Addex Pharmaceuticals enters into Collaboration with Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical to Develop Novel Treatments

Merck opens a €25M testing facility in Darmstadt to support drug product release in Europe

Strategic location near major clinical trial hubs strengthens support for biopharmaceutical companies bringing therapies to European markets

Founder succession at Basic Pharma: SHS Capital acquires a majority stake

Bob Kool remains on board as a shareholder and member of the advisory board

Founder personality determines how start-ups weather crises

Migration experience, higher education and open-mindedness foster innovative responses to crises

Mid-Year Report on the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry: No Recovery, Investments Continue to Decline

A Decisive Course of Reform Is Needed to Strengthen the Region as an Industrial Hub

NexMR joins the Magritek Group to push benchtop NMR one step further

"This is what real innovation in benchtop NMR looks like, and it is happening here"

Brenntag Pharma signs strategic partnership with Evonik

New exclusive distribution agreement strengthens Brenntag’s role in the Biopharma and API markets

Bayer Signs Licensing Agreement with RAGT and Plans to Bring Hybrid Wheat to Market in the Early 2030s

Hybrid wheat is expected to increase yields without requiring more land or resources

Leica Biosystems to acquire StatLab

The acquisition is intended to scale up the use of AI-powered cancer diagnostics in anatomical pathology laboratories

Formycon secures CDMO partner for global biosimilar production

GETEC Acquires Cogenio

With this acquisition, GETEC is expanding into industries such as chemicals, life sciences, the food and dairy sectors, and healthcare in Southern Europe

Alchemab secures the British Business Bank’s largest-ever life sciences funding

The record investment is set to expand the biotech firm’s AI-powered antibody database to over one billion sequences

Shimadzu acquires European electron microscopy pioneer for $711 million

The combination is set to deliver complete solutions for semiconductors, life sciences and materials science

Bayer secures 3.0 billion euros to improve capital structure

Apollo to invest equity capital into an entity holding Bayer’s long-acting reversible contraceptives business

ABB Robotics collaborates with Roche to bring physical AI to laboratories

Agreement lays the foundation for a new era of digitally connected labs enabled by intelligent robotics to provide significant efficiencies in laboratory workflows

INNEXIS takes over the Life Science Campus Kundl from Novartis

30 employees are changing employers

ACHEMA Middle East: Debut in Saudi Arabia not until 2027

Messe Frankfurt Saudi Arabia and DECHEMA are responding to regional uncertainties and are also changing the venue

Evonik invests US$100 million to upgrade its U.S. drug substance contract manufacturing site

Important step in Evonik’s asset balancing strategy by investing in Next Generation Technologies

Prime Vector Technologies announces a license agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim for new cancer vaccine therapies

11th Life Science Pitch Day at the IZB: Connecting Startups with Capital, Expertise and Industry Networks

Twelve selected start-ups and project teams presented their approaches to addressing diseases with high medical need

AM acquires Sequence

Expanding life sciences engineering and CQV capabilities

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 drug could slow the development of Alzheimer’s

The active ingredient also shows anti-ageing effects

Inducing cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

New therapeutic approach identified for treating particularly aggressive pancreatic cancer

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

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

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

Pathogens also multiply there and can spread from that location

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

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

Precise Control of Gene Expression

Do sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism?

Study examines the emerging science suggesting a link between calorie-free sweeteners and blood sugar control

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

Pathoblockers instead of antibiotics

DZIF project nominated for the “Science Breakthrough of the Year 2026” award

Tentamus acquires BioMeca and strengthens its life sciences portfolio

Acquisition strengthens presence in France

From cleaner “cracking” to black gold

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

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

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

Scenarios for a New “Iron Age”: Iron Complements Hydrogen as an Energy Source

Study Shows the Potential of Iron Powder for Long-Term Energy Storage, Energy Transmission, and the Use of Existing Power Plant Infrastructure in the Energy System of the Future

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

Change at TOPTICA Executive Board

Wilhelm Kaenders steps down as CTO

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

Penn State researchers converting PET waste into synthetic graphite that outperforms natural graphite

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

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

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.

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

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

Nestlé manager Jolanda Schwirtz takes over as head

Efficient Production of Solar Hydrogen Through Direct Coupling of Concentrating Solar Cells and Electrolyzer

Fraunhofer ISE is seeking investors for a spin-off

Multinational Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley Infections Linked to Flavored Pasta Products

Recalls Underway: Salmonella in Flavored Pasta Affects Children Most of All

8 million euros for the materials of tomorrow

Deep tech startup alqem is scaling its AI platform for materials research

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

New membrane technology could transform hydrocarbon processing by slashing energy use

Re‑thinking a century‑old process

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

Two speciality chemicals companies join forces

Solstice Advanced Materials acquires Element Solutions for 14.5 billion dollars

Europe is heavily dependent on imports for lithium: The LiSA Consortium aims to change that

Nobian and partners launch pilot project to scale circular, low-carbon lithium refining in Europe