Innogenetics announces definitive closure of GENimmune

KNAUER invests and strengthens itself for international competition

The management of the Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments reports on current plans to ensure sustainable business success

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

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

BASF invests in new alcoholates plant in Ludwigshafen

Advanced production facilities to support growing life science market as well as the biodiesel industry

InfectoPharm invests in AudioCure to advance innovative hearing loss therapy

Drug candidate AC102 in the clinical phase

BioGold nuggets from a local waste stream

Biological gold recycling: BRAIN Biotech AG collaborates with PX Group on the PX Urban Mining Initiative

Bürkert invests in start-up Green Elephant Biotech

Working together for a sustainable future

EUR 51 million for early-stage drug discovery investments

First closing of KHAN Technology Transfer Fund II GmbH & Co KG “KHAN-II”

Biotech in Germany has significant potential, but lack of collaboration hampers growth

Basic research, research and development in biotech, startup activity, public infrastructure and the business environment were analysed

Akribion Therapeutics exits from stealth with €8m seed financing

Akribion is pioneering a unique, RNA-guided, nuclease-based technology for programmable cell depletion

Waldner is expanding

Takeover of neighbouring company premises strengthens regional economy

Uhlmann Pac-Systeme honored with TOP 100 Award

Manufacturer of pharmaceutical packaging machines wins innovation competition

Labomatic and KNAUER enter into strategic cooperation

Customers in the field of liquid chromatography in particular are likely to benefit from the complementary expertise

Revvity Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2024

"We finished last year on a strong note positioning us well as we head into 2025"

Start-up boom thriving

In 2024, 37 new spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich, a large proportion of them in the fields of AI and biotechnology.

Rentschler Biopharma will withdraw from the field of cell and gene therapy

Company announces strategic realignment of its global business operations

A novel approach for efficient antibody development

YUMAB and InSCREENeX get funding for innovative Mammalian Display screening

Start-up wants to decarbonise the wastewater sector - with advanced sensor technology and AI

Variolytics Secures Growth Financing Round with Nordic Alpha Partners

Leyden Labs raises $70 million: Novel class of broadly protective nasal sprays

Funding will propel Leyden Labs’ non-vaccine intranasal antibody programs to safeguard people from respiratory viruses

Lonza Delivers Solid 2024 Performance with CER Sales in Line with Prior Year and 29.0% CORE EBITDA Margin

"Looking ahead to 2025 and beyond, we are focusing on implementing our One Lonza strategy..."

Wacker Chemie AG: Chemical and biotechnology divisions performed in a weak market environment in 2024

Preliminary figures

Insight into schizophrenia disease mechanisms found in the eye

Impaired neuronal connectivity in the retina

Revolution in biotechnology: CO2 becomes food

Breakthrough bioprocess turns CO2 and electricity into high-protein food

Bats: Corona Without Symptoms

The genome of flying mammals could offer new approaches to medical solutions

Groundbreaking technology can turn cancer cells back into normal cells

Research findings have been transferred to the start-up biotech company BioRevert

Omega-3s can slow down aging process

Epigenetic clocks used for the first time to measure the ageing process

Crucell acquires ChromaGenics to strengthen its strategic position in protein production technology

Slim waist and sufficient exercise

Only the combination significantly reduces the risk of cancer

A molecular fountain of youth for the brain

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

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

Bacterium “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products

HI viruses crack the lock to the cell nucleus

For the first time, researchers have observed how HIV penetrates the nuclear pores to the genome of human immune cells

Obese and healthy

Scientists are trying to work out why some obese people become unhealthy while others do not

Intermittent fasting could be unsafe for teenagers

Mouse study finds impaired cell development

Breakthrough in materials research: The metal that does not expand

An alloy of several metals has been developed that shows practically no thermal expansion over an extremely large temperature interval

Sugar tax harms Red Bull and not Pure Bio Energy Drink

Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector

VINCI Energies acquires the TEHA Technology Group

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

New polymer mixture creates ultra-sensitive heat sensor

Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopiles

How to recycle CO2 from flue gases

Design and process control are the be-all and end-all when it comes to reducing CO2 from flue gases or the atmosphere

Freshwater alga could be the next superfood that feeds the world

A fast, non-destructive test for 2-dimensional materials

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Novonesis launch innovative enzymatic esterification technology

A more sustainable alternative to conventional esterification

Meat production increased by 1.4 % in 2024

Meat production rises again for the first time since 2016, but remains almost a quarter below the previous peak

Test identifies toxic platinum and palladium without time-consuming sample pretreatment

Fluorogenic solution glows green within four hours when even minute traces of poisonous Pd(II) and Pt(IV) are present

Artificial Photosynthesis Decoded

How Carbon Nitride Splits Water (and Enables Green Hydrogen)

How AI is transforming Unilever Ice Cream’s end-to-end supply chain

Scientists patent corrosion-resistant nano-coating for metals

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

Progress Toward a New Generation of Rechargeable Batteries

Redox mediator improves performance and lifespan of Li-O2 batteries

ShrimpWiz: More animal welfare in domestic shrimp farming through AI

Antimicrobial edible films inhibit pathogens in meat

A 150-year-old problem resolved using AI

New approach enables precise predictions of the phase transition

Kirin Holdings presents the "Electric Salt Spoon" with innovative flavor technology

New gadget presented at CES 2025

New nanoporous material has highest surface area yet

European Consortium Launches DELYCIOUS Research Project to Optimize Operation of Renewable Hydrogen Production Units

‘True food’ research database offers rankings for 50,000 processed foods

WACKER Expands Production Capacity for Specialty Silicones in Asia

Asia is already one of WACKER’s most important sales regions

Value-added pancakes

WSU using science to improve nutrition of breakfast staple

Global battery market continues to see strong growth despite uncertainties and holds opportunities for European manufacturers

New European players must show they can produce high-quality battery cells at low cost

Green food revolution