ALTANA enters into agreement to acquire rheology modifier business from Rockwood

Growth in visitor numbers, full halls, clear future topics: analytica 2026 sets standards

AI and automation as innovation drivers for the industry

A flagship for chemical production: BASF inaugurates world-scale Verbund site in China

The Zhanjiang Verbund site sets a new benchmark for sustainable and integrated chemical production

When seconds matter: Protecting AI data centers with nickel-zinc batteries

Nickel-zinc instead of lithium: Fraunhofer and a start-up develop a UPS battery for data centres

Evonik shortens the path from research to market readinessEvonik launches Innovation Factory

The Innovation Factory combines in-house expertise with input from start-up ecosystems and academia

Gennate secures £550,000 in seed funding for its nano-fertiliser platform

The start-up’s nanoreactor approach is designed to overcome previous cost and scalability barriers

VTU Engineering Germany gets new managing director

Dr. Mickael Planasch takes over the management together with Hubert Apfelmaier and is to lead the German business into a new growth phase

ALTANA increases operating sales and earnings despite difficult market environment

Research and development expenditure at record high

German analysis and laboratory industry cautiously optimistic about the current year

Turnover at 11.2 billion euros, export ratio around 54%

€8.5M for blue activity's chemical-free cooling water treatment

The CleanTech startup's technology aims to cut OPEX costs in cooling water treatment by up to 15%

Automation and robotics drive growth in the laboratory

Skills shortage and efficiency pressure accelerate automation

Matthews Engineering and start-up hs-tumbler partner on dry battery electrode manufacturing

Companies aim to enable dry electrode manufacturing through trajectory mixing

Wevo establishes new production site in Singapore

The new plant in the Tuas industrial zone is intended to shorten delivery times and strengthen the company's regional market position

Hormuz blockade puts global supply chains under pressure

Germany mainly affected indirectly

LANXESS cuts a further 550 jobs and reduces working hours to 35 hours

The specialty chemicals group aims to save an additional €100 million per year by 2028 and does not expect a recovery until mid-2026

hubergroup is raising prices in Europe due to the Middle East conflict

Drastic cost increases for resins, solvents and pigments are forcing printing ink manufacturers to take action

Neste launches world's largest chemical plastic recycling plant

€111 million investment for high-quality feedstock for the plastics and chemicals industry

CO2 to E-Methanol, Aviation Fuels and Speciality Chemicals

Six Nominees Announced for the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2026” Innovation Award

Chemicals still in trouble

Pharmaceuticals grow, chemicals continue to slow down

​​​3 questions to Susanne Grödl: AI and digital transformation shape analytica 2026

​New initiative: Empowering women in the laboratory world

How is refrigerator insulation turned back into high-quality MDI?

Covestro and Fraunhofer UMSICHT sign contract for groundbreaking smart pyrolysis recycling pilot plant

AI rebuilds molecules from exploding fragments

Researchers trained a neural network that can use ion momentum to work backward and predict the pre-blast geometry of a molecule

A flexible electrolyte for solid batteries

Polymer material enables better solid-state batteries: This innovation is the result of some clever chemistry

How are 360,000 tons of used batteries per year turned into a treasure trove of raw materials?

Increasing profitability and recyclability through direct recycling

Failed experiment by Cambridge scientists leads to surprise drug development breakthrough

A new light-powered chemical reaction could make drug manufacturing more sustainable

Chemical industry at a turning point: six keys to transformation

New study compares German roadmaps with international strategies

WACKER cuts over 1,500 jobs to reduce costs by €300 million

Chemical giant launches largest cost-cutting program in company history

Wastewater contains energy from 100 nuclear power plants: new technology makes it usable

Electrochemically active microorganisms convert chemical energy into electricity

Invisible battery parts finally seen with pioneering technique

New method reveals critical weaknesses in battery electrodes

How a 270-year-old physics trick could supercharge affordable battery technology

Researchers merge historical physics with modern materials engineering to create durable sodium batteries

From trash to climate tech

Rubber gloves find new life as carbon capturers materials

Waterloo researchers turning plastic waste into vinegar

The reaction takes place in water, making it particularly relevant for addressing plastic pollution in aquatic environments

Plastic bottles turned into Parkinson’s medication

Edinburgh researchers develop an alternative to fossil-based raw materials in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Fats for Breakfast or Dinner?

