More funds for biotech companies as new State Aid Rules recognize Young Innovative Company Status

Cancer treatment: Experts propose specific and suited guidelines for the use and regulation of artificial intelligence

ECHA’s investigation finds toxic chemicals present in childcare products

BioM and Munich Biotech Cluster celebrate its 25th anniversary

A quarter century of success in biotechnology

Chemical pollution threatens biodiversity

Scientists say more environmental pollutants should be considered in species protection

CureVac and GSK Enter into Pandemic Preparedness Contract with German Government

Five-year contract enables production of up to 80 million vaccine doses at short notice in case of a public health emergency

What the Biden-Harris administration means for chemistry

The new administration has inherited a global pandemic and worsening climate change, among other science-related issues

Japan and Singapore Grant CRISPR Patents to Merck

Restriction of hazardous substances in tattoo inks

Merck Awarded Canadian CRISPR Nickase Patent for Foundational Genome-Editing Technology

ECETOC Task Force provides new insights

Toxicity testing of microparticles and poorly soluble liquids in the water environment

Opening the way for global innovation in biotechnology

New agreement supports sharing, innovation and openness

Recipharm releases first serialised products to Europe

15 emerging technologies that could reduce global catastrophic biological risks

The starch risk to teeth

Multinational companies continue to produce unregulated antibiotics in India

cytena receives Dr. Rudolf-Eberle-Prize 2017

Ministry of Economics recognizes cytena’s innovative energy

EMA to relocate to Amsterdam

Working with Dutch government to ensure successful move by end of March 2019

Combined resistance to multiple antibiotics: A growing problem in the EU

Focus on Medical Device Regulation

BVMed, Earlybird, High-Tech Gründerfonds and BIOCOM publish “MedTech Radar 9”

Protecting patents by Native Americans

Unfavourable carbohydrates early in the morning - a potential problem for "owls"

"Larks" and "owls" react differently to carbohydrate-rich meals

Innovative treatment helmet from a Basel spin-off promises advances in the treatment of Alzheimer’s

There is a huge market for the treatment of patients with degenerative brain diseases

Breakthrough in research on brown fat

Hope for strategies that support weight loss: Researchers from Denmark and Germany have found brown fat’s “off-switch"

How a “date” between immune cells makes rheumatism disappear

Major success: New approach for treating autoimmune diseases

Intermittent fasting protects against liver inflammation and liver cancer

Drug partially mimics fasting effects

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

New AI platform designs tomorrow’s cancer drugs

“A few years ago, AI was a dirty word in the pharmaceutical industry, but now the trend is definitely the opposite...”

With the Flick of a Switch: Shaping Cells with Light

The therapeutic potential of this research is immense

AI designs new drugs based on protein structures

“It’s a real breakthrough for drug discovery”: Process ensures right from the start that the molecules can be chemically synthesised

Biotechnologists want to replace petroleum-based substances with a bacterium from bovine stomachs

The cow as climate savior?

Giant Viruses Infect Deadly Parasite

New unusual giant virus discovered in wastewater treatment plant

How your eye color affects your health

Iris color - a little noticed risk factor

Nadja Håkansson appointed Chief Executive Officer of thyssenkrupp Uhde

Map of feelings of happiness

Finally back in the ice cream parlor! Researchers have now discovered how our brain guides us to such "reward places".

Novel UV Broadband Spectrometer Revolutionises Air Pollutant Analysis

The laser-based technology developed at TU Graz enables the continual real-time analysis of air pollutants and their interaction with other gases and sunlight

Researchers create new chemical compound to solve 120-year-old problem

Accessing these molecules can have major impacts on agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and electronics

Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains

Rats that were fed a diet chock-full of fat and sugar in their adolescence suffered memory impairment, USC researchers found

Scientists accelerate spectroscopic analysis

"This innovation expands the application of compressed sensing to real-time spectroscopic measurement"

Research team develops sodium battery capable of rapid charging in just a few seconds

Breakthrough in overcoming the current limitations of energy storage systems

Krombacher Brewery launches three unusual beer mix drinks with party liqueur Berliner Luft

Particle surface properties and their understanding - a trend also among young scientists

Three candidates nominated for the LUM Science Prize YSA in June 2024

Toxic chemicals can be detected with new AI method

The number of animal experiments could be reduced, as well as the economic costs when developing new chemicals

Asahi Brands relies on Warsteiner

Focus of cooperation on efficiency and sustainability

The Big Quantum Chill: NIST Scientists Modify Common Lab Refrigerator to Cool Faster With Less Energy

The time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero has been dramatically reduced

Novel hydrogel removes microplastics from water

The material has a unique intertwined polymer network that can bind the contaminants and degrade them using UV light irradiation

Opening a window to the food industry’s future: the world’s first factory growing food out of thin air launches

Advanced imaging techniques on a semiconductor material reveal ‘surprising’ hidden activity

"This surprising and previously overlooked observation completely changes how we need to view this technology"

Longer-lasting and more sustainable green hydrogen production

The findings impact the ability to achieve a lasting and sustainable hydrogen-based energy economy

E-tongue can detect white wine spoilage before humans can

Molecular dynamics in real time

A novel spectroscopic method allows ultrafast processes within molecules to be observed

BASF has started prototype metal refinery for battery recycling

Innovative technology extracts lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap

Milk will continue to play an important role in our diet in the future

An AI leap into chemical synthesis

AI navigates and performs chemical research tasks with unprecedented efficiency

Did you know that parents should be careful with rice cakes?

Chemists pioneer work to reduce carbon emissions

“My team and I have been hard at work trying to find more sustainable ways to separate, purify and trap ethylene..."

Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee’s prehistoric origin story — and its future under climate change

Study charts family history of Arabica, world’s most popular coffee species, through Earth’s heating and cooling periods over last millennia

Safer alternative for an explosive reaction

The chemical industry has been using a reaction with explosive chemicals for over 100 years - now scientists have discovered a safer alternative

Why the BfR is shooting at gelatine or how the food safety of game meat can be guaranteed