OctoPlus wins drug development and manufacturing contract from Danish pharmaceutical company

Public research organisations behind 63 000 inventions across Europe in the past two decades

Research-linked startups punch above their weight

An ETH spin-off aims to bring gene scissors to the clinic

"The pharmaceutical industry is very interested in our work"

French start-up Adcytherix secures €105m in Series A funding

The investment will accelerate the development of breakthrough antibody-drug conjugates, with a strategic focus on novel payloads

giles introduces AI agent to accelerate healthcare and life science research

AI tool connects researchers to verified medical and life sciences global databases, enabling accurate extraction and summarisation of academic papers, journals, and articles

smartbax secures 4.7 million euros in Pre-Series A funding for the further development of a novel antibiotic up to preclinical stage

Lead candidate against a novel target in Gram-negative bacteria has already been validated in infection models

BASF and IFF announce strategic collaboration to drive next-generation enzyme and polymer innovation

StratifAI joins with MSK iHub Challenge Cohort to advance validation of Polaris™ through access to world-class clinical datasets

"Accolade" for InnoZell: Animal-free quality control on the way to application

exist research transfer for founding team at the University of Konstanz

Sartorius sharpens guidance after significantly profitable sales revenue growth in the first nine months

Lab division recovering gradually

Record investment: Tubulis Raises landmark €308 Million Series C

USD 361 million round represents the largest Series C for a European biotechnology company and the largest financing for a private ADC developer globally

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Accelerate Life Science Breakthroughs with OpenAI

"AI is shaping the future of science"

KNAUER acquires Labomatic and strengthens its leading position in preparative HPLC

Merck to Acquire the Chromatography Business of JSR Life Sciences

Acquisition aims to strengthen company’s downstream process offering of advanced filtration and chromatography solutions

Laboratory innovations and expert knowledge at analytica 2026

Key topics: digitalization, automation, sustainability

PlasmidFactory and Fraunhofer IZI join forces to advance non-viral cell and gene therapies

BioNTech can acquire CureVac

The largest ever Italian biotech Series A round

NanoPhoria Bioscience secures €83.5 million Series A to advance breakthrough heart failure therapy

HeartBeat.bio Joins Forces with Boehringer Ingelheim to Advance Gene Therapies for Inherited Heart Muscle Disorders

StratifAI Raises €12.5M for Clinical Validation of AI Biomarker Platform for Precision Oncology

Oversubscribed round expand global reach, and unlock multi‑billion‑euro cancer diagnostics market

Tres Alchemix Closes $4.4 Million Series A To Advance AI Drug-Design Platform

“We believe our technology can be a game changer for the drug-discovery field”

Sugary Drinks Influence the Psyche via the Intestine

Soft Drink Consumption Associated with Higher Risk of Depression

Nobel Prize in Medicine for immune system guardians

Two Americans and one Japanese scientist honored for revolutionary discoveries on the balance of the immune system in autoimmune diseases

Antibody discovered that blocks almost all known HIV variants in neutralization assays

The discovery potentially opens up new perspectives for the prevention and treatment of HIV infections

AI nutrition study finds "five every day" may keep the doctor away

It is important to eat a healthy diet regularly

Certain processed foods and beverages linked to declines in brain health

The results offer an important wake-up call for people who want to keep their brain sharp as they age

Simply taste your way to flu infection

Rapid test for influenza viruses using chewing gum – without the need for a laboratory, electricity or medical personnel

EUR 8 million for Berlin-based MedTech company DiaMonTech

International follow-up financing with business angels and Samsung Next

AI model predicts disease risks decades in advance

New AI tool can forecast the risk and timing of over 1,000 diseases

Smart Blood: How AI Reads Your Body's Aging Signals

Researchers link physical fitness to blood biomarkers, with aspartate emerging as a key player

Using fungi to produce sustainable platform chemicals

Biotech startup Biophelion is working on extracting new valuable materials from industrial waste

Intermittent fasting, low carb or vegan for diabetes

What does science say?

A quiet ally: a ubiquitin precursor promotes stress resistance and longevity

The discovery could lead to ways to improve the treatment of cancer and aging-related diseases

Catalyst turns greenhouse gas into an energy source

Researchers convert CO₂ into methane - newly developed catalyst exceeds industry standard

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

Proven: Cereal Plants Absorb Nanoplastics

Labelling with gold makes particles visible

Edible biodegradable battery could replace lithium-ion batteries

Researchers develop battery material from substances found in the body

Did you know how long water lasts?

How MXenes truly work

Novel technique shines light on an exciting new nanomaterial with potential for better batteries, flexible electronics, and clean energy devices

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 for the development of metal-organic frameworks

“Metal-organic frameworks have enormous potential, bringing previously unforeseen opportunities for custom-made materials with new functions”

Sweet and climate-friendly: Kaufland's first own-brand products with a cocoa-free chocolate alternative

BASF, Porsche, and BEST successfully complete pilot project on chemical recycling

Complex waste streams from end-of-life vehicles can be processed through chemical recycling into raw materials for new vehicle components such as foam for steering wheels

Making yogurt with ants

How traditional practices can inspire new approaches to food science

Researchers turn coffee and plastic waste into climate solution

“What begins with a Starbucks coffee cup and a discarded plastic water bottle can become a powerful tool in the fight against climate change...”

German frozen food market remains on course for success

Strong performance in the first half of 2025

Splitting water: How order and disorder direct chemical reactivity

New study reveals mechanism behind water ionization under electrochemical conditions

Meat is macho: Why masculinity concepts get in the way of green initiatives to cut meat and dairy consumption

Study recommends ways forward to encourage men to change their diet

INEOS to close two Rheinberg plants as Europe’s chemical industry hits breaking point

The closures are the direct result of crippling energy and carbon costs, and a lack of tariff protection

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

CO₂ as a raw material: new process makes climate gas usable for the chemical industry

Producing industrially relevant chemicals in a resource-efficient way

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

Turning plastic waste into fuel

The work paves the way for energy-efficient plastic upcycling, reducing plastic pollution and promoting sustainable fuel production

Metsä Tissue scores its sixth consecutive Platinum-level recognition in the EcoVadis assessment

The ‘black box’ of precursor chemistry cracked open

From Guesswork to Predictive Control: Decoding Metal-Organic Precursor Chemistry

BASF focuses portfolio: Sale of Food and Health Performance Ingredients completed

BASF and Louis Dreyfus Company Complete Sale and Purchase Transaction for BASF’s Food and Health Performance Ingredients Business