Cambrex Corporation Pursues Strategic Alternatives for Rutherford Chemicals

Tire abrasion accounts for a third of marine plastic: researchers and start-up develop solutions to combat microplastics

Bubble technology in rainwater clarifiers and a manta-inspired washing machine filter to catch microplastics early on

Starch Instead of Plastic: Colombian Startup Reinventing Fruit Packaging

Natupla: From ISC3 start-up of the month to a pioneer in starch-based, biodegradable plastics

Evonik reorganizes its executive leadership: CEO stays on, CFO joins

Christian Kullmann to remain CEO until 2030

AI company Synera receives 35 million euros

Bremen-based startup develops AI agents to automate industrial product development processes

IBU-tec is setting up LFP production without Chinese technology

New plant to produce 15,000 tonnes of European battery material, with a significantly lower carbon footprint than Chinese processes

Humanoid robots, AI & co.: the digital transformation of industry enters the next round

More than half of German industrial companies fear they will miss out on the AI revolution

Endress+Hauser tops four-billion-euro mark for the first time

Swiss Group invests 370.8 million euros – more than ever before

Efficiency leap for liquid hydrogen: C&CS receives ZIM funding for innovative catalyst project

C&CS and TU Dresden optimize hydrogen liquefaction with new catalyst approach

Export growth of German industry threatens to halve by 2035

Exports to the USA and China will decline in the long term according to the study - India and Brazil have considerable potential

New startup aims to replace fossil fuels in industrial process heating

The technology covers temperatures ranging from 30 to 1,000 °C and is designed for use in sectors such as the food industry, the paper industry, and chemical plants

German chemical industry with decline in sales and employment

Exports of Chinese chemical producers to Europe rise sharply - increasing competition for German companies

German industrial pump specialist Lutz Holding expands into Italy

Operations have commenced at the new branch office “Lutz-Jesco Italia S.r.l.”

1.7 trillion euros of high-tech potential lies untapped in Germany

Germany is at risk of falling behind in the technology competition - but six key technologies could change that

Why safe and sustainable innovations pay off for companies

‘Safe and Sustainable by Design’ protects against costly missteps

Middle East crisis triggers historic raw material shortages and drastic price surges

Business survey on plastic packaging and plastic films

DOMO chemical plant in Leuna saved

"This was a last-minute rescue in a procedure that was unusual in every respect"

Merck Acquires JSR Chromatography Business

Broadens downstream purification portfolio with next-generation Protein A chromatography for scalable manufacturing

"Government should involve refineries more closely"

en2x sees the 2045 Chemicals Agenda as an important starting signal

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

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

Biodegradable barrier coating developed for paper packaging

Merck Acquires JSR Chromatography Business

Broadens downstream purification portfolio with next-generation Protein A chromatography for scalable manufacturing

DOMO chemical plant in Leuna saved

"This was a last-minute rescue in a procedure that was unusual in every respect"

Electrochemical Process Enables Recovery of Valuable Raw Materials

BAM, HZB and HU are conducting joint research on sodium batteries

Berlin Battery Lab develops batteries that conserve raw materials and is also open to partnerships with start-ups

Vacuum pump without motor: Thin films - the stuff new pumps are made of

Research team presents vacuum pump prototype with double film drive - spin-off mateligent brings the technology to industry

Innovative coating for hydrogen components

Further development of titanium coating for composite bipolar plates

Chemistry On Four Paws: How Dogs Change Our Indoor Environment

Surprising effect: Petting releases many pollutants, as skin oils react with ozone to produce ultrafine particles

A turning point for Europe’s resource sovereignty: tozero launches production of lithium and other critical raw materials

Industrial demo plant represents one of the fastest scale-ups in battery recycling to date

Engineered enzyme breakthrough offers sustainable solution for polyurethane plastic recycling

1.7 trillion euros of high-tech potential lies untapped in Germany

Germany is at risk of falling behind in the technology competition - but six key technologies could change that

Start-up AveThera acquires Fraunhofer site for biologics production

The young biotech company takes over pharmaceutical biotechnology unit including employees

German biotech company chooses Saxony-Anhalt for protein production facility

MicroHarvest relies on regional molasses as a raw material and short supply chains in uncertain times

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

AI and automation as innovation drivers for the industry

How old are we really?

Blood test reveals biological age

Amazonian cocoa could become a superfood

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

DNA steps out of the "blueprint" role to become an active "field agent"

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

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

Foodforecast aims to scale AI technology for ultra-fresh food

Automation and robotics drive growth in the laboratory

Skills shortage and efficiency pressure accelerate automation

Already approved drug is effective against aggressive brain tumors

Heidelberg researchers tested 107 cancer drugs on mini-tumors

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

Development of a rapid test for diagnosing hard-to-treat VRE Bacteria

Roche launches AI initiative to tackle lengthy development times

New NVIDIA computing infrastructure in the US and Europe connects laboratories with AI models using the ‘Lab-in-the-Loop’ approach

Paulaner develops a beer specifically for the Chinese market for the first time

Paulaner drives international growth through a strategic partnership with Tsingtao in China

Change of management at abberior instruments

Meiko Fiedler takes over as CEO

Rentschler Biopharma completes the largest expansion in the company’s history in the US

U.S. site in Milford established as cornerstone of the company’s strategy

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

Merck Acquires JSR Chromatography Business

Broadens downstream purification portfolio with next-generation Protein A chromatography for scalable manufacturing

A copper complex kills cancer cells 100 times more effectively than conventional chemotherapy drugs

Copper overload kills cancer cells

Good Friday fish in the sustainability check

New method identifies hazardous substances in cosmetics and food

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

BioNTech co-founders establish new biotech company

Management transition by end of 2026

Hydroponics without flying blind: New monitoring system tracks nutrient solutions in real time

Is this the future of crop cultivation?

Skoltech startup outpaces Nobel Prize-winning AI in virtual drug screening

Ligand Pro has made screening more than 30 times faster: AI model makes large-scale virtual screening viable for mid-sized labs

Sugar alters the brain and makes it harder to quit than you might think

It alters neural connections in the brain and literally hardwires a craving for sweet things

Fertilizer made from cyanobacteria enables plant cultivation on Mars

Researchers have produced a fertilizer from simulated Martian resources and successfully grown duckweed using it

The olive as a laboratory

A new analytical approach predicts the quality of olive oil before it is extracted

Helium shortage jeopardizes pharmaceutical production

Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has consequences for drug production and drug supply

Valeo Foods Group acquires Bulgarian sweet goods specialist

With this acquisition, Valeo Foods secures four local brands and a state-of-the-art production facility with approximately 450 employees