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New Test Improves Quality Control of Allergy Therapeutics

This type of test has never been available before due to the complex structure of these medicines

Colorectal cancer screening via smartphone?

App-based early detection is as accurate as laboratory tests and could motivate more people to undergo screening

Tumor diagnostics: AI model detects more than 170 types of cancer

Looking into the genome instead of into the tissue

Possible anti-aging compounds found in blood bacteria

These findings could lead to new treatments for aging skin

Tumor profiling: 43,000 data points against melanoma

Data-driven personalized treatments are about to become a reality

1.2 million US dollar award honors pioneering work in cryo-electron tomography

Wolfgang Baumeister receives prestigious Shaw Prize

Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible

Researchers have achieved this using a special metal-oxide lens material called lithium niobate and through nanoscale pattern, stamped into the material

New Microscope Brings Glowing Cells into Focus

A New Tool for Studying Life in Motion

Newly identified group of nerve cells in the brain regulates bodyweight

Potential for novel obesity treatments

Sanitary towels morph into test strips

The electronic-free sensor technology does not rely on a laboratory and could facilitate the early detection of diseases in everyday life

What are the risks of large language or base models when evaluating medical image data?

Researchers describe potential weakness of popular AI models

Lab in a tube: Monitoring soil chemistry without disturbing it

Rigaku Completes New Building at Yamanashi Plant

Dramatic 2.7-fold increase in floor space to serve global demand

Nuclera and Cytiva Join Forces to Accelerate Drug Discovery

Bruker Announces Acquisition of biocrates

The acquisition further enhances Bruker’s MS-based metabolomics solutions

Great expertise on small particles - expert days on particle characterization at LUM France

digital lab day 2025 celebrates international success

virtual battery day 2025 follows in November

Digital change at Waldner

Waldner Group enters into strategic partnerships to strengthen digital transformation

Waters Acquires Halo Labs, Expanding Biological Analysis Portfolio

Merck and imec Collaborate to Develop Disruptive Microphysiological Systems Platform

The collaboration programme is open to further partners

Overwhelming success: digital lab day 2025 impresses across the board

International platform for laboratory digitization extended by one week

QIAGEN acquires Genoox

"As part of QIAGEN, we can together drive the next wave of precision medicine"

World's first artificial human platelet lysate

BioScience Raises the Bar in Cell Culture Technology with artificial HPL

analytica USA: New meeting place for the laboratory industry

Premiere in September 2025 in Columbus, Ohio

Glyphosate can come from detergent additives

Research team produces evidence of a previously unknown source of the controversial herbicide in bodies of water

Artificial sweeteners cause confusion in the brain

Artificial sugar substitutes stimulate the appetite in the brain and influence the ability to make decisions

Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel

Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers

Metal nonwovens: material for the batteries of the future

Start-up commercializes nonwoven electrodes: "With our technology, we have the chance to catch up with Asian manufacturers and be better"

How aging changes the blood system

A few stem cells, or “clones”, outcompete their neighbours and gradually take over blood production

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

How gas bubbles influence hydrogen production

New findings are relevant for all electrolysis processes

Understanding which proteins work together

Findings could improve the search for new drugs with fewer side effects.

A new method identifies rancid hazelnuts without removing them from the bag

Solid-state batteries: powerful alternative to lithium-ion batteries developed

Revolution through liquid alkali metal anodes

Highly Reactive Catalyst Enables Labeling of Biologically Active Compounds

New reactivity enables conversion of seemingly “unreactive” molecule parts

Mondelēz International Continues Progress Against “Snacking Made Right” Priorities

Artificial intelligence in modern chemistry: comparison between humans and machines

"The possibilities of artificial intelligence in Chemistry are attracting increasing interest - so we wanted to find out how good these models really are"

Cancer cells have an Achilles heel

"This basic research can form the basis for new therapeutic strategies against cancer"

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks

New study on the global race for future battery technologies

Europe and the United States risk falling behind

Survival trick: Pathogen taps iron source in immune cells

“Only by understanding the survival strategies of pathogens can we find effective ways to combat infections”

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

Bacterium Produces “Organic Dishwashing Liquid” to Degrade Oil

A study has illuminated the mechanism by which this marine creature produces the detergent

Silent X chromosome awakens with age

New explanation for sex differences in age-related diseases

Scientists identify synthetic chemicals in food as a major blind spot in public health

A cooperation for greener batteries

Max Planck develops sodium-sulphur batteries together with the Australian-British battery manufacturer Gelion

Billion-Dollar Deal for Cancer Antibody: BioNTech and Bristol Myers Squibb Join Forces

"...an asset with significant potential for transforming the standard of care for patients with solid tumors"

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods leads to weight loss in people with type 1 diabetes

elementarhy Revolutionizes with New Technology Previously Costly Hydrogen Production

Start-up aims to become a pioneer for green hydrogen

Yeast Produces Human DNase1 for the First Time

The human protein is currently produced only in mammalian cells with considerable effort and money

Meat consumption remains at a low level

ProVeg speaks of "intermediate plateau" and underlines call for a future nutrition plan

akeno receives 4.5 million euros for real-time production planning

From BASF project to international rollout

Heidelberg start-up develops system for precise drug monitoring with just one drop of blood

Start-up portrait: QuantiLight revolutionizes blood tests with home monitoring platform

UtZ® Introduces New Limited-Time Flavors and A Redesigned Barrel For Cheese Balls