Merck inaugurates Liquid Crystals Center China in Shanghai

STABL Energy continues its growth trajectory and expands into Austria

First Battery Storage Project at Elektrowerk Schöder

Berlin-based start-up NextGO Epi secures €2 million for gallium oxide wafers

The semiconductor material could reduce electric car charging times from 60 to 10 minutes and is ten times more energy-efficient than silicon carbide

Mid-Year Report on the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry: No Recovery, Investments Continue to Decline

A Decisive Course of Reform Is Needed to Strengthen the Region as an Industrial Hub

Founder personality determines how start-ups weather crises

Migration experience, higher education and open-mindedness foster innovative responses to crises

BASF beats analysts’ estimates and raises its full-year forecast

Revenue jumps to 17.2 billion euros in Q2 2026

Efficient pathway to climate-neutral fuel production

INERATEC and Zeopore accelerate next-generation hydrocracking for CO₂-neutral fuels and chemicals

NexMR joins the Magritek Group to push benchtop NMR one step further

"This is what real innovation in benchtop NMR looks like, and it is happening here"

Covestro and BYD form strategic partnership across future industries

Focus on advanced material innovation and application development

GETEC Acquires Cogenio

With this acquisition, GETEC is expanding into industries such as chemicals, life sciences, the food and dairy sectors, and healthcare in Southern Europe

Arboris Invests in GHT and Drives the Scaling Up of Waste-to-Hydrogen Technology

A major project is expected to produce 2,000 metric tons of hydrogen annually by 2027

Messer acquires a 30 per cent stake in four Lhyfe hydrogen sites

A ten-year supply contract with a minimum purchase volume secures recurring cash flows for Lhyfe

Shimadzu acquires European electron microscopy pioneer for $711 million

The combination is set to deliver complete solutions for semiconductors, life sciences and materials science

Westphalia Shifts Growth to Europe

Hydrogen: France Shows How It Can Be Done

3E acquires Yordas and expands its REACH registration business

Yordas manages REACH registrations for over 100 multinational companies across seven global jurisdictions

Producing essential chemicals in a climate-neutral way

EU project pursues electrochemical CO₂ conversion from industrial waste

VAROPreem acquires the world’s largest Raw Tall Oil bio-refinery

Strengthening Europe's renewable fuels supply chain.

ACHEMA Middle East: Debut in Saudi Arabia not until 2027

Messe Frankfurt Saudi Arabia and DECHEMA are responding to regional uncertainties and are also changing the venue

AI instead of rare earths: Munich start-up searches for magnets made from abundant elements

Interview with the founder: alqem

Fusion over coal and steel: Proxima Fusion could build the foundation for a New Wirtschaftswunder

Europe’s Fusion Champion Comes of Age: Proxima Fusion Raises €411 Million for Alpha, Its Net-Energy Fusion Demonstrator

Europe is heavily dependent on imports for lithium: The LiSA Consortium aims to change that

Nobian and partners launch pilot project to scale circular, low-carbon lithium refining in Europe

From cleaner “cracking” to black gold

Pitt startup finds a cooler, cleaner method to produce battery-quality graphite and hydrogen

Scenarios for a New “Iron Age”: Iron Complements Hydrogen as an Energy Source

Study Shows the Potential of Iron Powder for Long-Term Energy Storage, Energy Transmission, and the Use of Existing Power Plant Infrastructure in the Energy System of the Future

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

Penn State researchers converting PET waste into synthetic graphite that outperforms natural graphite

Siemens and Ucaneo partner to scale direct air capture

Germany's largest Direct Air Capture facility to be inaugurated in Berlin on July 2, 2026

India builds first large-scale hydrometallurgical plant for battery circular economy

N.A.N. GreenMet and Silox set up joint venture for lithium-ion battery recycling

European Inventor Award 2026 winners revealed

Awards for oat-based drinks, a malaria vaccine, battery recycling and more

Efficient Production of Solar Hydrogen Through Direct Coupling of Concentrating Solar Cells and Electrolyzer

Fraunhofer ISE is seeking investors for a spin-off

8 million euros for the materials of tomorrow

Deep tech startup alqem is scaling its AI platform for materials research

Europe is heavily dependent on imports for lithium: The LiSA Consortium aims to change that

Nobian and partners launch pilot project to scale circular, low-carbon lithium refining in Europe