Nutrient Timing Influences Gene Activity in Adipose Tissue

German food tech company secures €8 million to combat food waste

Foodforecast aims to scale AI technology for ultra-fresh food

Change of management at abberior instruments

Meiko Fiedler takes over as CEO

BioNTech co-founders establish new biotech company

Management transition by end of 2026

Strategic milestone: waterdrop becomes profitable and closes 2025 with strong growth

"2025 was a year in which many strategic decisions had an impact for waterdrop®"

What paralyzes Europe's laboratories and which levers have an impact

Growing willingness to innovate meets structural blockades, financing problems and stress

Gut microbes affect the heart via the brain

Previously unknown gut-brain-heart axis could enable therapies for hypertension and heart failure

EFSA warns of lectins in undercooked beans

European authority sees health risk for all age groups from phytohemagglutinin

Invisible battery parts finally seen with pioneering technique

New method reveals critical weaknesses in battery electrodes

Start-up AveThera acquires Fraunhofer site for biologics production

The young biotech company takes over pharmaceutical biotechnology unit including employees

Why does oat milk sometimes foam perfectly and sometimes not at all?

New project makes the functionality of plant proteins measurable - for more reliable production of vegan products

analytica 2026: five exhibition halls full of innovations

More than 1,100 exhibitors will be presenting their innovations

5,000-year-old bacteria defy 10 modern antibiotics

Ice cave bacteria could sharpen antibiotic resistance crisis – or help solve it

More meat, lower risk of dementia: study reveals gene-dependent effect

Among carriers of the APOE4 variant, high meat consumption was associated with a significantly slower rate of cognitive decline

An endangered natural pharmacy hidden in coral reefs

Genome analysis reveals vast arsenal of natural substances for medicine and biotechnology: Over 99 percent of species were previously unknown

Cherry compounds may slow aggressive breast cancer

Natural compounds in dark sweet cherries could reduce tumor growth, metastasis and therapy resistance in triple-negative breast cancer

Amazonian cocoa could become a superfood

Brazilian researchers discovered glycine betaine and proline in unroasted beans as natural cell protectors

INTEGRA Biosciences strengthened market position in 2025

Laboratory equipment manufacturer defies customs costs and grows by 3 percent on a currency-adjusted basis

Wastewater contains energy from 100 nuclear power plants: new technology makes it usable

Electrochemically active microorganisms convert chemical energy into electricity

Sweeteners taste better when you expect sugar

Expectations alter the taste of sweeteners in the brain

Non-destructive battery testing: New method developed

ZULF-NMR scans batteries without opening the casing

Plastic bottles turned into Parkinson’s medication

Edinburgh researchers develop an alternative to fossil-based raw materials in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Breadcrumbs replace fossil hydrogen in chemical production

A one-pot microbial formula, which uses live microbes, eliminates the need for fossil fuels in hydrogenation

Less plastic waste in biomedicine

Doctoral student receives research grant to develop more sustainable methods for cultivating stem cells

Dementia protection through coffee?

Fries with that?

Ordering from AI linked to selecting more indulgent foods

3D microtumors could revolutionize treatment decisions

A step toward functional personalized cancer medicine

Disastrous interplay: protein uncovered that makes cancer grow faster

Basic research can contribute to new therapeutic strategies against cancer

How climate-friendly is insect protein really?

New study provides insights into the carbon footprint of the black soldier fly

New method identifies hazardous substances in cosmetics and food

For the first time, mutagens with no known chemical structure can be detected