DSM acquires Chinese resins producer Syntech

Endress+Hauser acquires particle analysis specialist  

Optical inline systems strengthen process analysis portfolio for life sciences, food & beverage and mining, minerals & metals

Festo takes over Gummiwarenfabrik R. Neddermann GmbH

Expansion of expertise in the field of sealing technology

analytica conference 2026: From diagnosing leukemia to detecting opioids

45 sessions on cutting-edge research in analytical chemistry, bioanalytics and diagnostics

Several roadblocks identified on the way to a net-zero chemical industry

New report outlines barriers and points to solutions

Arkema and Senior strengthen cooperation to advance next-generation battery materials

“This cooperation with Senior reflects our shared ambition to push the boundaries of battery materials innovation”

Solvay inaugurates Europe’s first bio-circular silica facility in Italy

Solvay's plant in Livorno uses agricultural byproducts and supports tire manufacturers in sustainable tire production

Sartorius achieves considerable profitable growth in 2025 and maintains positive outlook

Group sales revenue rises by 7.6 percent to around 3.5 billion euros

E-kerosene project starts in Schwedt with 494 million euros investment

Sustainable aviation fuels from biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen

Co-reactive secures €6.5 million in seed funding for CO₂-negative construction materials technology

Climate-tech start-up converts emissions into supplementary cementitious materials

Twogee Biotech secures more than €2 million in seed funding to transform the chemical industry

"Second generation raw materials have the potential to become a real game changer when sustainability and higher profitability go hand in hand, as they do here”

Chemical plant closures rate surges six-fold in Europe since 2022

"It’s no longer a question of being five minutes before or after twelve. The sector is under severe stress and breaking"

Three chemical companies promote cecarbonization of ethylene production in western Japan

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical enter basic agreement

Innovations sought for life sciences and process industry

Starting signal for the ACHEMA Founder Award 2027

Start-up aims to make the chemical industry more sustainable

SYPOX replaces natural gas with electricity and has already secured its first major customer

Nobian starts direct delivery of calcium chloride from Frankfurt

"At a time when many companies are reducing their product offerings, we are expanding ours in Europe..."

UWT establishes subsidiary in Poland

HSH Chemie acquires two sweetener specialists

The acquisition strengthens HSH Chemie’s sweetener and sugar alternatives portfolio

OXEA launches comprehensive transformation program

Strengthening competitiveness and securing the future in Germany

Swedish start-up produces graphite from forest waste for batteries and green steel

EIT RawMaterials invests €0.6 million in Nordic Bio-Graphite

Thermo Fisher Scientific and NVIDIA launch AI revolution in the laboratory

"We are entering the era of ‘lab-in-the-loop’ science... to scale scientific discovery at industrial pace"

DOMO Chemicals Germany: Plants go into emergency operation

Negotiations with creditors for a short-term mass loan have failed

New process for stable, long-lasting all-solid-state batteries

“A few more adjustments – and we could get started”

Revolutionizing chemistry - reaction by reaction

New applications for familiar chemicals

Chemical plant closures rate surges six-fold in Europe since 2022

"It’s no longer a question of being five minutes before or after twelve. The sector is under severe stress and breaking"

Wood chemicals replace toxic bisphenols in cash register receipts

Lignin makes cash register receipts safer

Scientists discover molecular ‘reshuffle’ and crack an 80-year-old conundrum

“Our findings open the door to new asymmetric transformations based on mechanistic pathways that chemists previously dismissed as inaccessible”

Swedish start-up produces graphite from forest waste for batteries and green steel

EIT RawMaterials invests €0.6 million in Nordic Bio-Graphite

DOMO Chemicals Germany: State orders continued operation

Shutdown of production facilities in Leuna prevented for safety reasons

Scientists optimized wastewater use for green hydrogen production through artificial intelligence

Electrochemical breakthrough turns nitrate waste into ammonia fuel

Copper-palladium hydride interfaces enable highly efficient electrochemical ammonia synthesis

New aluminum-ion cell chemistry on the battery test bench

From research to practice and back again: requirements-driven material development

Microplastics detection between claim and reality

Expert interview for analytica 2026

Could cheese protect your brain health?

