European Inventor Award 2026 winners revealed

Do sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism?

Study examines the emerging science suggesting a link between calorie-free sweeteners and blood sugar control

Gentle Encouragement for Greater Animal Welfare

Researchers at the University of Bonn tested two types of posters in a virtual supermarket—their effects were cumulative without influencing each other

Mushroom Containers on the Research Campus: Fraunhofer Tests Urban Food Production

The Fraunhofer Institute Center in Stuttgart, in collaboration with Kleinblatt and Fungi Feeds, is testing mushroom containers as a building block for the food supply of the future

The Kitchen Sponge: A Microcosm—Bacterial Contamination Isn't Always Visible, Smellable, or Palpable

Pathogens also multiply there and can spread from that location

AI designs the ideal burger for taste, health, and planet

In a blind tasting test, the burger developed by AI beat a popular fast-food burger

Brown seaweed flour enhances nutritional value and digestibility of gluten-free cookies

Ingredient derived from Sargassum filipendula shows high potential as functional component even in small quantities

Lupin as a source of protein in baked goods and meat substitutes: is there a risk of allergy?

Bound fat molecules enhance the immune response

Plant-based supermarket products contain twice as many additives as animal-based equivalents

A UK study analysed 71 like-for-like product pairs and counted 199 additives in plant-based items versus 100 in animal-based ones

Crossbreeding old chicken breeds with hybrids improves animal welfare and egg production

Crossbred animals also made better use of regional, low-energy feed than purebreds

Edible robot with eyes and a voice – when do we hesitate to eat it?

Japanese researchers used a gelatin-based agent to explore how social behavior influences reluctance and guilt when it comes to eating

"On a Knife's Edge": New Study Highlights Risks Facing the Food Industry Through 2040

Climate change, cyberattacks, and supply chain disruptions are increasingly occurring simultaneously and reinforcing one another

How Agriculture Is Becoming More Resilient: New Study Highlights the Benefits of Crop Diversity in Arable Farming

Spatial field rotation with soybean integration protects farms better than crop rotation

25-year study: Sugar-sweetened beverages from childhood significantly increase high blood pressure risk

Fruit juice also raises the risk – replacing it with whole fruit reduced it by up to 22% in the analysis

Supermarkets are driving the sustainability transformation—but are not fully realizing their potential

According to IDOS, harmonized reporting requirements and multi-stakeholder sector strategies could significantly increase the impact of the food retail sector.

Oil palm, coconut and soybean cause more species extinction than thought

The key driver is per-capita consumption and not global population growth

Carbon nanotubes make the electronic nose suitable for everyday use for the first time

The smart fridge of the future: E-nose warns of off chicken and nut allergens

Lantmännen Research Foundation opens SEK 25 million call for agriculture and food research

New method enables accurate sequencing of short peptides hidden in food and human body

A new chemical tagging approach enables direct, reliable sequencing of short peptides without relying on databases, opening new possibilities for food science, nutrition, and biomedical research

Researchers find fructose sends a weaker “I’m full” signal to the brain than glucose

Findings shed light on how sugar type influences what and how much we decide to eat

Turning food waste into carbon captors

Expected to be cheaper than other capture methods

Nordzucker is revising its beet pricing model and investing €160 million in its factories

Two high-yield beet harvests in succession, high stocks in the EU sugar market and decreasing prices have impacted the earnings position

Could cultured chocolate unlock the next food revolution?

Chocolate from a bioreactor: UC Davis and food-tech start-up California Cultured aim to reinvent cocoa

New research finds that almost all plant-based meat alternatives contain mycotoxins

Grains, legumes and seeds used in vegan products are particularly prone to mould exposure during cultivation and storage

Nestlé to acquire smart food pioneer yfood to accelerate the brand’s international expansion

Nestlé manager Jolanda Schwirtz takes over as head

According to the report, one in five cups of coffee contains toxic pesticide residues

An analysis by four organizations shows that 59 percent of the active ingredients in pesticides used in coffee cultivation are banned in the EU

300 beverage companies call for: No sugar tax on beverages

Five industry associations are warning of price increases and questioning the effectiveness of the planned tax in terms of public health policy.

