European Commission approves update of Erbitux

Berlin is set to become a hotspot for the development of innovative therapies

More than just a ground-breaking ceremony: start of construction for the Berlin Center for Gene and Cell Therapies

analytica USA celebrated its premiere on the US market

Key topics: digitalization and sustainability in the laboratory

Sugar to make soles of sneakers: Start-up towards a fossil-free alternative at industrial scale

Mevaldi successfully closes funding round with HTGF and ICIG Ventures to scale up breakthrough technology for green chemistry

CUTISS closes CHF 56M Series C round and signs agreement with leading EU burn center

Promega and Watchmaker Genomics Announce Strategic Partnership

Partnership to Advance Molecular Analysis with Next-Generation Reverse Transcriptase

AcouBatt and Hovanka win Grand Finale of the third annual INNOVA Europe competition

Start up teams from 11 of Europe’s best business schools competed for €25,000 in prize money at ESMT Berlin

How to Discover Novel Complex Proteins Faster

LenioBio and Danish startup AffinityAI combine AI-powered protein design with high-throughput cell-free expression platform

MRM Health to Advance Best-in-Class Microbiome-Based Biotherapeutic Product Pipeline

Start-up Raises €55 Million Series B

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and HSE•AG Announce Partnership

“The collaboration between Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and HSE marks a significant advancement in lab automation”

Syntegon delivers strong growth

2025 outlook: sustained sales growth and continued margin expansion

Premium Food Group joins biotech provider Reploid as an investor

Cherwell announces Andy Whittard’s retirement and names Stuart Hall as new Managing Director

Strong UK-based leadership team in place to drive customer and quality focused business forward and build on excellent legacy

Analytik Jena founds new entity in Brazil

Further growth in Brazilian and Latin American markets

Norgine completes acquisition of Theravia

Dr. Wolf-Henning Walther becomes new CEO at Metrohm Germany

Change in the Executive Board from September 1, 2025

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2025: three days packed with innovation, discussions and inspiration

Cannovum Health welcomes new strategic majority investor

WACKER and start-up Gearbox Biosciences announce strategic collaboration

The partnership aims to co-develop technologies set to revolutionize manufacturing of plasmid DNA (pDNA)

Merck Delivers Profitable Organic Growth Amid Strong Currency Headwinds

Strong sales in Process Solutions and for blockbusters Mavenclad and Erbitux, sustained demand for Semiconductor Materials

Bayer posts positive second quarter and progress on strategic priorities

Unexpected side-effect: how common medications clear the way for pathogens

Many non-antibiotics weaken the natural protective function of the intestine – with consequences for the colonization with pathogenic bacteria

Key Mechanism for Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

Researchers identify neurotoxic protein complex

This protein slows the aging brain and we know how to counter it

New method loads mRNA into exosomes in 10 minutes—just mix and go

KIST team develops cubosome-based method for loading large therapeutics without damaging exosomes

Not all calories are equal: Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health

“Our results prove that ultra-processed foods harm our reproductive and metabolic health, even if they’re not eaten in excess"

How immune cells switch into attack mode

New insights into macrophage biology

Does a late breakfast shorten your lifespan?

Meal timing in later life may matter for health and longevity

Criminal minds in dementia

Studies indicate that larger atrophy in the temporal lobe is linked to criminal behavior in individuals with frontotemporal dementia, suggesting a loss of normal behavioral restraints

Insights into olfactory disorders in Alzheimer's disease

Could lithium explain — and treat — Alzheimer’s disease?

Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

Not so sweet: Some sugar substitutes linked to faster cognitive decline

Decline equal to 1.6 years of aging in highest consumers

Risks for offspring from curcumin supplements?

Curcumin could have transgenerational effects that have been little researched to date

From 0 to 100 in 12 minutes: timetable for lithium-sulphur batteries

International study shows potential of fast-charging lithium-sulphur batteries for e-mobility and the energy transition

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

Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

A durable, paper-based sensor array enables quick and accurate measurements within minutes

New Batteries make 12minute charge for 800km drive a reality​

The long-standing dendrite problem has been solved

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

New and simple detection method for nanoplastics

The “optical sieve” works like a test strip

With super acids against perpetual chemicals

TU Berlin produces silicon-based "Lewis acids" that can attack the problem chemical PFAS

Did you know how long water lasts?

Tunable metafibers for power-controlled remote light focusing

Munich startup turns plastic waste into valuable chemicals

Radical Dot presented: Energy-efficient recycling technology for previously non-recyclable plastics

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome

"Encouraging older adults to consume more nitrate-rich vegetables could have significant long term health benefits"

New method developed for investigating the internal structure of atoms

Previously unknown properties of the element samarium revealed

Chemists develop molecule for important step towards artificial photosynthesis

Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults

Eating pistachios every night for 12 weeks altered bacteria in the gut, according to new study

A giant step in a miniature world: UZH researcher measures the electrical charge of nano particles

A Breakthrough in PFAS Destruction

Claros Successfully Demonstrates High-Throughput PFAS Destruction in Landmark Pilot

Study shows: positive mood after morning coffee

Researchers from Bielefeld and Warwick collect data over four weeks

Calcium tests in poultry offer chance for improved feed efficiency

Poultry nutritionists show results in calcium bioavailability, digestibility tests connected

Blueprint for Sustainable Plastics Developed

“Our findings are laying the foundation for the development of new, sustainable materials that can be broken down in a controlled manner”

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Physicists create giant trilobite molecules

Results are important to understand the chemical binding mechanisms of them, which is distinct from all other chemical bonds

Innovative battery technology from Mülheim

Start-up "Minerva Carbon" receives 1.8 million euros in funding from EXIST Research Transfer I

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

Breakthrough smart plastic: Self-healing, shape-shifting, and stronger than steel

BUND evaluates official data on PFAS: contamination in animal products widespread

Eternity chemicals found in 14 of 22 chicken egg samples

Capturing carbon dioxide with an electrochemical process

Carl Zeiss Foundation funds interdisciplinary project on CO2 capture and storage at the University of Jena with 1.8 million euros

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