Jean-François Chesneau appointed Vice President Raw materials purchasing at Arkema

Prize for bioconversion of renewable raw materials

Daniel Eggerichs has bacteria produce plastic precursors from paper production waste

Change of managing directors at 5-HT Chemistry & Health

Innovation partner for companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries under new management

Kai Beckmann to Succeed Belén Garijo as Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck as of May 2026

Management change at tesa

Dr. Kourosh Bahrami succeeds Dr. Norman Goldberg

Chief Financial Officer Maike Schuh departs Evonik

Chief Executive Officer Christian Kullmann takes over Schuh’s responsibilities at Executive Board level

Changes to the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss AG

Boosting BYK’s presence and customer proximity in Brazil

Strategic new course set in South America

David Malinas Appointed as New OPW President

Bodo Möller Chemie appoints Jason Blyth as Managing Director for South Africa and Kenya

New leadership responsibility for sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Wolf-Henning Walther becomes new CEO at Metrohm Germany

Change in the Executive Board from September 1, 2025

VTU Group appoints Liam O'Neil as new CEO

Oxea Appoints Michael McHenry as Chief Executive Officer

Supervisory Board of Bayer AG extends contract of CEO Bill Anderson

Far-reaching transformation advancing, delivering first signs of success

CABB Group has a new CEO

Tobias Schalow to take over from Thomas H. Ahrens in September

Merck Honors Alán Aspuru-Guzik with the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Computational Sciences

Chemist wins prestigious science award worth € 15,000

Leadership change at Köttermann B.V. in the Netherlands

Christoph Schell Appointed CEO of KUKA Group

Haltermann Carless expands its Executive Committee team

The smallest test tube in the world

Prof. Dr. Helmut Schwarz receives the "BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award"

Dr. Lorenza Sartorelli becomes new Chief Operating Officer of the CHT Group

From 0 to 100 in 12 minutes: timetable for lithium-sulphur batteries

International study shows potential of fast-charging lithium-sulphur batteries for e-mobility and the energy transition

New Batteries make 12minute charge for 800km drive a reality​

The long-standing dendrite problem has been solved

Teflon as a low-calorie stomach filling, cows with zebra stripes and the physics of lumpy pasta sauce

Bizarre but brilliant: Ig Nobel Prizes awarded in 2025

CO₂ recycling powers a new palm oil alternative for the cosmetics industry

The Mibelle Group, LanzaTech, and Fraunhofer IGB have successfully produced a sustainable fat from CO₂ as a replacement for palm oil

Boron replaces metal: Element forms complexes with olefins

Eliminating toxic and expensive heavy metals in the chemical industry

A new way to produce ammonia more efficiently

By boosting ammonia production, the price of electricity from hydrogen could drop

Blueprint for Sustainable Plastics Developed

“Our findings are laying the foundation for the development of new, sustainable materials that can be broken down in a controlled manner”

Researchers uncover high PAHs in common foods

The study reveals hidden carcinogens in cooking oils and meats using advanced QuEChERS-GC-MS detection method

Sugar to make soles of sneakers: Start-up towards a fossil-free alternative at industrial scale

Mevaldi successfully closes funding round with HTGF and ICIG Ventures to scale up breakthrough technology for green chemistry

A Breakthrough in PFAS Destruction

Claros Successfully Demonstrates High-Throughput PFAS Destruction in Landmark Pilot

EVs reduce climate pollution, but by how much?

New research has the answer

PFAS in honey bees: Insects enable pollutant monitoring in the environment

Key Mechanism for Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

Researchers identify neurotoxic protein complex

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

An AI Robot for Pipetting

Researchers from the University of Freiburg have received an EXIST grant for their goodBot startup

Not all calories are equal: Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health

“Our results prove that ultra-processed foods harm our reproductive and metabolic health, even if they’re not eaten in excess"

Metsä Tissue scores its sixth consecutive Platinum-level recognition in the EcoVadis assessment

New technology detects antibiotic resistance in minutes

Fraunhofer researchers develop innovative diagnostics for detecting antibiotic resistance in bacterial infections

Does a late breakfast shorten your lifespan?

Meal timing in later life may matter for health and longevity

Did you know how long water lasts?

Researchers uncover high PAHs in common foods

The study reveals hidden carcinogens in cooking oils and meats using advanced QuEChERS-GC-MS detection method

AI model predicts disease risks decades in advance

New AI tool can forecast the risk and timing of over 1,000 diseases

Meat is macho: Why masculinity concepts get in the way of green initiatives to cut meat and dairy consumption

Study recommends ways forward to encourage men to change their diet

New research collaboration: The future of biomedical image analysis

Criminal minds in dementia

Studies indicate that larger atrophy in the temporal lobe is linked to criminal behavior in individuals with frontotemporal dementia, suggesting a loss of normal behavioral restraints

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

New and simple detection method for nanoplastics

The “optical sieve” works like a test strip

Risks for offspring from curcumin supplements?

Curcumin could have transgenerational effects that have been little researched to date

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome

"Encouraging older adults to consume more nitrate-rich vegetables could have significant long term health benefits"

New method developed for investigating the internal structure of atoms

Previously unknown properties of the element samarium revealed

Nanobodies against cancer: A wrecking ball against tumour cells?

New research project: Approach offers great potential for personalised cancer medicine

German frozen food market remains on course for success

Strong performance in the first half of 2025

The Sex of the Body: Why Our Organs Cannot Simply Be Classified as Male or Female

Much more complex than expected

Using deep learning for precision cancer therapy

The tool finds the root of the disease

Plant-based diet can prolong life with type 2 diabetes

Calcium tests in poultry offer chance for improved feed efficiency

Poultry nutritionists show results in calcium bioavailability, digestibility tests connected

Unexpected side-effect: how common medications clear the way for pathogens

Many non-antibiotics weaken the natural protective function of the intestine – with consequences for the colonization with pathogenic bacteria

Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults

Eating pistachios every night for 12 weeks altered bacteria in the gut, according to new study

Analytik Jena and Thuringian partners develop innovative sensor technology for monitoring micropollutants in wastewater

Starting signal for "MikroGraph" research project

Not so sweet: Some sugar substitutes linked to faster cognitive decline

Decline equal to 1.6 years of aging in highest consumers

BUND evaluates official data on PFAS: contamination in animal products widespread

Eternity chemicals found in 14 of 22 chicken egg samples

Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

A durable, paper-based sensor array enables quick and accurate measurements within minutes