeutic designed to deliver protection across an entire flu season

TRIMTECH Therapeutics brings total seed round to $47M

Novel approach targets protein aggregates in Alzheimer's and beyond

Merck expands life science portfolio with $11.3 billion Bio-Techne deal

Bio-Techne to bring portfolio with industry-leading multi-omics offering, analytical technologies and integrated workflow solutions across the scientific journey

eXoZymes awarded $2 million NIH grant to advance cannabinoid analogues for drug discovery

Total non-dilutive funding awarded to eXoZymes is now almost $20 million

Merck Announces Hiba Therapeutics as Winner of 2026 North American Advance Biotech Grant

With TROIKA, the Boston-based start-up is developing a programmable T-cell engager platform to combat solid tumours

Merck enters the market for genetic cardiomyopathies with a $50 million deal

Merck is partnering with Saturnus Bio and has secured an option to acquire the biotech company founded by Versant Ventures

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2026: Competitive advantages through cross-industry exchange

From smart sensor patches to wireless charging: Science4Life honors the year’s most innovative startup teams

First place in the Science4Life Venture Cup goes to SoreAlert, while Voltalyon wins the Science4Life Energy Award

It may not just be what’s in ultra-processed foods, but how they’re made

New observational study suggests processing itself could partly explain links to diabetes, heart disease, and early death

New drug could slow the development of Alzheimer’s

The active ingredient also shows anti-ageing effects

Mini-Brains from Patient Cells Point to Vitamin B3 as Treatment for Rare Childhood Disease

Lab-grown brain organoids revealed cholesterol build-up in astrocytes as the driver of DHDDS-related neurodegeneration.

New antibiotics discovered to treat multi-resistant germs

A well-known soil bacterium produces a previously unknown antibiotic that was discovered through improved fractionation methods

Inducing cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

New therapeutic approach identified for treating particularly aggressive pancreatic cancer

Insect larvae as a screening tool

How wax moth larvae can help reduce the need for mammalian testing in infection research

Egg consumption is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Eating one egg per day for at least five days a week reduces risk of Alzheimer’s by up to 27%

The Kitchen Sponge: A Microcosm—Bacterial Contamination Isn't Always Visible, Smellable, or Palpable

Pathogens also multiply there and can spread from that location

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

Strüngmann Award 2026: Who is transforming the life sciences in the DACH region?

Three finalists have been selected: Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence and Significant Innovation Potential in Life Sciences

Two technology start-ups at TH Mannheim receive millions in funding from the federal government

Energy-efficient technology for long-life food and improved radiation protection in the operating theater

The Bacterial Savings Account

Microbes Bank Nutrients in Extracellular Vesicles, then Cash Out

Festo is cutting approximately 1,300 jobs in Germany

Family-owned company responds to intensifying competition in Asia and geopolitical crises with a global transformation program

Nordzucker is revising its beet pricing model and investing €160 million in its factories

Two high-yield beet harvests in succession, high stocks in the EU sugar market and decreasing prices have impacted the earnings position

Why doesn't coffee taste like caffeine?

Compounds created by the Maillard reaction during coffee bean roasting tame caffeine’s bitterness

Atomic reshuffle paves way for record-breaking catalysts for hydrogen production

"This opens a new strategy for designing adaptive catalysts for a wide range of applications"

Nestlé to acquire smart food pioneer yfood to accelerate the brand’s international expansion

Nestlé manager Jolanda Schwirtz takes over as head

Artificial intelligence evaluates chemical spectra in minutes

Researchers from the University of Jena, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, and Zakodium develop AI system for chemical structure analysis

Cooking plastics into oil

University of Amsterdam pilot plant brings advanced plastic recycling technology closer to industry

New research finds that almost all plant-based meat alternatives contain mycotoxins

Grains, legumes and seeds used in vegan products are particularly prone to mould exposure during cultivation and storage

Detecting heavy metals in soil and water: New method for on-site analysis

Simple technology replaces expensive laboratory procedures

Water splitting catalyst creates hydrogen at low temperatures

Birmingham researchers’ novel way of producing hydrogen fuel has a lower cost than existing methods

According to the report, one in five cups of coffee contains toxic pesticide residues

An analysis by four organizations shows that 59 percent of the active ingredients in pesticides used in coffee cultivation are banned in the EU

Pyrolysis oil instead of crude oil: Faster fluorine analysis reduces the risk for refineries

New method solves a key analytical challenge

From cleaner “cracking” to black gold

Pitt startup finds a cooler, cleaner method to produce battery-quality graphite and hydrogen

300 beverage companies call for: No sugar tax on beverages

Five industry associations are warning of price increases and questioning the effectiveness of the planned tax in terms of public health policy.

PFAS detection in minutes rather than weeks: deep-tech start-up Grapheal secures €2.5 million in EU funding

The new EU Drinking Water Directive is driving demand for mobile PFAS analysis

Siemens and Ucaneo partner to scale direct air capture

Germany's largest Direct Air Capture facility to be inaugurated in Berlin on July 2, 2026

Carbon nanotubes make the electronic nose suitable for everyday use for the first time

The smart fridge of the future: E-nose warns of off chicken and nut allergens

Holography meets spectroscopy: Ultrafast microscopy method for optical processes

Research team from Heidelberg and Milan develops novel microscopy technique to study energy materials

Focused Energy secures US$240 million: the world’s first laser fusion power plant is set to be built in Germany

Record funding round positions the start-up at the forefront of the international fusion industry

Plant-based supermarket products contain twice as many additives as animal-based equivalents

A UK study analysed 71 like-for-like product pairs and counted 199 additives in plant-based items versus 100 in animal-based ones

Faster and more energy-efficient: Catalysts boost hydrogen-based steel production

Nickel oxides accelerate hydrogen-based steel production by a factor of two

Solar Foods receives EUR 77,8 million for the construction and commissioning of Factory 02

India builds first large-scale hydrometallurgical plant for battery circular economy

N.A.N. GreenMet and Silox set up joint venture for lithium-ion battery recycling

Turning food waste into carbon captors

Expected to be cheaper than other capture methods

A Step Forward for Solar-Driven Ammonia Production

Iron-containing MOF catalysts enable ammonia synthesis without the extreme conditions of the Haber-Bosch process.