Lab21 appoints new CEO

“Observing active matter is like playing computers under a microscope”

Juliane Simmchen receives Mario Markus Prize for ludic sciences

Biotage CEO & President steps down from his role

How stem cells and immune cells communicate

Lisec Artz Award for Simon Haas: Groundbreaking discovery of an unknown protective mechanism against blood cancer from stem cells

Changes in the management of Hermann Waldner GmbH & Co. KG

New management structure

Eppendorf realigns Management Board structure

The position of the CEO will be filled

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 goes to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier

The laureates’ contributions have enabled the investigation of processes that are so rapid they were previously impossible to follow

Cytomos welcomes new Director

£4 million investment sets path for commercialisation of groundbreaking cell analysis technology

EVIDENT Corporation Appoints New CEO and COO

Future Insight Prize 2023 Awarded to Khalid Salaita for Early Detection of Pandemics

Khalid Salaita awarded a research grant for the development of sensors to detect pathogens automated by DNA motors

Innovation Award awarded for breakthrough in X-Ray Fluorescence Tracking for Medical Imaging

Florian Grüner from the University of Hamburg receives the Innovation Award for Synchrotron Radiation

Alexandra Gatzemeyer joins Executive Board of Sartorius to lead the Lab Products & Services division

Waters Corporation Appoints Richard Fearon to Board of Directors

Future-oriented expansion of the LUM management

Different X-ray techniques combined

Sophisticated mix of methods offers improved structure analysis

Adam Chong named new CEO of Rigaku Asia Pacific

Change at the top of Analytik Jena

Ulrich Krauss charts new course

Pioneering method for stem cell diagnostics

Leif S. Ludwig receives Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award

Waters Corporation Appoints Dan Brennan and Mark Vergnano to Board of Directors

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022 goes to Svante Pääbo: What makes us uniquely human?

Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution

Bruker Appoints Philip Ma to its Board of Directors

Novel UV Broadband Spectrometer Revolutionises Air Pollutant Analysis

The laser-based technology developed at TU Graz enables the continual real-time analysis of air pollutants and their interaction with other gases and sunlight

Bruker to acquire the NanoString business in an asset deal

Artificial intelligence boosts super-resolution microscopy

New generative model calculates images more efficient than established approaches

analytica 2024 confirms its position as the world’s leading trade fair for the laboratory sector

Focus on digitalization and sustainability in the lab of the future

Scientists accelerate spectroscopic analysis

"This innovation expands the application of compressed sensing to real-time spectroscopic measurement"

Discovery of the first fractal molecule in nature

‘We stumbled on this structure completely by accident and almost couldn’t believe what we saw when we first took images of it using an electron microscope’

Flexible microspectrometer for mobile applications

Fraunhofer IOF presents high-resolution spectral measurements with miniaturized optics

Electrified bacteria: Method developed for faster determination of antibiotic resistance

"The results are available to us after just five to ten hours"

Non-destructive on-site analysis of organic substances using a small modular spectrometer platform

A compact and cost-effective alternative to expensive benchtop devices based on line sensors

New insights into the genetics of the common octopus: genome at the chromosome level decoded

Scientific milestone provides deeper insights into the evolution and biology of Octopus vulgaris

Advanced imaging techniques on a semiconductor material reveal ‘surprising’ hidden activity

"This surprising and previously overlooked observation completely changes how we need to view this technology"

Researchers 3D print key components for a point-of-care mass spectrometer

The low-cost hardware outperforms state-of-the-art versions and could someday enable an affordable, in-home device for health monitoring

Battery material for the sodium-ion revolution

The mother's protein intake affects the newborn's face

"The findings emphasize the importance of maintaining a well-balanced diet during pregnancy, with particular attention to protein intake"

Children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should avoid Brazil nuts

Brazil nuts can contain unusually high levels of radioactive radium

Nadja Håkansson appointed Chief Executive Officer of thyssenkrupp Uhde

Unfavourable carbohydrates early in the morning - a potential problem for "owls"

"Larks" and "owls" react differently to carbohydrate-rich meals

Sweet success: researchers crack sugarcane’s complex genetic code

Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants

Research team develops sodium battery capable of rapid charging in just a few seconds

Breakthrough in overcoming the current limitations of energy storage systems

Memory self-test via smartphone can identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease

German-US research team and Magdeburg-based start-up have proven that memory problems can be recognised using an app

Asparagus enjoyment - that's what counts

Valuable tips on the white and green heralds of spring

Common household chemicals pose new threat to brain health

Research shows chemicals in countless household items harm specialized cells in the brain

Innovative treatment helmet from a Basel spin-off promises advances in the treatment of Alzheimer’s

There is a huge market for the treatment of patients with degenerative brain diseases

Map of feelings of happiness

Finally back in the ice cream parlor! Researchers have now discovered how our brain guides us to such "reward places".

Tests confirm quality of purified graphite from used lithium-ion batteries

Important step for the Circular Economy

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains

Rats that were fed a diet chock-full of fat and sugar in their adolescence suffered memory impairment, USC researchers found

“Restore trust and get Bayer on track for better performance”

Three-year process of rejuvenation launched

Breakthrough in research on brown fat

Hope for strategies that support weight loss: Researchers from Denmark and Germany have found brown fat’s “off-switch"

Do sweeteners increase your appetite?

Novel hydrogel removes microplastics from water

The material has a unique intertwined polymer network that can bind the contaminants and degrade them using UV light irradiation

Sustainable plastics from agricultural waste

The production of these materials is now being scaled up by the EPFL spin-off, Bloom Biorenewables, in an effort to get them into the market

Krombacher Brewery launches three unusual beer mix drinks with party liqueur Berliner Luft

New materials discovered for safe, high-performance solid-state lithium-ion batteries

Scientists have discovered a stable and highly conductive lithium-ion conductor for use as solid electrolytes for solid-state lithium-ion batteries

Highly effective disinfectant made from food production waste

Startup “Waste to Disinfectant” represents Constructor University at the Hult Prize Challenge

Size of salty snack influences eating behavior that determines amount consumed

Study suggests pretzel size affects intake by governing how quickly a person eats and how big their bites are

BASF has started prototype metal refinery for battery recycling

Innovative technology extracts lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap

Game changer in fighting cancer: BioCopy expands corporate portfolio with acquisition of start-up Perspix Biotech

"BioCopy is able to accelerate the development time from a decade long marathon to a fast sprint"

Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee’s prehistoric origin story — and its future under climate change

Study charts family history of Arabica, world’s most popular coffee species, through Earth’s heating and cooling periods over last millennia

Chemists pioneer work to reduce carbon emissions

“My team and I have been hard at work trying to find more sustainable ways to separate, purify and trap ethylene..."

Click, click, boom—150 new molecules within days instead of months

A new study calls accelerated SuFEx click chemistry “a robust platform for drug discovery”

Did you know that parents should be careful with rice cakes?