2008 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) Winners Announced

Aignostics secures $34 million Series B to improve precision medicine with AI

Investments will support new product offerings, US expansion, and development of pathology foundation models

Successful closing: Syntegon and Telstar officially join forces

Berlin-Based Neurotech Startup Secures Investment for the Development of a Digital Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Activating the Memory System of the Brain with Software to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Ardena Expands Bioanalytical Services in Europe

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

Lymphatica Medtech closes €17.9 million Series B funding round to drive innovation in lymphedema treatment

"Lymphatica is addressing a massive unmet medical need..."

Small German start-up develops bluetongue virus vaccine within a few months

Verovaccines leverages its new capabilities for rapid emergency response and cost-effective classical animal health vaccine development

Start-up receives funding for animal-free methods for drug testing

Ethically safe, fast, cost-effective and reliable

Innovative approach to treat autism spectrum disorders

University of Basel spin-off Translation-X receives Venture Kick funding

Is the physics of red blood cells in bats a key to "artificial hibernation" for humans?

The new findings could contribute towards the development of new medical treatments

New drugs from toxic birds

Investigation of the symbiosis between bacteria and birds leads to the discovery of new natural products with antimicrobial properties

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Possible trigger of Crohn’s disease discovered

Dysfunctional mitochondria disrupt the gut microbiome

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA

Surprising discovery revealed an entirely new dimension to gene regulation

ONE microscopy: from molecule to 3D structure with conventional microscopy

The simple and cost-effective method developed using a few simple but effective tricks

Protein interactions: who is partying with whom and who is ruining the party?

New method for investigating protein interaction networks - also of interest for pharmaceutical research

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

The preparation makes the poison

Stardust in the bathroom

Nanoceramics: novel treatment for skin diseases

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Small German start-up develops bluetongue virus vaccine within a few months

Verovaccines leverages its new capabilities for rapid emergency response and cost-effective classical animal health vaccine development

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 aims to revolutionise CO₂ capture and conversion technology

Aerleum raises $6M in seed round

Solein® tops the list of NASA’s alternatives for space food systems

How catalysts remove dangerous nitrogen oxides

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

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

Unique material created to solve a persistent failure problem

Precise and fast kokumi effect

"Kokumi" is the name given to the spicy, full-bodied taste of mature cheeses. A new method can be used to effectively analyze the relevant peptides.

Octopus-inspired adhesive works well in wet conditions

Ferments du Futur: New Innovation Center for Future Foods Opens

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

Cobalt-copper tandem successfully converts carbon dioxide to ethanol

Sustainability in the focus of chemical research

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.

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"

1.3 million pizzas with solar power

Gustavo Gusto produces with a PV system from E.ON

No significant PFAS emissions from waste incineration

Researchers investigate the effectiveness of combustion processes

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

Innovative catalyst produces methane using electricity

A study opens up new ways to produce important chemical compounds

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

The fireproof battery

Salt batteries

Victory against fast food giants

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

Scientists develop novel method for strengthening PVC products

New method may mean less microplastic pollution

Sustainable food innovations from broccoli side streams

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