Carbon nanotubes make the electronic nose suitable for everyday use for the first time

The smart fridge of the future: E-nose warns of off chicken and nut allergens

Plant-based supermarket products contain twice as many additives as animal-based equivalents

A UK study analysed 71 like-for-like product pairs and counted 199 additives in plant-based items versus 100 in animal-based ones

Solar Foods receives EUR 77,8 million for the construction and commissioning of Factory 02

Researchers find fructose sends a weaker “I’m full” signal to the brain than glucose

Findings shed light on how sugar type influences what and how much we decide to eat

Turning food waste into carbon captors

Expected to be cheaper than other capture methods

Festo is cutting approximately 1,300 jobs in Germany

Family-owned company responds to intensifying competition in Asia and geopolitical crises with a global transformation program

New drug could slow the development of Alzheimer’s

The active ingredient also shows anti-ageing effects

Fewer animal experiments thanks to virtual mouse

AI-supported in silico mouse model for biomedical research

Atomic reshuffle paves way for record-breaking catalysts for hydrogen production

"This opens a new strategy for designing adaptive catalysts for a wide range of applications"

New antibiotics discovered to treat multi-resistant germs

A well-known soil bacterium produces a previously unknown antibiotic that was discovered through improved fractionation methods

Artificial intelligence evaluates chemical spectra in minutes

Researchers from the University of Jena, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, and Zakodium develop AI system for chemical structure analysis

Water splitting catalyst creates hydrogen at low temperatures

Birmingham researchers’ novel way of producing hydrogen fuel has a lower cost than existing methods

Mini-Brains from Patient Cells Point to Vitamin B3 as Treatment for Rare Childhood Disease

Lab-grown brain organoids revealed cholesterol build-up in astrocytes as the driver of DHDDS-related neurodegeneration.

Detecting heavy metals in soil and water: New method for on-site analysis

Simple technology replaces expensive laboratory procedures

Cooking plastics into oil

University of Amsterdam pilot plant brings advanced plastic recycling technology closer to industry

Inducing cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

New therapeutic approach identified for treating particularly aggressive pancreatic cancer

Researchers solve a 50-year-old mystery: how acid removes water from proteins

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals for the first time which amino acids bind water and which ones release it when acidified

Focused Energy secures US$240 million: the world’s first laser fusion power plant is set to be built in Germany

Record funding round positions the start-up at the forefront of the international fusion industry

Insect larvae as a screening tool

How wax moth larvae can help reduce the need for mammalian testing in infection research

Pyrolysis oil instead of crude oil: Faster fluorine analysis reduces the risk for refineries

New method solves a key analytical challenge

From cleaner “cracking” to black gold

Pitt startup finds a cooler, cleaner method to produce battery-quality graphite and hydrogen

The Bacterial Savings Account

Microbes Bank Nutrients in Extracellular Vesicles, then Cash Out

PFAS detection in minutes rather than weeks: deep-tech start-up Grapheal secures €2.5 million in EU funding

The new EU Drinking Water Directive is driving demand for mobile PFAS analysis

Bacterial factories: A key to climate-friendly chemistry

ETH spin-off uses genetically modified microorganisms and green methanol as an intermediate step in fossil-free chemical production

Cytospire Therapeutics announces oversubscribed £61 million Series A financing

London-based start-up aims to activate gamma-delta T cells in both the blood and the tumour to fight cancer

Social inequality is linked to faster biological aging

Large meta-analysis finds consistent evidence across epigenetic measures worldwide

Faster and more energy-efficient: Catalysts boost hydrogen-based steel production

Nickel oxides accelerate hydrogen-based steel production by a factor of two

Merck Appoints New Heads of Discovery Solutions and Strategy & BD for Life Science

Appointments strengthen the Life Science leadership team as the business advances its strategy and innovation agenda

Tentamus acquires BioMeca and strengthens its life sciences portfolio

Acquisition strengthens presence in France

A Step Forward for Solar-Driven Ammonia Production

Iron-containing MOF catalysts enable ammonia synthesis without the extreme conditions of the Haber-Bosch process.

Strüngmann Award 2026: Who is transforming the life sciences in the DACH region?

Three finalists have been selected: Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence and Significant Innovation Potential in Life Sciences

Haga Bioscience raises $2.3m in oversubscribed seed round to bridge spatial biomarker discovery and clinical translation

German plastics recycling on the brink of collapse

Six proposals to save the industry

Merck expands life science portfolio with $11.3 billion Bio-Techne deal

Bio-Techne to bring portfolio with industry-leading multi-omics offering, analytical technologies and integrated workflow solutions across the scientific journey

Holography meets spectroscopy: Ultrafast microscopy method for optical processes

Research team from Heidelberg and Milan develops novel microscopy technique to study energy materials