InnovationsAward for Postnova at analytica 2008

“Multi Organ Model” - Animal-free alternative for pharmacokinetics research

Dynamic42 and research partners present three-organ system to reduce animal testing

Without using animals: antibodies from algae for pregnancy tests

Start-up develops new process - DBU provides funding

Scientists find a human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas

Sharpening the gene scissors together

Max Delbrück Centre and biotech start-up AlgenScribe cooperate

Development of robot-based solutions for laboratory automation

University of Rostock and Yaskawa agree to continue their cooperation

An intestinal chip model takes research of fungal infections to a new level

Successful cooperation between science, clinic and start-up

BASF to research on alternatives to animal testing on behalf of the European Chemicals Agency

Number of animal experiments required for safety assessments of chemical substances to be further reduced

A milestone on the pathway to Lab 4.0: A new standard for the smart lab

SPECTARIS presents the first industrial communication standard for laboratory and analytical devices

Eppendorf and Neste forge strategic partnership to develop new line of renewable lab plastics

A sustainable choice for labs

Award for innovation in the detection of PFAS compounds

Thuringian startup and Fraunhofer Institute receive Lothar Späth Award

Startup HyPhoX develops miniaturized biosensors with support from BAM

"The innovative thing about our sensor is that we combine optical, electrical and biochemical analytics on one chip, and we do it in a handy, portable device"

Fraunhofer IPA transfers rights to use laboratory robot KEVIN United Robotics Group

KEVIN can be flexibly and intuitively integrated into laboratory infrastructures and automates processes

Achieving perfect temperatures with artificial intelligence

LAUDA starts AI research project with Aalen University

hte launches first virtual lab for digitalized R&D

Novel insights into one's own body via smartphone

trinamiX is working on previously impossible smartphone features

Better infection diagnostics through spin-off at BNITM

(Ex-)employees found start-up "Panadea Diagnostics”

Voice data as a biomarker for disease

audEERING launches online platform for AI-based analysis of disease symptoms based on voice

A single instrument determines a total of ten greenhouse gases and air pollutants simultaneously and with high precision

"Innosuisse Certificate" for Empa Spin-off: Ready for sustainable growth

Smarter sensor sniffs out target gases

A chemical sensor endowed with artificial intelligence can learn to detect certain gases in the air with high sensitivity and selectivity

ZEISS microscope developers win the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2022

The development of the ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 for the gentle 3D imaging of living cells was honored with the Federal President's Award for Technology and Innovation

Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson’s disease

Colorectal cancer screening via smartphone?

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

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

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

Looking into the genome instead of into the tissue

Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes

New analytical methodology: Significant detection of hazardous compounds and their effects on cells

How chemical bonds are formed: Observing energy flow in real time

Femtosecond spectroscopy makes chemical processes visible

New Microscopy tool for energy research

Technique allows scientists to explore the properties of photoelectrodes more precisely

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

Berlin-based blood analysis innovator aescolab secures new capital

Start-up uses AI for personalized health analyses

A map for single-atom catalysts

The precise knowledge of the atomic environments can help produce single-atom catalysts that are more uniform, and thus more effective

Pushing the resolution limits of scattering near-field optical microscopy

A valuable tool for characterizing surfaces with atomic-scale precision

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

Chemists produce hexa-nitrogen for the first time - the most energy-rich substance ever formed

"...a huge advance in nitrogen chemistry": future application as environmentally friendly energy storage conceivable

Hold the cream and sugar: black coffee linked to lower risk of death

Benefits diminished with additives

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

PFAS: A novel path to breaking down “forever chemicals”

A new catalyst capable of cleaving strong carbon-fluorine bonds has been developed – potential use in pharmaceutical production

How fructose increases the risk of inflammation

Even short-term high fructose consumption influences the immune system

Sweet and climate-friendly: Kaufland's first own-brand products with a cocoa-free chocolate alternative

Small but Mighty: Miniaturized Hydrogen Production

“We asked the biologically somewhat crazy question of whether we can’t just find a shortcut and let ferredoxin produce hydrogen”

Amphibian skin mucus as a potential weapon against multi-resistant bacteria and cancer

Researchers find antimicrobial peptides on axolotl skin that not only fight dangerous hospital germs but also tumour cells as an effective antibiotic alternative

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

How urea forms spontaneously

New reaction discovered: Potential for sustainable and low-energy urea synthesis

Frequent nightmares triple risk of early death and accelerate ageing

"Our sleeping brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality"

Compostable Single-Use Tableware

Mechanically stable, water-resistant polymer films thanks to bio-based coatings

Sevenfold boost in lifespan of anode-free all-solid-state batteries using MoS₂ thin films

Employing cost-effective MoS₂ thin films in place of expensive noble metals resolves issues of non-uniform lithium plating and interfacial instability in anode-free all-solid-state batteries

Short naps increase the likelihood of flashes of inspiration

Study on the effect of power naps

Screw cap increasingly accepted for wine

A few years ago, this was unthinkable, as a recent study now shows

Start-up wants to build the world's first stellarator-based fusion power plant in the 2030s

Proxima Fusion raises €130M Series A: “Fusion energy is entering a new era—moving from lab-based science to industrial-scale engineering”

Researchers discover how caffeine could slow cellular ageing

Coffee might do more than just wake you up

Vion: 2024 Strategy Execution Drives Strong Results in 2025

Renewable gas from hydrogen and CO₂

New sorption-enhanced methanation plant at Empa

Virtually indefinitely durable: the world's only heart valve prosthesis made from the body's own tissue implanted for the first time

Technology was transferred to the Berlin start-up GrOwnValve

Ready for summer with the PINK LEMONADE from waterdrop®

thyssenkrupp nucera Signs an Agreement to Acquire Key Technology Assets from Green Hydrogen Systems

Pharaoh's Curse fungus transformed to fight leukemia

Researchers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug

Antitrust proceedings against Delivery Hero and Glovo: EU Commission imposes heavy fines

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

Pigments that can do more

New discovery sheds light on the bacterial use of biomass with potential for biofuels and new antibiotics

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

Saint-Gobain acquires Maturix

Chemical fingerprints reveal fast food consumption

Molecules in blood and urine could reveal how much ultra-processed food you eat

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