Best Global Universities Ranking 2023: University of Hohenheim maintains top position in agricultural research & food sciences

Did you know how long water lasts?

Rapeseed protein for vegan burger patties and nutritious chicken feed

A tantalisingly ‘sneaky’ way to help diners make healthier, greener menu choices

Excessive ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) and poor nutrition tied to poor health

New American Heart Association Science Advisory reviews current evidence about UPFs and their impact on adverse health outcomes

Robot revolution in food preparation?

But first, pizza: Team creates assistive robotics that can make you a meal

EU Organic Label: Better When It Says “Organic”

Study Shows a Clear Signal Builds More Trust and Increases Purchase Intention

Potatoes may increase risk of type 2 diabetes

The preparation method is crucial

BEET-Protect is looking for new approaches to keep the reed glasswing cicada away from sugar beet

Sugar industry supports the project with almost 940,000 euros until 2028

When eating is a burden

Study identifies new group of people affected by little-known eating disorder

New Discovery in Enzyme Research: Water is the Key for Activity

Discovery could help to enhance the use of biocatalysts in industrial applications such as food processing or the production of biofuels

Brewed chicken protein made by precision fermentation tested in pet food

Interest in alternative protein sources for pets and humans has been increasing in recent years

Humify – superfood for the soil

Fighting climate change with green chemistry: The start-up Humify has developed a technology that can reactivate soil as a carbon sink

Heavy drinking raises the risk of undesired pregnancy

Cannabis use does not

Higher ultra processed food intake linked to increased lung cancer risk

“Industrial processing alters the food matrix, affecting nutrient availability and absorption, while also generating harmful contaminants”

Unlocking the aroma secrets of gardenia tea: scientists decode its signature scent

Innovative combination of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sensory analysis

On track to produce better lab-grown burgers

A special cocktail of molecules causes precursor cells to develop into functional, contracting muscle fibres

Allergy-Triggering Proteins in Barley Measured Precisely for the First Time

New Basis for More Tolerable Foods

Smart bacteria could transform global agricultural food production

This technology could unlock the full yield potential of crops while reducing dependence on fertilisers and pesticides

Clean aluminum from used coffee capsules

Recycling process soon ready for industrial application

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome

"Encouraging older adults to consume more nitrate-rich vegetables could have significant long term health benefits"

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

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

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

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Vion: 2024 Strategy Execution Drives Strong Results in 2025

Ready-made pizza & co.: How fast food damages the brain

Ultra-highly processed is ultra-poor

Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults

Eating pistachios every night for 12 weeks altered bacteria in the gut, according to new study

Allergy-Triggering Proteins in Barley Measured Precisely for the First Time

New Basis for More Tolerable Foods

Mio Mio back on track for growth. Weak spirits market

Berentzen Group publishes preliminary results for the first half of the year: Significantly positive but lower consolidated operating profit

Ferrero to acquire WK Kellogg

Acquisition supports Ferrero’s portfolio expansion and growth in North America

Brewed chicken protein made by precision fermentation tested in pet food

Interest in alternative protein sources for pets and humans has been increasing in recent years

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome

"Encouraging older adults to consume more nitrate-rich vegetables could have significant long term health benefits"

A Breakthrough in PFAS Destruction

Claros Successfully Demonstrates High-Throughput PFAS Destruction in Landmark Pilot

From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy

A new technology uses the "coffee-ring effect," paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics

Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

A durable, paper-based sensor array enables quick and accurate measurements within minutes

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

Could lithium explain — and treat — Alzheimer’s disease?

Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

Faster and brighter protein labeling with new tool SNAP-tag2

The new labeling system works effectively in a broad range of bioimaging applications and opens up new possibilities for multi-color imaging

CO₂ as a raw material: Power2Polymers sets milestone for climate-friendly chemistry

New materials with real added value

Tumor cells target metastases as they die

A new drug can eliminate cancer cells while training the immune system to destroy such cells throughout the body

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Syensqo and Start-up cylib reach a milestone in lithium recovery from spent electric vehicle batteries

Innovative process enables successful pilot-scale materials recovery from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to meet future lithium needs

These immune cells eat molecular trash to keep Alzheimer's at bay

A molecular receptor enables microglia to gobble up and digest amyloid beta plaques

Waters and BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business to Combine

Creating a Life Science and Diagnostics Leader Focused on Regulated, High-Volume Testing

Connect Four: New Semiconductor for Future Computer Chips

For a long time, manufacturing such a material was thought to be virtually impossible

AmphiStar secures €12.5m EIC funding to bring its biosurfactants to market

Belgian start-up impresses with sustainable microbial biosurfactants, upcycled from a bio-based waste feedstock

Testing chemicals for a safer, more sustainable future

EU-project TOXBOX reaches 18 month-milestone

A more climate-friendly way to produce nitrogen fertilizer

Ammonia can be produced from water and nitrogen gas using electricity from solar and wind

NUCLIDIUM Closes EUR 84 Million Series B Financing

"NUCLIDIUM’s platform stands out in a rapidly evolving field and will change how radiotheranostic care is delivered"

New Label-Free Imaging Tracks Cancer Treatment in Single Cells

One Tool, Many Applications

Super-resolution X-ray technique uncovers atomic structures

New method promises enhanced understanding of chemical reactions and material properties by applying a Nobel-prize winning technique in spectroscopy

First Human Implantation of a Brain-Computer Interface made in Germany

CorTec Announces Neurotech Milestone: “This breakthrough opens the door to therapies that were once unimaginable”

More than 100-year-old flu virus sequenced

Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed

New liquid can simplify hydrogen transportation and storage

Instead of relying on high-pressure tanks or super-cold liquids, industries could use stable, easy-to-handle hydrogen carriers at room temperature

A new weapon against antibiotic resistance

Tackling antibiotic resistance by capturing bacteria

An advanced imaging technique detects cancer with unprecedented precision

New endoscopy technology enables early detection of esophageal cancer

Progress toward decarbonizing the chemical industry

Positive interim results for the Air2Chem project

New method for protein analysis

The process can be used universally without the need for expensive special equipment

Cryo-electron microscopy – Reaction cycle of an enzyme for CO2 fixation decoded

A promising enzyme candidate for biofuel production from carbon dioxide

Researchers develop cleaner, scalable process to recycle lithium-ion batteries

"We’ve shown that it’s possible to create high-performance batteries from recycled materials at scale"

New MRI technology makes cancer visible at an early stage

MRI signal amplified 24,000-fold: University start-up QuantView develops highly sensitive contrast agent

Making fibrosis visible – before it’s too late

With planned ETH spin-off to market maturity