NOVA Innovene increases prices for Polystyrene

Tioxide’s Managing Director crowned Tees Businesswoman of the Year

Award recognises Karen Askwith’s role saving Teesside’s Greatham TiO2 plant

PerkinElmer Appoints Dr. Kaveh Kahen as President of Analytical & Testing Solutions Business

Kahen returns to PerkinElmer with more than 20 years of experience across the life sciences and analytical technologies industries

2026 KlarText Prize for Science Communication: Klaus Tschira Foundation Honors Seven Researchers

Articles such as “Good News for Those Who Hate Brussels Sprouts,” “The Stamp-Sized Lab,” and “Faster Drug Development Through Math” won over the jury

Alexandra Knauer Awarded the Federal Cross of Merit

Berlin Entrepreneur Receives Cross of Merit for Outstanding Service

Raw material transition in the chemical industry: Former Covestro executive joins Cyclize in an operational role

Proven natural gas substitute poised to enter chemical plants

Stephan Sielaff Takes the Helm of the Schill+Seilacher Group

“Highlighting the Strengths of Specialty Chemicals”

Change in Management at Shimadzu in Germany

Claudia Böhm will succeed Dr. Florian Geistmann

How chemistry chooses a mirror-image form: the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for asymmetric synthesis

The Nobel Prize goes to Kagan and Soai for their discovery of homochirality

New Managing Director for Shimadzu Europa GmbH

Jürgen Semmler to retire

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 goes to Francis Halzen for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin

In 1988, the physicist came up with the idea of using clear glacial ice at the South Pole as a detector material

cylib appoints Roland Harings as chairman of its Advisory Board

With his leadership experience, Roland Harings will support cylib in building an end-to-end battery recycling chain at industrial scale

Peter H. Seeberger is awarded the Liebig Medal

Outstanding achievements in the field of carbohydrate chemistry

Reducing material usage and the costs of electric drivetrains

German Founders Award for TUM Spin-off DeepDrive

The 2026 Friedrich Meuser Research Prize Goes to TU Berlin Researcher Dr. Kerstin Risse

Her dissertation shows that surfactants and proteins can work together to stabilize emulsions at oil-water interfaces

Hydrogen expert Prof. Wasserscheid receives the Archimedes Science Award

He has laid the essential foundations for the safe and cost-effective handling of hydrogen in the existing fuel infrastructure

2026 Balzan Prizes announced

Award for sustainable polymers and molecular evolution

AkzoNobel and Axalta announce three directors to finalize the combined company Board

Claus Rettig to serve as interim CEO of Evonik

Christian Kullmann on the road to recovery

Rainer Brehm Named President of Siemens’ Automation Business

New organization brings together key automation capabilities and further advances Siemens’ ONE Tech Company strategy

A change of generations on the Advisory Board of the HOYER Group

A third generation of the family undertakes responsibility

AkzoNobel and Axalta to be called Axanzo following merger

Greg Poux-Guillaume becomes CEO

Rapeseed oil instead of crude oil: Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals

Nearly EUR 100 million invested

Two chemical giants, a potential deal: BASF and Evonik in talks

BASF confirms exploratory talks regarding potential takeover of Evonik

How chemistry chooses a mirror-image form: the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for asymmetric synthesis

The Nobel Prize goes to Kagan and Soai for their discovery of homochirality

Breakthrough in Silicone Recycling

New "chemical armor" could unlock the holy grail of solid-state battery technology

A simple one-step coating builds a silicon-indium hybrid shield on lithium metal, quadrupling current density and extending battery cycle life

Synthesis Platform for Methanol and Its Downstream Chemistry from Renewable Sources

Converting CO₂ Directly into Fuels and Chemicals

TU Berlin Launches Two Research Projects on Direct Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion—Without the Detour via Hydrogen

EWE and VERBUND Establish a Joint Venture for One of Europe's Largest Hydrogen Projects

European Partnership for Energy Security and Decarbonization

From wood to chemicals: UPM inaugurates pioneering biorefinery in Germany

With an annual capacity of 220,000 tonnes, it is the largest facility of its kind in the world

Stora Enso and Shanshan Technology partner to accelerate Lignode development and advance sustainable anode materials

A New Method for Upcycling Polyethylene

Suitable for Mass Production as a Raw Material for Nylon

Merck to Acquire Silence Therapeutics

Strengthening Rare Disease Pipeline with Innovative siRNA Asset

75 percent of Gen Z buy protein products—social media is driving the trend among Gen Z

A SINUS study shows that eight out of ten 14- to 28-year-olds consider a balanced diet important. TikTok and Instagram are their main sources of information.

QIAGEN and EQT agree on a takeover bid worth billions

QIAGEN’s Supervisory Board and Managing Board fully support the transaction

How your brain learned to love coffee, chocolate, fat, and sugar

Scientists discovered a “slow” dopamine pathway linking the gut and brain that helps shape our food preferences

Rising CO₂ Alters Wheat Proteins and Baking Quality

Climate Change Affects Bread

Highly Sensitive Detection of MRI Contrast Agents

Scientists have developed a sensor capable of detecting even the smallest amounts of gadolinium.

A first in Germany: Charité successfully treats 19-year-old with CRISPR therapy

Exagamglogene Autotemcel used for the first time in Germany following approval

More young people are drinking juice and non-alcoholic cocktails on a regular basis

Weekly alcohol consumption among adolescents reaches an all-time low

From the Cloud to the Lab: Currenta Tests Virtual Lab Automation

Simulate first, then automate

Using Enzymes instead of the Landfill: How Biological Processes Can Help with Recycling

Researchers identify enzyme families capable of breaking down polyurethane and polyamide

Arla is investing more than 63 million euros in the future of high-protein dairy products

Demand for skyr, cottage cheese, and protein solutions is driving investment in Europe

Analytik Jena inaugurates new buildings: Investment of 96 million euros

Endress+Hauser Group company expands capacity for development, production and sales of laboratory measurement technology

Ultra-processed food intake linked to silent strokes in healthy middle-aged adults

"I would not have expected this finding, frankly"

International FoodTec Award 2027: Winners Announced

21 award winners honored for innovation, sustainability, and efficiency

Zurich Blue, a nano-pigment inspired by an ancient prototype

Europe’s research breakthroughs face a technology transfer bottleneck

"The study presented today identifies six priorities to help Europe turn research excellence into market success"

Ultra-Processed Foods: The Degree of Processing Affects Metabolism and the Brain

Why Ready-Made Meals Affect the Body Differently Than Freshly Cooked Food

Resistant bacteria are favoured in hospital sewers

Responsible antibiotics identified

Waters acquires MOBILion Systems

Global chocolate supply threatened by disease, new cacao plant offers solution

Danaher accelerates life sciences research with new AI-powered autonomous lab

The lab is designed to deliver up to eight times faster progress from idea to validated reagent

PerkinElmer Appoints Dr. Kaveh Kahen as President of Analytical & Testing Solutions Business

Kahen returns to PerkinElmer with more than 20 years of experience across the life sciences and analytical technologies industries

New Food Packaging Film Glows Under UV Light When Meat Starts to Spoil

Researchers made the film from milk protein and pigments extracted from black soybean seed coats.

Archimedes’ screw made from a single molecule

Concern over European biotech: the window for change is narrow – and closing fast

NDR Test Finds Maggots, Worms, and Plastic in Porcini Mushroom Products from the Supermarket

Mushroom experts found maggot-eaten tunnels and layers of olive-green tubes in frozen mushrooms sold by EDEKA and Niklas.

New Method Reveals What a Cell Was Doing Days Ago

New technology now makes it possible to store these RNA molecules in cells for several days

Protein Mapping for Everyone

Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) enables the spatially resolved analysis of proteins in tissues and a better understanding of disease processes

Metabolic markers are expected to help detect colorectal cancer risk earlier

Researchers are studying early, potentially reversible changes in the intestinal mucosa