How to save energy in the laboratory

Electricity Saving Challenge: Exploring savings potential in the laboratory

13-Feb-2025 - Various research groups at the University of Basel have optimized their electricity consumption with the Electricity Saving Challenge. Simple measures have made it possible to significantly reduce electricity consumption – without any limitations on the science. In November 2024, employees at the ...

DMC Biotechnologies announces Dr. Jim Flatt as CEO

DMC seeking to transform how the world makes chemicals

16-Jan-2025 - DMC Biotechnologies announced the appointment of Dr. James (Jim) Flatt as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dr. Flatt brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in biotechnology and biomanufacturing. He has a proven track record of delivering commercial success through ...

Groundbreaking ceremony for new technology and start-up centre at DESY

"The DESY Innovation Factory offers founders excellent conditions to bring new ideas from research into practice even faster"

25-Nov-2024 - A combined total of more than 8,500 square meters of workspace will be created in just three years of construction at two locations: the main site on the DESY campus and a second very close by in the Altona Innovation Park. Complex laboratories, offices, and open working environments will be ...

Traction for sustainable healthcare plastics

BIOVOX successfully closes €2.2 million seed round

26-Sep-2024 - BIOVOX GmbH, the Darmstadt, Germany-based company pioneering sustainable bioplastics for medical applications, announced the successful closing of its €2.2 million seed round. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with significant participation from ...

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

20-Sep-2024 - analytica is expanding its international network and will launch analytica USA in Columbus, Ohio, in fall 2025, to cover the North American market. The new offshoot of the world's leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology will take place at the Greater Columbus ...

3D Laser Printing with Bioinks from Microalgae

Heidelberg researchers successfully develop a new generation of biocompatible materials for additive manufacturing

15-Aug-2024 - Microalgae such as the diatom Odontella aurita and the green alga Tetraselmis striata are especially suitable as “biofactories” for the production of sustainable materials for 3D laser printing due to their high content in lipids and photoactive pigments. An international research team led by ...

Engineering biology is expected to disrupt all industries

31-Jul-2024 - Organizations across all sectors are preparing for the transformative impact of engineering biology – the application of principles from biology and engineering, in conjunction with AI and data-driven computational techniques, to create new or redesigned biological systems for valuable purposes. ...

GDCh Award for Biocatalysis for Sebastian Gergel

19-Jul-2024 - The German Chemical Society (GDCh) is awarding the GDCh Award for Biocatalysis to Dr. Sebastian Gergel, EnginZyme AB, Solna, Sweden. The award ceremony will take place on September 12th during the annual meeting of the GDCh Division of Sustainable Chemistry in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Sebastian ...

Recyclates: Recycled Materials as the Next Step Towards Increased Sustainability for High-End Laboratory Consumables

Disposable racks made from contact lens production leftovers

09-Jul-2024 - In life science laboratories, where precision and purity are non-negotiable, the demand for environmentally friendly solutions is now higher than it has ever been. Laboratories are grappling with the environmental impact of their activities, and they are aware that the ever-increasing demand for ...

A sustainable bio-industry innovation: product development of bio-based flame retardant additives

ALTANA AG and UB FIGG invest in the Finnish technology company NORDTREAT

24-Jun-2024 - The Finnish sustainability fund UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund (UB FIGG) and the specialty chemicals group ALTANA are investing in the technology company NORDTREAT. The company specializes in the development and production of innovative, high-performance, and environmentally friendly flame ...