Two speciality chemicals companies join forces

Solstice Advanced Materials acquires Element Solutions for 14.5 billion dollars

Ultrasound opens supramolecular cages and releases anticancer drug cisplatin

Palladium-based nanostructures can be opened mechanically, their payload released, and fully restored

New membrane technology could transform hydrocarbon processing by slashing energy use

Re‑thinking a century‑old process

Inducing cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

New therapeutic approach identified for treating particularly aggressive pancreatic cancer

Plant-based supermarket products contain twice as many additives as animal-based equivalents

A UK study analysed 71 like-for-like product pairs and counted 199 additives in plant-based items versus 100 in animal-based ones

Artificial intelligence evaluates chemical spectra in minutes

Researchers from the University of Jena, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, and Zakodium develop AI system for chemical structure analysis

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

According to the report, one in five cups of coffee contains toxic pesticide residues

An analysis by four organizations shows that 59 percent of the active ingredients in pesticides used in coffee cultivation are banned in the EU

Shimadzu acquires European electron microscopy pioneer for $711 million

The combination is set to deliver complete solutions for semiconductors, life sciences and materials science

The Kitchen Sponge: A Microcosm—Bacterial Contamination Isn't Always Visible, Smellable, or Palpable

Pathogens also multiply there and can spread from that location

Carbon nanotubes make the electronic nose suitable for everyday use for the first time

The smart fridge of the future: E-nose warns of off chicken and nut allergens

Social inequality is linked to faster biological aging

Large meta-analysis finds consistent evidence across epigenetic measures worldwide

Strüngmann Award 2026: Who is transforming the life sciences in the DACH region?

Three finalists have been selected: Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence and Significant Innovation Potential in Life Sciences

300 beverage companies call for: No sugar tax on beverages

Five industry associations are warning of price increases and questioning the effectiveness of the planned tax in terms of public health policy.

ABB Robotics collaborates with Roche to bring physical AI to laboratories

Agreement lays the foundation for a new era of digitally connected labs enabled by intelligent robotics to provide significant efficiencies in laboratory workflows

New drug could slow the development of Alzheimer’s

The active ingredient also shows anti-ageing effects

Nestlé to acquire smart food pioneer yfood to accelerate the brand’s international expansion

Nestlé manager Jolanda Schwirtz takes over as head

Tentamus acquires BioMeca and strengthens its life sciences portfolio

Acquisition strengthens presence in France

EMBL spin-off Epitome Therapeutics secures 4 million euros for its epigenome-editing platform

Precise Control of Gene Expression

Multinational Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley Infections Linked to Flavored Pasta Products

Recalls Underway: Salmonella in Flavored Pasta Affects Children Most of All

Hospital "Fingerprint" Helps AI Identify Misdiagnoses in Cancer Tissue

The origin of a sample must not influence the result: Evaluation criteria for trustworthy clinical AI

It may not just be what’s in ultra-processed foods, but how they’re made

New observational study suggests processing itself could partly explain links to diabetes, heart disease, and early death

Solar Foods receives EUR 77,8 million for the construction and commissioning of Factory 02

2026 Future Insight Prize Goes to Spear’s Vasilis Ntziachristos

The € 300,000 research grant award recognizes Ntziachristos’ pioneering work in enabling non-invasive and continuous monitoring of human biology

Do sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism?

Study examines the emerging science suggesting a link between calorie-free sweeteners and blood sugar control

Nordzucker is revising its beet pricing model and investing €160 million in its factories

Two high-yield beet harvests in succession, high stocks in the EU sugar market and decreasing prices have impacted the earnings position

Lab-on-a-Chip platform shows how immune cells attack cancer cells

CellTrap runs on a standard laboratory microscopes and visualizes individual cell contacts

Merck expands life science portfolio with $11.3 billion Bio-Techne deal

Bio-Techne to bring portfolio with industry-leading multi-omics offering, analytical technologies and integrated workflow solutions across the scientific journey

25-year study: Sugar-sweetened beverages from childhood significantly increase high blood pressure risk

Fruit juice also raises the risk – replacing it with whole fruit reduced it by up to 22% in the analysis

Change at TOPTICA Executive Board

Wilhelm Kaenders steps down as CTO

Pathoblockers instead of antibiotics

DZIF project nominated for the “Science Breakthrough of the Year 2026” award

Chemists achieve breakthrough: Editing molecules instead of rebuilding them

Modern drug research enables simple testing of hundreds of variants of a molecule