Alnylam and Benitec Form Alliance on Fundamental Intellectual Property for RNAi Therapeutics

Europe Secures Insulin Supply: New Production Facility Planned in Frankfurt-Höchst

The federal government, the state of Hesse, and the city of Frankfurt are jointly supporting the project

Syntegon delivers continued sales growth and margin expansion in first-half 2026 based on strong Pharma business momentum

Food business growth muted by challenging market dynamics

Irish distributor of process filtration solutions has become part of Atlas Copco Group

The Dublin-based company brings liquid and critical process filtration expertise to the Compressor Technique Business Area

Amyl Therapeutics secures €8.25M Series A extension to validate novel neurodegenerative disease platform

Single treatment targets all amyloid protein aggregates underlying Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related neurodegenerative disorders

Circular Economy in the Laboratory Equipment Industry

Labexchange consolidates key services for laboratory equipment procurement

GEA strengthens competence center for mechanical separation technology: Process Test Center at Oelde site to be expanded

Investment at the Oelde production site creates space for more complex pilot tests and a broader range of applications – completion planned by the end of 2026

BioMed X is relocating its headquarters to the Heidelberg Innovation Park and is collaborating with BioLabs

The company is moving into LAB22, thereby bringing its researchers closer to the startups and investors within the Heidelberg ecosystem

Danish 3D cell culture company Celvivo raises USD 6.6 million and appoints new CEO for global scale-up

A life-science tools veteran joins the table

Startup Project: Through the Gate to the Heart

Heart pump without a heart-lung machine: Freiburg team develops new implantation procedure

Biomolecules save raw materials: HZDR Spin-off Siderogain enters the market

Siderogain turns semiconductor wastewater into a source of raw materials

Evonik expands lipid-based drug delivery capabilities with new GMP manufacturing facility in Vancouver

Evonik invests over 150 million CAD (93 million EUR)

INEOS Inovyn agrees to acquire the UK's only Ethylene dichloride asset from administration

Runcorn supplies chlor-alkali products for water treatment, the pharmaceutical industry, and food manufacturing

REVIER Therapeutics launches with €6 million seed financing

Development of Class IIa HDAC inhibitors for the treatment of cardiometabolic diseases

Roche’s US subsidiary Genentech announces manufacturing expansion in the United States

Approximately $750 million investment will double the size of the existing facility

SPRIND provides funding of up to EUR 1.5 million to sThesis

Non-invasive hormone measurement: Munich-based spin-off came out on top against 68 teams

Siegfried delivers profitable growth and confirms outlook

Three new drug substance sites are expected to contribute approximately USD 100 million to net sales in 2026

Pilot program for students, researchers, and teams from science-based startups interested in starting a business

DAAD Supports Aspiring Entrepreneurs with Short-Term Stays in Global Innovation Hubs

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Swiss biotech in bid to combat equine allergies

The former start-up develops therapeutic vaccines based on virus-like particles

Automation Accelerates Research on Tropical Diseases

Leibniz-HKI and Analytik Jena Show How Innovative Laboratory Technologies Support the Development of New Active Ingredients

Uhlmann Group Closes Fiscal Year 2025/2026 with Strong Increase

Packaging specialist defies the economic slowdown in mechanical engineering with a revenue increase of €34 million

Novo Nordisk and AWS enter strategic partnership to accelerate drug discovery through AI

New AI hub in London brings together engineers, AI specialists and scientists to reduce the time to market for future medicines

Computomics raises EUR 6.3 million to scale climate-smart plant breeding

AI predicts which plant varieties can withstand heat and drought

The quantum computer microscope

A new invention is set to significantly improve electron microscopy

Mould toxins in food are not destroyed during cooking or baking

Survey reveals gaps in knowledge about mould and its potential health risks

Scientists turn COVID-19 immune memory into a powerful new ally against cancer

Celloram, Inc., University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University unveil PROTEXI, a novel cancer vaccine platform advancing toward first-in-human clinical trials in sarcoma patients.