A new study links eating more high-fat cheese and cream to a lower risk of developing dementia

Cheese without cows?

Researchers investigated the beliefs that influence consumers' willingness to buy animal-free Gouda

Bruker consolidates ownership of TOFWERK

Expanding its mass spectrometry portfolio into new applied markets

How sweet is healthy? Tagatose could solve the sugar problem

Tufts researchers use E. coli as microfactories for tagatose, which has 60% fewer calories and hardly affects blood sugar levels

A tastier twist: Scientists enhance the flavour of carob-based chocolate alternatives with novel methods

Sustainable successor to cocoa

Velaris acquires Markes International to expand its automated sample preparation capabilities

The company joins the Velaris family of existing brands – Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom, EST Analytical, GERSTEL and TE Instruments

Parkinson's disease: Ion channel as a promising approach for active substances

Ion channel as promising avenue for new drugs

Foshan University pioneers nanoparticle method to curb cadmium in rice crops

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) to rebrand under new name - Velaris

Over the past three years, the platform has strategically acquired six leading companies in adjacent markets

Coffee as a Staining Agent Substitute in Electron Microscopy

Researchers have proven that espresso is a favourable alternative to the highly toxic and radioactive uranyl acetate in the analysis of biological samples

Mö Foods secures € 2.4 million and redefines cheese alternative made from oats

Mö Foods is taking plant-based products out of their niche with its award-winning oat-based cheese alternatives

New test shows which antibiotics actually work

“Our test method allows us to tailor antibiotic therapies specifically to the bacterial strains in individual patients”

Stopping immune aging: Startup receives million-dollar investment

Groundbreaking thymus-rejuvenating biologics are designed to restore immune function and promote lasting immune health throughout all stages of life

Compact AI-based hyperspectral camera enables new industrial applications

Quality control of food, plastics, etc.: New camera detects chemical properties invisible to the human eye

Discovered by chance: the refractive index microscope

An astonishing success: by combining completely different microscopy methods, the optical density of a sample can be measured with pinpoint accuracy

First ancient human herpesvirus genomes document their deep history with humans

Genomic data confirm that certain human herpesviruses became part of the human genome thousands of years ago

Bel Reinforces Its Industrial Position In Egypt

80% of total production exported to 19 countries, generating more than €1.4 billion in export value over the last 15 years

Thermo Fisher Scientific and NVIDIA launch AI revolution in the laboratory

"We are entering the era of ‘lab-in-the-loop’ science... to scale scientific discovery at industrial pace"

New skin for burn victims

Spin-off cultivates personalized transplants from the body's own cells that feel like natural skin and grow with the body

Addressing the next bottleneck in dairy alternatives

The Protein Brewery Secures €2.3 Million Grant to bring next-gen nutritious mycoprotein powder to dairy alternatives

New mass spec innovation could transform research

Innovation may improve drug target discovery while helping scientists answer long-standing questions about human health and biology

New Toothpaste Stops Periodontal Pathogens

Fraunhofer spin-off has brought the technology to market

EFSA warns of lectins in undercooked beans

European authority sees health risk for all age groups from phytohemagglutinin

Early warning for wine spoilage glow's in the dark

This could offer a simpler, lower-cost alternative to lab testing and strengthen quality control across fermentation-based industries

LMU spin-off obtains new funding to develop better rapid tests

“DNA origami signal amplification allows low-cost rapid tests to approach instrument-level sensitivity without changing the basic test format”

Sugar tax to curb chronic diseases

DEGAM welcomes legislative initiative on sugar tax

New imaging technology can detect early signs of heart disease through the skin.

Detecting progression before symptoms appear

Beyond gene scissors: New CRISPR mechanism discovered

An unexpected discovery: Team from Würzburg, Braunschweig, and the US identifies Cas12a3 nuclease showing precise activity

Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

Study shows that positive effects are still evident even six weeks later

Automata raises $45 million for AI-enabled laboratory automation

Series C financing is intended to drive scalable software-defined laboratory processes and accelerate AI-driven drug discovery