News for analytics, lab technology, diagnostics, biotechnology

Mix of methods makes nanomaterials safer

C-COMPASS: AI-Based Software Maps Proteins and Lipids Within Cells

AI-supported molecular cancer diagnosis for brain tumors

A Trojan horse for artificial amino acids

Researchers have modified a bacterial transport system so that it can efficiently introduce large quantities of unnatural amino acids into cells

Biosensor performance doubled

Alcohol oxidase system for precise determination of metabolic values

New microscope can image an invisible 2D material

Intelligent hydrogel microstructures enable the precise application of force to cellular systems

Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally

Proteins in a crowd: European XFEL looks inside cells

Researchers observe in detail how the vital iron protein ferritin makes its way in highly dense environments

A new tunable cell-sorting device with potential biomedical applications

Precise, label-free sorting of cells of various sizes possible due to a temperature-sensitive PNIPAM hydrogel array

Antiferromagnetic network with direction of rotation

Tiny magnetic structures in an ultra-thin manganese layer show an unusual direction of rotation - now researchers from Kiel and Hamburg explain why

Smart sensor tag protects sensitive goods

Grenova acquires Peak Robotics

The combined organization will continue advancing Grenova’s mission to transform laboratory operations through innovation, sustainability, and intelligent design

STOE & Cie GmbH Joins Advanced Measurement Instruments (AMI)

Forming a Global Player in Analytical Instrumentation for Materials Research

analytica 2026: AI as a driver of digital transformation

Laboratory of the future in action

Revvity to Acquire ACD/Labs

Acquisition deepens Revvity Signals’ presence in research informatics while furthering its ongoing expansion into development and manufacturing solutions

Setting the Course for AI-Assisted Radiology

Fraunhofer MEVIS and Radboud University Medical Center have founded the spin-off Plain Medical

QIAGEN to acquire Parse Biosciences

Entering the age of single-cell AI

Lonza to expand bioscience testing offering with the acquisition of Redberry

Technology speeds up sterility testing from 14 to just 4 days

Merck Partners with Promega Corporation

FIRST LABS - Laboratory start-up support for start-ups

The Rock Capital Group is expanding its concept of ready-to-use laboratories in the life science hub at SKYGATE in Hallbergmoos, especially for start-ups and smaller companies

An ETH spin-off aims to bring gene scissors to the clinic

"The pharmaceutical industry is very interested in our work"

giles introduces AI agent to accelerate healthcare and life science research

AI tool connects researchers to verified medical and life sciences global databases, enabling accurate extraction and summarisation of academic papers, journals, and articles

"Accolade" for InnoZell: Animal-free quality control on the way to application

exist research transfer for founding team at the University of Konstanz

KAIST unveils cause of performance degradation in electric vehicle high-nickel batteries

Time of Eating Changes Lipid Profile During Intermittent Fasting

A new look at the circadian rhythm of metabolism

How permeable are paper food packaging materials?

A new AI model combines data from laboratory tests with the laws of physics to calculate how well different types of paper protect food from flavor loss and contaminants

New Technology Extracts CO2 from the Atmosphere

With a novel process, CO2 can be captured from the air with reduced energy consumption

Fingernails as a mirror of nutrition

Study shows new potential for health monitoring

Plant-Based Protein Hydrolysates Influence Satiety in Different Ways

"...valuable insights for the development of functional foods that can contribute to reducing energy intake in a natural way"

Arkema and Semcorp sign a strategic partnership in battery separators

Aging alters the protein landscape in the brain – diet can counteract this

"Our results show that even in old age, diet can still have an important influence on molecular processes in the brain"

Potentially harmful PFAS in baking paper

High-energy-density barocaloric material could enable smaller, lighter solid-state cooling devices

Using a Tablet before Bed Not as Harmful as Believed

Surprising results

Genetically engineered fungi are protein packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat

Gene-edited fungus achieves 61% lower environmental impact

First synthesis of open-chain N-stereogenic amines achieved

Study enables enantiomerically pure products for drug development.

Crop-killing pathogen found to disable plant ‘alarm system’

Merck Inaugurates Semiconductor Solutions Site in Taiwan to Support AI Growth

The company is strengthening its global supply chain resilience while deepening its leading role in the semiconductor ecosystem

Christmas 2025: fish beats goose

Germany's festive cuisine in a fact check

New highly efficient material turns motion into power – without toxic lead

The world’s first elucidation of the immunomodulatory effects of kimchi by the World Institute of Kimchi

Light + air = fuel

University of Duisburg-Essen spin-off puts new plant for synthetic natural gas into operation in Duisburg

Coffee slows biological ageing in major psychiatric disorders patients

Study links 3-4 cups daily to longer telomeres in psychosis and bipolar disorder

Microplastics filter inspired by fish

Bio-based plastics for infusion bags

Frankfurt research team develops sustainable alternative to medical products made from crude oil in cooperation with bioplastics start-up BIOVOX