Oetker Group: Advisory Board decides on the successor to Richard Oetker

Paulig confirms new organizational structure to strengthen growth and competitiveness

The new structure consists of three business areas: Branded Foods, Customer Brands, and Coffee business area

PerkinElmer Appoints Dr. Kaveh Kahen as President of Analytical & Testing Solutions Business

Kahen returns to PerkinElmer with more than 20 years of experience across the life sciences and analytical technologies industries

2026 KlarText Prize for Science Communication: Klaus Tschira Foundation Honors Seven Researchers

Articles such as “Good News for Those Who Hate Brussels Sprouts,” “The Stamp-Sized Lab,” and “Faster Drug Development Through Math” won over the jury

Beijer Ref AB appoints Jonas Steen as Chief Executive Officer

Jonas Steen has been with the group since 2010 and most recently was responsible for the EMEA business, which generated revenue of around SEK 23 billion

FAO Honors LandFrauen President Petra Bentkämper as a “Women Hero”

The award is part of an inaugural recognition program honoring 100 women from 131 countries

A New Generation Takes the Reins at Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu

Investments and New Product Lines

The 2026 Friedrich Meuser Research Prize Goes to TU Berlin Researcher Dr. Kerstin Risse

Her dissertation shows that surfactants and proteins can work together to stabilize emulsions at oil-water interfaces

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

Moritz Werner appointed new CEO of Delica

Thomas Gubler is leaving Delica after 40 years with Migros

Ann-Kristin Erkens appointed new CEO of SIG

She will continue to serve as CFO until a successor in this role has been appointed

A change of generations on the Advisory Board of the HOYER Group

A third generation of the family undertakes responsibility

Rudolf Hans Zillgith retires from the operational business of KRONEN GmbH

A generational change in KRONEN’s Management Board

Personnel Changes at Brau Union Österreich

Dragan Lupšić Takes Over as Head of Corporate Affairs

Ströbel GmbH Reorganizes Its Sales Division

Niklas Lockl joins the team, bringing expertise in plastics engineering and mechanical engineering

New "Computational Precision Nutrition" Division at DIfE

Prof. Stefan Konigorski leads the new team that links N-of-1 trials with multimodal cohort data

Max Rubner Institute Gets a New Vice President

Food chemist Dr. Bertrand Matthäus is taking over the position and will also head the new Institute for Plant-Based Foods

Change in HOBART's Management Team

Manfred Kohler is stepping down at his own request

Change in the Zott Group's Management

CEO Frank Uszko is leaving the company at the end of the year

Holger Sydow joins the Berentzen Group

New Managing Director for the brand business in Germany

LEVACO invests in Brazil

Specialty chemicals company further expands Brazil as a strategic growth market for agrochemicals and food chemicals

Arla is investing more than 63 million euros in the future of high-protein dairy products

Demand for skyr, cottage cheese, and protein solutions is driving investment in Europe

Rising CO₂ Alters Wheat Proteins and Baking Quality

Climate Change Affects Bread

Energy Drinks: Consumption Is Rising Among Schoolchildren

DAK Calls for New Warning Labels on Energy Drinks to Protect Minors

International FoodTec Award 2027: Winners Announced

21 award winners honored for innovation, sustainability, and efficiency

Peanuts leave a unique fingerprint in the blood

Researchers identify a specific fatty acid pattern associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Ultra-Processed Foods: The Degree of Processing Affects Metabolism and the Brain

Why Ready-Made Meals Affect the Body Differently Than Freshly Cooked Food

75 percent of Gen Z buy protein products—social media is driving the trend among Gen Z

A SINUS study shows that eight out of ten 14- to 28-year-olds consider a balanced diet important. TikTok and Instagram are their main sources of information.

More young people are drinking juice and non-alcoholic cocktails on a regular basis

Weekly alcohol consumption among adolescents reaches an all-time low

Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken

The low-cost technique is also a viable alternative to chlorination

Germany's appetite for fish is growing

Salmon tops the popularity list. Discount stores account for just under half of all fish purchases.

Rapeseed oil instead of crude oil: Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals

Nearly EUR 100 million invested

New method causes cancer cells to burn out

New molecule forces leukemia cells to work themselves to death

New Managing Director for Shimadzu Europa GmbH

Jürgen Semmler to retire

AkzoNobel and Axalta to be called Axanzo following merger

Greg Poux-Guillaume becomes CEO

A first in Germany: Charité successfully treats 19-year-old with CRISPR therapy

Exagamglogene Autotemcel used for the first time in Germany following approval

Genes or environment? Which has the greater influence on who we are?

What’s in our genes: International research team identifies over 1,000 markers linked to human personality

How chemistry chooses a mirror-image form: the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for asymmetric synthesis

The Nobel Prize goes to Kagan and Soai for their discovery of homochirality

A Matter of Quantity: A Universal Target for CAR-T Cells Against Cancer

“Here, we are demonstrating for the first time an innovative method for identifying new targets for cancer therapies”

Danaher accelerates life sciences research with new AI-powered autonomous lab

The lab is designed to deliver up to eight times faster progress from idea to validated reagent

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

BASF confirms exploratory talks regarding potential takeover of Evonik

Concern over European biotech: the window for change is narrow – and closing fast

AI scientist autonomously generates and validates new biological discoveries

Researchers at Chalmers University have developed a closed AI laboratory that plans and evaluates experiments with baker’s yeast itself

Microplastics Cause Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

Merck to Acquire Silence Therapeutics

Strengthening Rare Disease Pipeline with Innovative siRNA Asset

QIAGEN and EQT agree on a takeover bid worth billions

QIAGEN’s Supervisory Board and Managing Board fully support the transaction

EWE and VERBUND Establish a Joint Venture for One of Europe's Largest Hydrogen Projects

European Partnership for Energy Security and Decarbonization

Using Enzymes instead of the Landfill: How Biological Processes Can Help with Recycling

Researchers identify enzyme families capable of breaking down polyurethane and polyamide

Altmann Analytik Acquires Laboratory Supplier Kobe

Kobe Acquisition Strengthens Altmann Analytik's Position in the University and Research Market

Enzymes Overcome the 100-Degree Heat Barrier

The process is of interest to the chemical industry

Researchers transform old blood cells into young brain cells

60 years younger after 50 days: Study opens a window to a better understanding of cellular rejuvenation processes

Analytik Jena inaugurates new buildings: Investment of 96 million euros

Endress+Hauser Group company expands capacity for development, production and sales of laboratory measurement technology

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

Businesses and German sites with clear roles

AI-driven microorganism mix has the potential for groundbreaking innovation

Federal Ministry for the Environment Launches First Joint SPRIND Challenge for a Biotech Breakthrough in the Circular Economy

From the Cloud to the Lab: Currenta Tests Virtual Lab Automation

Simulate first, then automate

Converting CO₂ Directly into Fuels and Chemicals

TU Berlin Launches Two Research Projects on Direct Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion—Without the Detour via Hydrogen

Gut microbes help set the body’s response to vaccination

Bacterial flagella proteins linked to stronger vaccine fever responses

mRNA vaccines compared head-to-head in world-first study

The findings have the potential to transform cancer treatment and vaccine design

Green hydrogen from seawater

Electrolysis with Untreated Seawater: Fraunhofer Tests Materials and Membranes

A blood test can detect over 50 types of cancer

“We’re at a watershed moment”

Securecell and Beckman Coulter Life Sciences team up to automate cell culture monitoring

The collaboration aims to reduce manual steps from sampling to data analysis