Faster, cheaper, animal-free: start-up aims to revolutionise drug development

Meliodays Medical announces completion of a pre-seed financing of 800,000 euros

Combating menstrual pain through local application of very low doses of painkillers addresses high unmet medical need

Brainomix Completes £14M ($18M) Series C Round to Advance Its Transformative AI Imaging Technology in Healthcare

University of Oxford spinout accelerates commercial expansion in the US of its innovative stroke AI imaging solution, with its demonstrated impact on vital treatments

BioCopy accelerates the fight against cancer

Shorten research and development time for cancer drugs from 3 years to 12 months and significantly reduce development costs

Novel anti-asthma drug

LMU spin-off receives multi-million euro EU grant

Revvity Expands Alliance with Genomics England

New agreement to support newborn health

Grifols and Inpeco joining forces to deliver transfusion medicine ‘lab of the future’

LUMITOS and SPECTARIS present the first digital lab day in May 2025

Digital event for the laboratory sector offers a unique platform for innovation and networking

Eurobio Scientific increases its footprint in Italy

WACKER expects to grow in all business divisions in 2025, despite headwinds

Chemical divisions and biotechnology division perform in a weak market environment

Vetter Boosts Pharmaceutical Storage Capacity With Major Warehouse Expansion

Cool storage volume to be doubled by 2028

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2025 – the hot spot for processing technology this September

Supporting programme offers balanced blend of old and new

TRIMTECH Therapeutics raises $31M seed funding for innovative therapeutic approaches against neurodegenerative diseases

Seed funding to accelerate the development of a pipeline for targeted protein degradation

Sun Pharma to Acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics

Callio Therapeutics Launches with US$187 Million Series A to Advance Multi-Payload Antibody-Drug Conjugate Platform Through Clinical Proof-of-Concept

Science on the back burner: European laboratories struggle with massive restrictions

Great sustainability ambitions and willingness to innovate despite the need to save money

"Merck is back on a growth path with all three businesses"

Merck returned to profitable growth in 2024 and delivered on its guidance for the year

Between test tube and algorithm: the laboratory of the future under the microscope

Study on the transformation of laboratories

Bayer meets adjusted guidance and takes decisive action to tackle challenges

2025 to be a pivotal year for company’s turnaround – improved performance expected from 2026 onwards

LUM GmbH and Alpharmaca Inc. start working together

Strong demand from the pharmaceutical and semiconductor sectors leads to expansion of the Chinese sales network

EG 427 raises €27 million in successful Series B

"EG 427 has the potential to significantly advance the applications of genetic medicine through highly targeted delivery and local administration"

Natural substance spray against pulmonary fibrosis

Project receiving 800,000 euros from the biomedical start-up incubator IBT Lower Saxony

Rare side effect discovered in cancer immunotherapy

Fascinating new findings: Obesity starts in the brain

Even a short-term intake of highly processed, unhealthy foods can lead to serious changes in the brain

Antimalarial drug together with anticancer drug is efficient against leukemia

Combination of approved drugs offers new strategies for acute myeloid leukemia

A method to purify proteins with light

Gentler and more efficient than previous procedures

“Multi Organ Model” - Animal-free alternative for pharmacokinetics research

Dynamic42 and research partners present three-organ system to reduce animal testing

A molecular fountain of youth for the brain

Ageing processes in “mini-brains” observed for the first time

Potential target for MS therapy discovered

Smoking and antibiotic resistance: How cigarette waste promotes the spread of resistant germs

Smoking becomes an indirect health risk

New methods for reliable evaluation of chemicals and pharmaceuticals

18 partners from eight countries are working on the introduction of innovative methods for evaluating safety and efficacy without animal testing

Rentschler Biopharma appoints Patrick Meyer as Global Head of Business Development

A new switch for the cell therapies of the future

A new gene switch can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin

Complete breakdown of PMMA plastic into its building blocks

Surprisingly simple process

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Analyze odorous substances without errors

Comparative study confirms established method as gold standard

Converting CO2 into fuel – with the help of battery waste

Upcycling as a climate game-changer: A nanocatalyst has been produced based on spent batteries and aluminium foil residues, converting CO2 into valuable methane

Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function

Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector

Triple Bond Formed Between Boron and Carbon for the First Time

Researchers are opening up new horizons in chemistry: They present the world's first triple bond between the atoms boron and carbon

What happens when a diet targets ultra-processed foods?

Scientists patent corrosion-resistant nano-coating for metals

Thinner, less toxic than existing coatings; efficient and economical to produce

Important technological milestone: production of sustainable aviation fuel becomes more efficient

KIT and Sunfire succeed in Kopernikus project P2X technology upgrade for CO2-neutral production of fuels

Eating mangos daily shown to improve insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control

New research finds mangos may be key to reducing insulin resistance in adults who are overweight or obese

Engineers discover key barrier to longer-lasting batteries

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered why LiNiO2 batteries break down

From research to startup: Polybot receives order for AI-based harvesting robotics

"The Polybot project leverages recent breakthroughs in machine learning to make polyculture farming economically viable"

Researchers are cracking the code on solid-state batteries

Using a combination of advanced imagery and ultra-thin coatings, researchers are working to revolutionize solid-state battery performance

We strip bare

Tony's Chocolonely makes a statement for transparency in supply chains with a "half-naked" chocolate bar

Potential for significant defossilisation of the chemical industry using biomass

Study Confirms Biomass Can Meet 20% of Carbon Demand in Chemicals Sector by 2050 without compromising food and feed supply

Volcafe and Cotierra partner to generate carbon credits from biochar within coffee value chains

Partnership marks pioneering advance for Colombian coffee farmers

Solving the case of the missing platinum

With bird flu in raw milk, many in U.S. still do not know risks of consuming it

PFAS: Found 180 times more ‘forever chemicals’ in birds

New technology allows for much more precise measurements of these chemicals in organisms

Acai start-up The Rainforest Company is insolvent

Financial problems and investor dispute lead to the end

From raw material to an (almost) finished car battery

Successful European battery project

Tyson Foods Announces Executive Leadership Changes