Dr. Martin Zügel named Chief Executive Officer of Merz Pharmaceuticals

Alfa Laval appoints Olaf van Heerekhuizen as new Managing Director for the DACH region

The manager will take over the management of Alfa Laval Mid Europe and will be responsible for activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

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

Roland Fornika elected President of FECCIA

VAA Executive Board takes over leadership of 100,000 chemical and pharmaceutical professionals in Europe

Alexandra Knauer mit Pittcon Heritage Award ausgezeichnet

Visa problem prevents arrival: KNAUER managing director honored via video

OXEA completes global leadership team for strategic realignment

Chemicals company launches next phase of transformation with seven executives and five strategic pillars

Arkema appoints Nicola Tei managing director for Italy

DyStar Group Announces Board Transition to Drive Innovation

Yao Jianfang will be stepping down from the Board

Change on Endress+Hauser Supervisory Board

Matthias Altendorf leaves Endress+Hauser after nearly four decades

New management at Ruland Engineering & Consulting GmbH

Founders hand over management

Generation change at AZO

The son takes on the role of CEO and will manage the family business together with his father in future

trinamiX with new management

BASF considers restructuring or partial sale of its subsidiary

EDL Anlagenbau expands management team

Leipzig-based plant designer from the Pörner Group to introduce dual leadership in future

Change of leadership at ViscoTec

Technical Managing Director hands over responsibility

Die Köttermann Group appoints Joerg Hoffmann as CEO

Experienced industry leader set to drive growth and innovation across expanding markets

Atoms in the sunbath for a sustainable future

Dr. Shanmugapriya Periyannan has been named "MSCA Fellow of the Month"

Infraserv Logistics sets new course

Dr. Andreas Brockmeyer retires - Dr. Klaus Alberti takes over as sole Managing Director

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

Executive board change at Hosokawa Alpine AG as at 1 January 2026

Continuity and new beginnings at the top of the company

Ruth Bieringer becomes President of the GDCh

WIKA strengthens management team with Axel Schwerdtfeger

Process Solutions company division under new leadership

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

Failed experiment by Cambridge scientists leads to surprise drug development breakthrough

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

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

Chemical giant launches largest cost-cutting program in company history

Plastic bottles turned into Parkinson’s medication

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

CO2 to E-Methanol, Aviation Fuels and Speciality Chemicals

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

Merck Acquires JSR Chromatography Business

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

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

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

Chemical industry at a turning point: six keys to transformation

New study compares German roadmaps with international strategies

Tailor-made New Battery Materials

Innovative Battery Materials for Safe and Sustainable Energy Storage

Energy storage breakthrough solves the fast-charging problem

Custom electrodes made from organic material prevent chemical breakdown at high voltages

Hormuz blockade puts global supply chains under pressure

Germany mainly affected indirectly

Start-up AveThera acquires Fraunhofer site for biologics production

The young biotech company takes over pharmaceutical biotechnology unit including employees

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

Amazonian cocoa could become a superfood

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

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

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

Plastic bottles turned into Parkinson’s medication

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

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

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

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

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

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

analytica 2026: five exhibition halls full of innovations

More than 1,100 exhibitors will be presenting their innovations

Already approved drug is effective against aggressive brain tumors

Heidelberg researchers tested 107 cancer drugs on mini-tumors

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

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

How can startups revolutionize home cooking?

Nomad Foods seeks startups for new frozen food innovations

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

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

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

Automation and robotics drive growth in the laboratory

Skills shortage and efficiency pressure accelerate automation

Vitamin B2 deficiency makes cancer cells more susceptible to programmed cell death

A nutrient found in milk, eggs and meat protects tumour cells, but inhibiting it opens up new treatment options

Research team achieves breakthrough in breeding winter-hardy faba beans

One gene makes the difference

Merck Acquires JSR Chromatography Business

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

Failed experiment by Cambridge scientists leads to surprise drug development breakthrough

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

Vascular killer LDL cholesterol: are butter, eggs and cheese the culprits?

In addition to drug therapies to lower cholesterol, a healthy lifestyle is important