Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

Researchers solve a 50-year-old mystery: how acid removes water from proteins

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals for the first time which amino acids bind water and which ones release it when acidified

Snap fastener instead of a weld: targeted binding and release of bioactive compounds

New biosynthesis platform could enable bioactive compounds to be labeled, targeted and released on demand

Parents' consumption of artificial sweeteners could affect their children's metabolism

Sucralose and stevia alter gene expression even in the second generation

New insights into regulation of food intake in mammals

New therapeutic approaches for obesity and diabetes

Plastic bottles turned into Parkinson’s medication

Edinburgh researchers develop an alternative to fossil-based raw materials in pharmaceutical manufacturing

From Palm Oil to Designer Enzymes: Researchers Reprogram Yeast Cells

Protein Engineering Enables Sustainable Production of Industrially Important Fatty Acids

How healthy are Brazil nuts really?

New study elucidates trace elements in the seeds

Formic acid in focus

An artificial key enzyme opens up the conversion of CO2 via formic acid to raw materials

A Trojan horse for artificial amino acids

Researchers have modified a bacterial transport system so that it can efficiently introduce large quantities of unnatural amino acids into cells

Fungal mycelium instead of epoxy resin: compostable printed circuit board developed

Researchers are using waste from citric acid production as the basis for biodegradable printed circuit boards.

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

Tailor-made functionalized gelatin – manufactured with reproducible results

Fraunhofer scales up chemical functionalisation

How tea plants tune their flavor chemistry

Researchers from Yunnan and Anhui Agricultural University identified a ceRNA module as a post-transcriptional regulator of tea quality

Fat hack protects against cell death

Findings could provide new avenues for cancer therapies and the treatment of age-related diseases

Researchers solve a 50-year-old mystery: how acid removes water from proteins

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals for the first time which amino acids bind water and which ones release it when acidified

Making climate-neutral plastics and cosmetics using bacteria

EU project aims to make breakthrough in sustainable chemical manufacture

Snap fastener instead of a weld: targeted binding and release of bioactive compounds

New biosynthesis platform could enable bioactive compounds to be labeled, targeted and released on demand

Step towards sustainable hydrogen production with cyanobacteria

An oxygen-free microenvironment protects the sensitive enzymes

Innovation paves way to make ‘clean’ chemicals, plastics and food using solar energy

Integrated solar reactor uses sunlight, water, CO2 and engineered bacteria to grow biomass in a single beaker

Fungal mycelium instead of epoxy resin: compostable printed circuit board developed

Researchers are using waste from citric acid production as the basis for biodegradable printed circuit boards.

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

Making climate-neutral plastics and cosmetics using bacteria

EU project aims to make breakthrough in sustainable chemical manufacture

hephaistos.bio obtains CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick

Swiss biotech start-up aims to bring tailor-made enzymes to resilient and sustainable chemical manufacturing

Snap fastener instead of a weld: targeted binding and release of bioactive compounds

New biosynthesis platform could enable bioactive compounds to be labeled, targeted and released on demand

Step towards sustainable hydrogen production with cyanobacteria

An oxygen-free microenvironment protects the sensitive enzymes

Innovation paves way to make ‘clean’ chemicals, plastics and food using solar energy

Integrated solar reactor uses sunlight, water, CO2 and engineered bacteria to grow biomass in a single beaker

Plant-based sugars become raw materials for plastics: UPM secures Avantium patents

UPM is the first company to commence industrial production of chemicals derived from lignocellulosic biomass

Miltenyi Biotec expands Cologne production site for clinical reagents

Milestone for biotechnology made in Germany: More capacity for cell and gene therapies

Engineered enzyme breakthrough offers sustainable solution for polyurethane plastic recycling

Egg consumption is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Eating one egg per day for at least five days a week reduces risk of Alzheimer’s by up to 27%

A breakthrough 3D-printable polymer

From artificial organs to advanced batteries

Can electro-fermentation convert food waste such as ice cream into valuable chemicals?

“We are creating an industry from another industry’s waste”

Researchers develop process to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic

New process uses bacteria

A possible replacement for plastic could lead to stronger, eco-friendly materials for everyday use

It has the potential to become your next disposable water bottle, and so much more

High-tech startup CrySyst provides quality-by-control solutions for pharmaceutical, fine chemical industries

“These tools reduce time, material usage and risk while enhancing process robustness and scalability”

What we eat affects our health — and can alter how our genes function

"We found a direct link between eating fiber and modulation of gene function that has anti-cancer effects..."

Are trees the future for the production of industrial chemicals?

Finding could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals

Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories

Biologists find new ways to encourage the plastic-producing power of purple microbes

Cancer drug could treat early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, study shows