Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharma News

How "stressed" potatoes become climate-ready

Stress reactions of the potato due to climate change investigated to adapt future breeds

Water-shy proteins weaken protection against cancer

Special mutations in important protective proteins lead to the proteins being broken down longer and therefore faster

Tiny gold radiators fry bacteria on implants

Understanding How Mutations Affect Diseases

Novel Framework to Study Polygenic Diseases

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

Evaluating the link between chemicals and declining insect populations

Using a library of 1,000+ agrochemicals, scientists saw significant changes in behaviour and long-term survival of different insect populations

Algae growth follows the hourglass model

The mid-embryonic stage are strikingly similar in animals, plants and algae, revealing the shared crucial stages in the evolution of complex life forms

The preparation makes the poison

AI in medicine: new approach for more efficient diagnostics

Researchers have developed a new AI tool that uses imaging data to also detect less frequent diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Diseases beware! Researchers make crucial breakthrough in cell research

This method could have the potential for the next stage of drug delivery

“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Merck Invests €70 million to Expand ADC Manufacturing for Novel Cancer Therapies

Triples manufacturing capacity to meet increased global demand for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)

Axol Bioscience acquires Phenocell to advance human disease models

Acquisition expands Axol’s iPSC-derived cell models and service offering to include ophthalmology and dermatology

4Tissue raises €2m to advance groundbreaking breast tissue replacement technology

A revolutionary approach

Eurofins agrees to acquire SYNLAB’s clinical diagnostics operations in Spain

Bayer partners with innovative hormone monitoring device start-up

Funding to advance early-stage research efforts

QUANTRO Therapeutics and IMP enter into research collaboration to accelerate transcriptomic drug discovery

Major investment boosts next-generation 3D printing technology

UpNano receives capital boost for further advancing high-end 2PP 3D printers, materials, and services

Generative AI antibody design platform

Antiverse raises £3.5M

Merck Reiterates Confidence in Returning to Sustainable Growth

Tailwind thanks to robust global growth trends in all three business sectors

YUMAB cooperates with AI specialist

YUMAB and MOLCURE collaborate to advance zero-shot AI antibody discovery technology for undruggable targets

Evonik aligns two business lines with new growth strategy

Businesses outside core areas are to be sold or discontinued

invIOs raises €8.2 million in a Series A to finance pipeline progress in immuno-oncology

Magnetism without metal: a milestone for materials science

“This is fundamentally new”

Fasting and blood sugar

Are tattoos safe?

Tattoo inks in Europe are mislabeled and some contain banned ingredients

Start-up wants to revolutionise fluorochemical production

Groundbreaking innovation with high appeal for numerous potential customers in the core markets of battery electrolyte salts and agrochemicals

Ferments du Futur: New Innovation Center for Future Foods Opens

Europe's unique partnership accelerates research in healthy and sustainable nutrition

How catalysts remove dangerous nitrogen oxides

”If we know exactly where the reaction takes place, the production of catalysts can be controlled accordingly”

Start-up aims to revolutionise CO₂ capture and conversion technology

Aerleum raises $6M in seed round

Vegan Trademark: 70,000 products now vegan certified

34 years of innovation for an animal-friendly and sustainable future

Octopus-inspired adhesive works well in wet conditions

1.3 million pizzas with solar power

Gustavo Gusto produces with a PV system from E.ON

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

Unique material created to solve a persistent failure problem

Sustainable antibacterial food wrap that changes colour when food goes bad

Smart protection against food waste

Sustainably producible covalent organic networks capture carbon dioxide

"For the first time, a solid-phase synthesis of COFs has been developed that works completely without solvents"

Full-bodied cheese flavor–prediction of flavor development soon possible thanks to new method

Cobalt-copper tandem successfully converts carbon dioxide to ethanol

Sustainability in the focus of chemical research

Victory against fast food giants

German Environmental Aid forces McDonald's to offer mandatory reusable packaging

Innovative catalyst produces methane using electricity

A study opens up new ways to produce important chemical compounds

When it comes to building muscle, not all proteins are created equal

Researchers find ground beef packs bigger muscle-building punch than soy-based alternative

UK bioplastics breakthrough wins US plastics industry prize

“2024 is our year – we've scaled up three products, secured investor backing, brought new talent onboard and successfully launched our first commercial application"

Sustainable food innovations from broccoli side streams

The focus is on the cultivation and utilization of the entire plant

No significant PFAS emissions from waste incineration

Researchers investigate the effectiveness of combustion processes

Delicious and plant-based: the new EXTRA plant-based chewing gum

For the launch of the new EXTRA® plant-based chewing gum, Mars Wrigley is working with the environmental organization The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support their conservation work in the Mexican rainforest.