Solutia Raises Prices on Resimene and Maprenal Resin Products for the North American Coatings Industry

Building Connections: Advancing Transformative Chemistry Together

Fraunhofer, Max Planck, and Boehringer Ingelheim Continue the "Electrification of Technical Organic Syntheses" (ETOS) Future Cluster

Shape-memory polymers based on thermoplastic polyurethanes for lightweight satellite components

4D printing simplifies the manufacturing of thermoresponsive components

From Flue Gas to Raw Material: Extracting Carbon from CO₂ Produced by Waste Incineration

KIT and EEW Energy from Waste (EEW) plan to use CO₂ from flue gases in the NECOC process

Germany Is Wasting Its Innovation Potential

A ZEW study shows that there is room for improvement in research grants, technology funding, and venture capital.

Startup EDENenergy: Used E-Scooter Batteries Become Industrial Energy Storage System

The Fraunhofer spin-off’s first storage unit contains 112 second-hand batteries

New Processes for Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Magnets

The EU’s NEO-CYCLE project aims to reduce Europe’s dependence on Chinese rare earths

C1 sells first technology licence and signs strategic partnership with leading Indian engineering company Thermax

Stocklisted engineering giant Thermax to build methanol plant based on C1 technology

Innovative Filter Technology Opens New Perspectives for Water Treatment and Industry

In collaboration with the startup CNM Technologies, Fraunhofer FEP developed a prototype

Synthesis Platform for Methanol and Its Downstream Chemistry from Renewable Sources

Stora Enso and Shanshan Technology partner to accelerate Lignode development and advance sustainable anode materials

Real-World Testing Facility for Sustainable Fuels

In the fall of 2026, the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) took over as the lead institution for the Advanced Bioenergy Lab Austria – Phase 1 project

From the Cloud to the Lab: Currenta Tests Virtual Lab Automation

Simulate first, then automate

Saving Energy with More Shatter-Resistant Glass Containers

Thinner-Walled and Lighter Glass Packaging with New Coating

Arkema invests €10 million in its global battery R&D center of excellence in the Lyon region

Hydrogen for Industrial Processes Heat

HyHeat Tests Real-World Application

Cleaner gas turbines using additive manufacturing

The new technology is suitable for many types of fuel and is intended to drive the energy transition forward

Input Requirements, Output Material: ExoMatter Tests Inverse Design in Materials Development

Inverse design could replace years of laboratory experiments

Panasonic Energy launches new global battery R&D hub in Japan

To accelerate the development and production of applications for the automotive and data centre sectors

Toward circular elastomers: Covestro opens pilot plant in Leverkusen

Double-digit million-euro project draws on German chemical and engineering expertise to advance the technology toward industrial application

Electronic nose detects whether meat and fish are still safe to eat

To this end, the Interreg project PRECISE measures cadaverine—a gas produced when proteins decompose

AkzoNobel and Axalta to be called Axanzo following merger

Greg Poux-Guillaume becomes CEO

Rapeseed oil instead of crude oil: Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals

Nearly EUR 100 million invested

Two chemical giants, a potential deal: BASF and Evonik in talks

BASF confirms exploratory talks regarding potential takeover of Evonik

How chemistry chooses a mirror-image form: the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for asymmetric synthesis

The Nobel Prize goes to Kagan and Soai for their discovery of homochirality

Breakthrough in Silicone Recycling

New "chemical armor" could unlock the holy grail of solid-state battery technology

A simple one-step coating builds a silicon-indium hybrid shield on lithium metal, quadrupling current density and extending battery cycle life

Synthesis Platform for Methanol and Its Downstream Chemistry from Renewable Sources

Converting CO₂ Directly into Fuels and Chemicals

TU Berlin Launches Two Research Projects on Direct Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion—Without the Detour via Hydrogen

EWE and VERBUND Establish a Joint Venture for One of Europe's Largest Hydrogen Projects

European Partnership for Energy Security and Decarbonization

From wood to chemicals: UPM inaugurates pioneering biorefinery in Germany

With an annual capacity of 220,000 tonnes, it is the largest facility of its kind in the world