Why do we get sleepy? How neurons control sleep drive

Understanding how the brain generates sleep drive would provide entirely new opportunities for sleep research

Celonic announces CEO transition: The succession has already been settled

Dr. Samanta Cimitan to depart at end of 2026 to assume a senior leadership role at a global life sciences organization

Staying One Step Ahead of the Development of Resistance

How Bacteria Develop Resistance to Antisense Antibiotics—and How Future Therapies Can Be Made Less Susceptible to It

African Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Vaccine Candidate to Be Advanced to Clinical Trials

CEPI backs Minapharm's Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate, based on ProBioGen's proprietary MVA-CR19 platform

Brain cravings: Impaired neural protein affects dietary fat intake

Mitochondrial protein in brain neurons regulates appetite and body weight

MicroHarvest is building Europe's first industrial facility for microbial protein at the Leuna Chemical Park

Biotech scale-up invests a mid-double-digit million amount and creates about 25 new jobs at the site

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Swiss biotech in bid to combat equine allergies

The former start-up develops therapeutic vaccines based on virus-like particles

Scientists turn one of the world's most hated plastics into premium lubricant

They uncovered something far more promising than a recycling method

Gen Z drinks significantly more mocktails and fruit juice

Non-alcoholic drinks are becoming a habit for young people

New Analytical Methods Aim to Better Protect Fruit Juices from Adulteration

An IGF project is developing a multi-method approach for four fruit matrices, intended to replace existing single-method approaches

Turning CO₂ into fuels: Chemists solve a key scaling problem

LIKAT Technical Center produces catalyst on kilogram scale for the first time for a pilot plant

Following a warning from foodwatch: Lidl and Tinema Stop Greenwashing Regarding Salmon

Labels Without Substance – Why ASC and GGN Don't Provide Consumers with a Real Guarantee of Sustainable Salmon Farming

Laser spectroscopy helps reveal hidden nuclear properties in fermium

First high-precision measurements of the fermium-255 nucleus validate modern nuclear models and advance the search for superheavy elements

New plastic turns into a gas when heated – then reforms once cooled

A novel polymer could simplify the application, removal and recycling of materials by eliminating several of the complex processing steps currently used

Why apples react differently to climate change than wheat

NMR reveals hidden electrolyte states for better batteries

Battery electrolytes are not fixed formulations, but evolving liquid states

Three-dimensional molecules through “domino cascade”

Chemists develop light-driven triple catalysis

Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally

Interdisciplinary study connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global markets

A quantum lab for molecules

Non-destructive quantum logic spectroscopy reveals molecular fingerprints

AI cooling consumes billions of liters of water—a startup offers a solution

blue activity relies on biodegradable cooling water chemistry

Energy-efficient electric drying with superheated steam

Drying process saves significant amounts of energy and eliminates the need for natural gas

The Structural Crisis in the Chemical Industry Is Worsening—Time to Act Is Running Out

Those who take action now will improve their chances of remaining competitive in 2040

FDA Takes Further Steps to Remove Outdated Authorizations for Color Additives in Food

Two petroleum-based food dyes lose FDA approval or face revocation

LANXESS Powers Large-Scale Plant with Hydrogen

Advantage of Verbund site: Hydrogen is produced at Covestro as a byproduct of chlorine electrolysis

Dietary Supplements in Old Age: When They Help and When They Harm

The Consumer Advice Center of North Rhine-Westphalia warns: Vitamin D can cause kidney damage if taken in excessive amounts

Energy Transition: Electrify First—Then Use Methanol Instead of Hydrogen for the Rest

Charging ahead with sustainable zinc-iodine battery development

Biodegradable oligosaccharides solve a key problem

New cathode material brings aqueous zinc-ion batteries closer to reality

The researchers used ball milling as a cost-effective way to engineer oxygen defects in electrolytic MnO₂