2008 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) Winners Announced

Munich-based lab automation startup raised €2.77M

AI-driven biotech research: Connected labs for faster scientific progress

Wacker Biotech announces strategic collaboration with RNAV8 Bio

Improving the development of mRNA therapeutics

Next-generation AI drug design engine

Isomorphic Labs announces $600m external investment round

Syntegon sells Waiblingen property and plans further growth with new locations

Focused pharmaceutical site in Fellbach creates new production capacities

EXIST start-up grant for virtual reality laboratory training

"Wet-Lab-VR": Virtual reality technology revolutionises training for molecular biology laboratories

DHL Group acquires CRYOPDP from Cryoport to strengthen “DHL Health Logistics”

Specialty logistics services for clinical trials, biopharma, and cell & gene therapies

Augustine Therapeutics raises oversubscribed EUR 78 million Series A financing round

Proceeds to support the clinical development of lead candidate AGT-100216 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease

Boost for the Startup Scene in the Rhine-Main Region

Four Universities and Futury Launch the Future Factory

mo:re launches lab platform to set a new standard in animal-free drug development

Life Science startup introduces a laboratory platform to automate the planning, culture, and analysis of complex 3D cell culture models

Lauda launches 5-year premium warranty

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

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

Start-up prize for "EmbryoNet AI Technologies"

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

A method to purify proteins with light

Gentler and more efficient than previous procedures

What drives our cravings for food and drink?

New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into action

Antimalarial drug together with anticancer drug is efficient against leukemia

Combination of approved drugs offers new strategies for acute myeloid leukemia

Extreme Mutation Hotspot in Bacteria Discovered: Study Links High Mutation Rates to Transcriptional Activation

Groundbreaking research identifies a 5000-fold increase in mutation rates in the promoter of a bacterial gene

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before: allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles, like a Google Earth map

Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life

After 7000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud

Tool identifies specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria

Research team shortens the search for attackers that can wipe out multiresistant pathogens – with the aim of treating infections without antibiotics

Origin of Life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants

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

Smoking becomes an indirect health risk

Sensors against superbugs

Dangerous increase in antimicrobial resistance: Detect resistant pathogens faster and start customized treatment in good time

New imaging reveals the secrets of cellular traffic control

Texas A&M University researchers work with experts from EMBL Imaging Centre to uncover how molecules navigate the nuclear pore complex

Natural substance spray against pulmonary fibrosis

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

Complete breakdown of PMMA plastic into its building blocks

Surprisingly simple process

Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel

Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers

Watching electron motion in solids

Simplification of a spectroscopic method for investigating the movement of electrons in molecules and solids achieved

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

This nanotube has a nose for oxygen

A light-activated high-performance sensor can precisely detect oxygen in complex gas mixtures

C1 raised €20 million in fresh capital to replace fossil resources in the shipping, aviation and chemical industries

Green methanol: Commercialisation of the circular raw material of the future

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Scientists patent corrosion-resistant nano-coating for metals

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

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

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"

Just take a photo to determine the chemical composition

Chemists use machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images

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

New green chemistry extracts valuable compounds from plant waste

Who is ready to eat a plant-based diet?

Study shows: Medical recommendations and a good infrastructure in particular can help people switch to a more plant-based diet

World premiere: "Mannheim 001" production plant produces marine fuel from wastewater and electricity

e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry

AI food scanner turns phone photos into nutritional analysis

NYU Tandon researchers develop technology to calculate calories and nutrients from food images

The "funky" side of solid-state battery development

Material design and surface modifications create new opportunities

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

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

Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function

Revolution in lithium mining?

New membrane discovery makes possible cleaner lithium extraction

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks