Merger of Exeter Analytical and Warwick Analytical Services creates a UK centre of excellence for Elemental Analysis

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

BASF confirms exploratory talks regarding potential takeover of Evonik

Dr. Christoph Gürtler (VAA): Germany's greatest competitive advantage is its skilled workforce

"Germany as a business location is much better than it is often portrayed in public discourse."

Europe’s last Acetyls site halts production

INEOS Idles Europe's last world-scale Acetyls plant as Energy prices hit 12 times US level

BASF evaluates MDI investment in India

“India is among the most attractive growth markets globally, with strong demand expected across a wide range of industries”

Evonik is cutting 3,200 jobs worldwide and sharpens growth strategy

Businesses and German sites with clear roles

Moeve begins building Europe's largest green hydrogen plant in Huelva

The 300 MW first phase 'Onuba' targets 45,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year and has secured €304 million in EU-backed funding

Microplastic substitute from the fermenter: BIOWEG builds Europe’s largest plant for bacterial cellulose

EU microplastics ban drives multi-million investment in North Rhine-Westphalia biotech plant

Silicon anodes from Groningen: US start-up GDI builds demonstration factory to cut China dependency

Haskoning selected by GDI for battery demonstration factory in Farmsum

64% of Germany's plastic waste is incinerated instead of being recycled

New VDI guideline aims to standardize terminology, procedures, and quality standards throughout the value chain

Merger in the Water Chemistry Market: Kemira Acquires Family-Owned Company Sidra

Federal Cartel Office Approves Acquisition

Bilfinger Responds to Continued Geopolitical Uncertainty

Business Performance Below Expectations – Outlook for 2026 Updated and Program Agile Launched to Further Increase Flexibility

Hydrogen technologies offer eastern Germany the potential for value creation worth billions

Electrolyzer production could generate up to 2.2 billion euros for eastern Germany by 2045

Plant-based polymer PEF set to extend shelf life in rigid food packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast secures capacity from future Avantium license plants for thermoformed packaging in Europe

R3 Lithium begins production of lithium carbonate from 100% recycled battery material

154,000-square-foot Covington backed by $15M in Series A funding and approximately $1 billion in signed offtake agreements

Closure of Chemical Plant Could Cost Saxony-Anhalt Millions More

A safe shutdown requires a technically complex process

Turning renewable energy into drop-in fuels

Synhelion advances scale-up with large-scale synthetic fuel project in Morocco

Reducing material usage and the costs of electric drivetrains

German Founders Award for TUM Spin-off DeepDrive

Siemens breaks ground on future corporate headquarters in Madrid

Evonik consolidates production: Hamburg and Bitterfeld to be closed

Operations will continue at larger German sites

Vattenfall takes final investment decision on major battery project in Germany

Former nuclear power station site to become the location for Germany’s largest batteries

Methanol Qualified as a Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Methanol-to-Jet: Drop-in fuel possible without modifying aircraft

Tavion raises €50 million and starts development of its first battery parks in Polan

CleanTech start-up bets on Poland as Europe's most attractive battery storage market

Siemens Energy is starting preparations for business area Transformation of Industry to become a standalone company

Siemens Energy intends to explore new ownership structure of Transformation of Industry as second step with objective to deconsolidate

No Electricity Needed for Solid-state Cooling: Heat Becomes Cold

Researchers Have Developed – as a World First – a Heat-driven, Elastocaloric Cooling System That Leverages Waste Heat and Solar Energy for Sustainable Cooling

Stanford researchers develop an improved method for producing sustainable hydrogen

This method increases energy efficiency tenfold compared to conventional external heating methods

Turning CO₂ into fuels: Chemists solve a key scaling problem

LIKAT Technical Center produces catalyst on kilogram scale for the first time for a pilot plant

Recycling in Agriculture: Biogenic CO₂ Is Turned Into Renewable Fuel

Five partners from the research and industrial sectors are developing a decentralized synthesis plant

The search for investors for a large chemical plant in Leuna has failed

Management cites price pressure from Chinese suppliers as the reason

An Enzyme That Offers Hope: Novel Plastic-Degrading Enzyme Discovered in Bacteria

"Pac-Man Enzyme" breaks down polyester plastic while simultaneously splitting penicillin

How a deep-sea microorganism breaks toughest chemical bonds

Molecular insight into biological nitrogen fixation close to the boiling point

Germany's first CO₂ export terminal gets the green light from the European Commission

The CarbonBridge joint venture between Ambrian Energy and Messer is set to begin operations in 2031

Europe’s largest carbon capture facility officially inaugurated at Yara Sluiskil in the Netherlands

Mould toxins in food are not destroyed during cooking or baking

Survey reveals gaps in knowledge about mould and its potential health risks

Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally

Interdisciplinary study connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global markets

Two new bioinformatics tools improve the diagnosis of genetic disorders

AI algorithm detects pathogenic structural variants in the genome more reliably

Mini-tumors reveal new drug combinations for liver cancer

Organoid screening identifies combinations of active substances for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

This cookie started its life as a plastic bottle

Specialized microbes transform inedible material into protein-rich snacks

A Google-like search engine for single-cell RNA works in a matter of seconds

The search engine "Malva" is to be further developed commercially as a start-up

An Enzyme That Offers Hope: Novel Plastic-Degrading Enzyme Discovered in Bacteria

"Pac-Man Enzyme" breaks down polyester plastic while simultaneously splitting penicillin

Xylitol may increase the risk of myocardial infarction or stroke

High blood levels of xylitol were associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular events than lower levels

Organs age at different speeds: a blood test might soon tell which ones

Some people look younger, others older than they actually are. But why is that, and what is actually happening inside the body?

New method causes cancer cells to burn out

New molecule forces leukemia cells to work themselves to death

Roland Berger: Demand for poultry to grow by up to 3.4 percent annually through 2040

Chicken is the only major meat category showing significant growth. Domestic production is not keeping pace with consumption.

Danish 3D cell culture company Celvivo raises USD 6.6 million and appoints new CEO for global scale-up

A life-science tools veteran joins the table

Europe Secures Insulin Supply: New Production Facility Planned in Frankfurt-Höchst

The federal government, the state of Hesse, and the city of Frankfurt are jointly supporting the project

Gen Z drinks significantly more mocktails and fruit juice

Non-alcoholic drinks are becoming a habit for young people

Weeks of Work in a Few Hours: AI Tool Reads Cell Membranes

Three Tools in One Software – and Little Data Suffices

A tiny bacterium with a huge impact

Vaccenic acid from gut bacteria activates a receptor that combats fatty liver and high blood sugar

New Leadership for Danone in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Jean-Yves Krummenacher brings more than 25 years of experience at Danone and most recently served as Global Chief Procurement Officer

Automated Lab Speeds Up Material Development

New research platform independently investigates materials for thin-film photovoltaics and other optoelectronic applications

Small Algae, Big Prospects for Cultured Meat

How Algae Can Help Reduce the Cost of Expensive Components in Cell Culture Media

Electronic nose detects whether meat and fish are still safe to eat

To this end, the Interreg project PRECISE measures cadaverine—a gas produced when proteins decompose

A quantum lab for molecules

Non-destructive quantum logic spectroscopy reveals molecular fingerprints

African Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Vaccine Candidate to Be Advanced to Clinical Trials

CEPI backs Minapharm's Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate, based on ProBioGen's proprietary MVA-CR19 platform

No evidence that sugar substitutes harm weight, health, or sweet taste preferences

Weight, metabolic parameters, and sweet preference remained stable in controlled trials for up to 52 weeks

When molecules »notice« what their neighbours are doing

New spectroscopic method reveals the environment of switchable iron complexes

BII allocates 8 million euros to further support six promising companies

With 1.3 million euros each, technologies in oncology, inflammation and infection therapy, and other fields are to be brought to market readiness

Cockroach milk, mosquito proboscis as a 3D printing nozzle, and buried underwear as a biological indicator

Bizarre but brilliant: The 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded in Zurich

On the trail of dissolution: Only 30 water molecules separate salt

Process visualised for the first time at atomic resolution using ultra-high-resolution electron spectroscopy

Staying One Step Ahead of the Development of Resistance

How Bacteria Develop Resistance to Antisense Antibiotics—and How Future Therapies Can Be Made Less Susceptible to It

Healthy eating slows biological aging – regardless of diet

Study shows: ten different dietary patterns all have an effect at the DNA level

Astorg completes acquisition of Microbiology business from Thermo Fisher Scientific

Former PerkinElmer CEO heads the new company