Stora Enso and Shanshan Technology partner to accelerate Lignode development and advance sustainable anode materials

A New Method for Upcycling Polyethylene

Suitable for Mass Production as a Raw Material for Nylon

Merck to Acquire Silence Therapeutics

Strengthening Rare Disease Pipeline with Innovative siRNA Asset

75 percent of Gen Z buy protein products—social media is driving the trend among Gen Z

A SINUS study shows that eight out of ten 14- to 28-year-olds consider a balanced diet important. TikTok and Instagram are their main sources of information.

QIAGEN and EQT agree on a takeover bid worth billions

QIAGEN’s Supervisory Board and Managing Board fully support the transaction

How your brain learned to love coffee, chocolate, fat, and sugar

Scientists discovered a “slow” dopamine pathway linking the gut and brain that helps shape our food preferences

Rising CO₂ Alters Wheat Proteins and Baking Quality

Climate Change Affects Bread

Highly Sensitive Detection of MRI Contrast Agents

Scientists have developed a sensor capable of detecting even the smallest amounts of gadolinium.

A first in Germany: Charité successfully treats 19-year-old with CRISPR therapy

Exagamglogene Autotemcel used for the first time in Germany following approval

More young people are drinking juice and non-alcoholic cocktails on a regular basis

Weekly alcohol consumption among adolescents reaches an all-time low

From the Cloud to the Lab: Currenta Tests Virtual Lab Automation

Simulate first, then automate

Using Enzymes instead of the Landfill: How Biological Processes Can Help with Recycling

Researchers identify enzyme families capable of breaking down polyurethane and polyamide

Arla is investing more than 63 million euros in the future of high-protein dairy products

Demand for skyr, cottage cheese, and protein solutions is driving investment in Europe

Analytik Jena inaugurates new buildings: Investment of 96 million euros

Endress+Hauser Group company expands capacity for development, production and sales of laboratory measurement technology

Ultra-processed food intake linked to silent strokes in healthy middle-aged adults

"I would not have expected this finding, frankly"

International FoodTec Award 2027: Winners Announced

21 award winners honored for innovation, sustainability, and efficiency

Zurich Blue, a nano-pigment inspired by an ancient prototype

Europe’s research breakthroughs face a technology transfer bottleneck

"The study presented today identifies six priorities to help Europe turn research excellence into market success"

Ultra-Processed Foods: The Degree of Processing Affects Metabolism and the Brain

Why Ready-Made Meals Affect the Body Differently Than Freshly Cooked Food

Resistant bacteria are favoured in hospital sewers

Responsible antibiotics identified

Waters acquires MOBILion Systems

Global chocolate supply threatened by disease, new cacao plant offers solution

Danaher accelerates life sciences research with new AI-powered autonomous lab

The lab is designed to deliver up to eight times faster progress from idea to validated reagent

PerkinElmer Appoints Dr. Kaveh Kahen as President of Analytical & Testing Solutions Business

Kahen returns to PerkinElmer with more than 20 years of experience across the life sciences and analytical technologies industries

New Food Packaging Film Glows Under UV Light When Meat Starts to Spoil

Researchers made the film from milk protein and pigments extracted from black soybean seed coats.

Archimedes’ screw made from a single molecule

Concern over European biotech: the window for change is narrow – and closing fast

NDR Test Finds Maggots, Worms, and Plastic in Porcini Mushroom Products from the Supermarket

Mushroom experts found maggot-eaten tunnels and layers of olive-green tubes in frozen mushrooms sold by EDEKA and Niklas.

New Method Reveals What a Cell Was Doing Days Ago

New technology now makes it possible to store these RNA molecules in cells for several days

Protein Mapping for Everyone

Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) enables the spatially resolved analysis of proteins in tissues and a better understanding of disease processes

Metabolic markers are expected to help detect colorectal cancer risk earlier

Researchers are studying early, potentially reversible changes in the intestinal mucosa