Bruker consolidates ownership of TOFWERK

Velaris acquires Markes International to expand its automated sample preparation capabilities

The company joins the Velaris family of existing brands – Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom, EST Analytical, GERSTEL and TE Instruments

Start-up of the steam cracker at BASF’s Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China

First cracker worldwide to use 100% renewable energy to drive its main compressors

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) to rebrand under new name - Velaris

Over the past three years, the platform has strategically acquired six leading companies in adjacent markets

Breakthrough Start-Ups Honored at the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2025

Power2Polymers from Germany wins top prize

Chemical recycling: a must-have for the future of the site

New packaging law in Germany, rules for mass balance in Brussels

Kyon Energy and Saft drive the energy transition with 100 MW battery storage in Dahlem

Turning diaper waste into new value: BASF, Essity and TU Wien pioneer circular solutions

Breakthrough gasification pilot project proves recyclability of diaper waste and other absorbent hygiene products

AkzoNobel completes sale of AkzoNobel India to JSW Group

The chemical-pharmaceutical industry is on a difficult path

Total sales down 1 percent compared to the previous year

The world's largest digital event for everyone involved in the battery value chain

Comprehensive program with top-class experts

Arkema and Semcorp sign a strategic partnership in battery separators

Merck Inaugurates Semiconductor Solutions Site in Taiwan to Support AI Growth

The company is strengthening its global supply chain resilience while deepening its leading role in the semiconductor ecosystem

WACKER strengthens silicone business in China with new technology center for specialty silanes

2,300-square-meter center consolidates Group expertise in the field of organofunctional silanes

WACKER specifies savings targets

Over 1,500 job cuts planned worldwide

Global hydrogen market: Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde conclude framework agreement on the use of ammonia splitting technology

License packages for up to six commercial plants with a total capacity of 7,200 mtpd of ammonia

Beverage industry relies on enzymatic PET recycling from CARBIOS

New purchase agreements bring French biotech company closer to production launch

Dresden recycling pioneer HolyPoly wins KfW Award Reasons for Saxony

"HolyPoly is an example of a new generation of founders who see sustainability and profitability as a joint opportunity"

Light + air = fuel

University of Duisburg-Essen spin-off puts new plant for synthetic natural gas into operation in Duisburg

Grenova acquires Peak Robotics

The combined organization will continue advancing Grenova’s mission to transform laboratory operations through innovation, sustainability, and intelligent design

Sustainable Chemistry on Stage: Global Start-ups Drive Change at Impact Festival

Focus on innovations in sustainable chemistry and climate change

Higher, faster, further with solid-state batteries

New findings on space charge effects could improve efficiency

Photovoltaics: Molecular fine-tuning increases the efficiency of tandem solar cells

LMU researchers achieve 31.4 percent efficiency in perovskite-silicon tandem cells with targeted molecular design

Chemical recycling: a must-have for the future of the site

New packaging law in Germany, rules for mass balance in Brussels

SABIC expands PPE oligomers capacity for AI and 5G data-center PCBs

Anode-free battery doubles electric vehicle driving range

“This work represents a meaningful breakthrough...”

The chemical-pharmaceutical industry is on a difficult path

Total sales down 1 percent compared to the previous year

Kyon Energy and Saft drive the energy transition with 100 MW battery storage in Dahlem

The perfect plastic?

Plant-based, fully saltwater degradable, zero microplastics

Turning diaper waste into new value: BASF, Essity and TU Wien pioneer circular solutions

Breakthrough gasification pilot project proves recyclability of diaper waste and other absorbent hygiene products

New hybrid aggregate state discovered: material can be solid and liquid at the same time

Biodegradable polymers: Andreas Künkel receives the Meyer-Galow Prize for Industrial Chemistry 2025

Breakthrough in carbon-based battery materials improves safety, durability, and power

Single Enzyme Failure Found to Drive Neuron Loss in Dementia

Potentially harmful PFAS in baking paper

Fish freshness easily monitored with a new sensor

Common medicines may influence CRISPR therapy outcomes and precision cancer treatment

Large-scale drug atlas uncovers new genome editing modulators and potential therapeutic strategies for DNA repair-deficient cancers

A tastier twist: Scientists enhance the flavour of carob-based chocolate alternatives with novel methods

Sustainable successor to cocoa

A Trojan horse for artificial amino acids

Researchers have modified a bacterial transport system so that it can efficiently introduce large quantities of unnatural amino acids into cells

T-CURX raises $20M Series A for non-viral CAR-T therapies

German biotech secures funding led by BiomedVC to advance clinical programs in AML and solid tumors

Foshan University pioneers nanoparticle method to curb cadmium in rice crops

Biosensor performance doubled

Alcohol oxidase system for precise determination of metabolic values

Tea linked to stronger bones in older women, while coffee may pose risks

The smell of fatty foods during pregnancy promotes obesity in offspring

The brains of the offspring show similarities to those of obese adult mice

C-COMPASS: AI-Based Software Maps Proteins and Lipids Within Cells

AI-supported molecular cancer diagnosis for brain tumors

Plant-Based Protein Hydrolysates Influence Satiety in Different Ways

"...valuable insights for the development of functional foods that can contribute to reducing energy intake in a natural way"

New microscope can image an invisible 2D material

When immune cells become cancer hunters

How permeable are paper food packaging materials?

A new AI model combines data from laboratory tests with the laws of physics to calculate how well different types of paper protect food from flavor loss and contaminants

Intelligent hydrogel microstructures enable the precise application of force to cellular systems

Purple to White, Smooth to Prickly: Genetic Diversity of Eggplants Recorded for the First Time

Findings pave the way for more robust, climate-adapted, and high-quality varieties

Toxic metals in wheat grain: do they come from the soil or the fertilizer?

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) to rebrand under new name - Velaris

Over the past three years, the platform has strategically acquired six leading companies in adjacent markets

First ancient human herpesvirus genomes document their deep history with humans

Genomic data confirm that certain human herpesviruses became part of the human genome thousands of years ago

V-Label Awards Germany 2025: these are the winners

Industry experts and consumers have decided

Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally

LMU spin-off obtains new funding to develop better rapid tests

“DNA origami signal amplification allows low-cost rapid tests to approach instrument-level sensitivity without changing the basic test format”

Ball Corporation may acquire beverage can manufacturer Benepack

The “Great Unified Microscope” can see both micro and nanoscale structures

Researchers unify two conventional techniques that so far have been used to make either micro- or nanoscale observations

Tropical Time Machine: With a Teaspoon of Mud Back into the Past

A revolutionary tool to better understand biodiversity loss and climate resilience as well as human history

Grenova acquires Peak Robotics

The combined organization will continue advancing Grenova’s mission to transform laboratory operations through innovation, sustainability, and intelligent design