EMBO issues recommendations on stem cell research and policy

Commission launches new strategy to make Europe a global leader in life sciences by 2030

ChatGPT grows insect-toxic genetically engineered plant

Blind spot in the EU draft law on genetic engineering

CureVac Receives Positive Validity Decision from European Patent Office in Litigation Against BioNTech SE

BIOTECH AUSTRIA calls for better framework conditions for the biotechnology sector of the future

Proposals provide impetus for research, infrastructure and investments in Austria

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

Hold the cream and sugar: black coffee linked to lower risk of death

Benefits diminished with additives

How fructose increases the risk of inflammation

Even short-term high fructose consumption influences the immune system

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

Amphibian skin mucus as a potential weapon against multi-resistant bacteria and cancer

Researchers find antimicrobial peptides on axolotl skin that not only fight dangerous hospital germs but also tumour cells as an effective antibiotic alternative

Frequent nightmares triple risk of early death and accelerate ageing

"Our sleeping brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality"

Colorectal cancer screening via smartphone?

App-based early detection is as accurate as laboratory tests and could motivate more people to undergo screening

Short naps increase the likelihood of flashes of inspiration

Study on the effect of power naps

Researchers discover how caffeine could slow cellular ageing

Coffee might do more than just wake you up

Virtually indefinitely durable: the world's only heart valve prosthesis made from the body's own tissue implanted for the first time

Technology was transferred to the Berlin start-up GrOwnValve

Pharaoh's Curse fungus transformed to fight leukemia

Researchers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug

Pigments that can do more

New discovery sheds light on the bacterial use of biomass with potential for biofuels and new antibiotics

Chemical fingerprints reveal fast food consumption

Molecules in blood and urine could reveal how much ultra-processed food you eat

Chemists produce hexa-nitrogen for the first time - the most energy-rich substance ever formed

"...a huge advance in nitrogen chemistry": future application as environmentally friendly energy storage conceivable

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

How chemical bonds are formed: Observing energy flow in real time

Femtosecond spectroscopy makes chemical processes visible

PFAS: A novel path to breaking down “forever chemicals”

A new catalyst capable of cleaving strong carbon-fluorine bonds has been developed – potential use in pharmaceutical production

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

New Microscopy tool for energy research

Technique allows scientists to explore the properties of photoelectrodes more precisely

Sevenfold boost in lifespan of anode-free all-solid-state batteries using MoS₂ thin films

Employing cost-effective MoS₂ thin films in place of expensive noble metals resolves issues of non-uniform lithium plating and interfacial instability in anode-free all-solid-state batteries

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

A map for single-atom catalysts

The precise knowledge of the atomic environments can help produce single-atom catalysts that are more uniform, and thus more effective

Start-up wants to build the world's first stellarator-based fusion power plant in the 2030s

Proxima Fusion raises €130M Series A: “Fusion energy is entering a new era—moving from lab-based science to industrial-scale engineering”

Compostable Single-Use Tableware

Mechanically stable, water-resistant polymer films thanks to bio-based coatings

Pushing the resolution limits of scattering near-field optical microscopy

A valuable tool for characterizing surfaces with atomic-scale precision

Renewable gas from hydrogen and CO₂

New sorption-enhanced methanation plant at Empa

Screw cap increasingly accepted for wine

A few years ago, this was unthinkable, as a recent study now shows

thyssenkrupp nucera Signs an Agreement to Acquire Key Technology Assets from Green Hydrogen Systems

Antitrust proceedings against Delivery Hero and Glovo: EU Commission imposes heavy fines

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

Ready for summer with the PINK LEMONADE from waterdrop®

Saint-Gobain acquires Maturix

Vion: 2024 Strategy Execution Drives Strong Results in 2025

Multi-million investment to drive the de-fossilization of the chemical industry

Verbio flagship project in bio-based chemicals: groundbreaking for catalyst production in Hungary

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

BASF starts commercial operation of Black Mass plant for Battery Recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods leads to weight loss in people with type 1 diabetes