$400 million deal: Eurofins acquires Element Materials Technology's Life Sciences Testing Services business in North America

Agropur reaches an agreement for the sale of its fine cheese business

The deal includes the Oka and Saint-Hyacinthe plants and marks a strategic refocus on fluid milk and industrial cheese

GEA and CST partner to drive sugar industry transition

Decanter centrifuges reduce sugar losses during sludge dewatering

Dacke Industri expands in Europe through the acquisition of Divardy Bakery Services B.V., in the Netherlands

The company from Nieuwegein supplies customized conveyor systems and aftermarket services for the bakery industry

Bayer Signs Licensing Agreement with RAGT and Plans to Bring Hybrid Wheat to Market in the Early 2030s

Hybrid wheat is expected to increase yields without requiring more land or resources

GETEC Acquires Cogenio

With this acquisition, GETEC is expanding into industries such as chemicals, life sciences, the food and dairy sectors, and healthcare in Southern Europe

Underberg's Revenue Rises to 136.9 Million Euros Despite a Shrinking Spirits Market

While the German market fell by 3.7%, the family-owned company rose by 1.6% and exceeded its EBITDA target

Crespel & Deiters scales up Happy Plant Protein's dry extrusion technology

Textured proteins from European-grown legumes are now being produced in Helmond using the Finnish foodtech startup's patented one-step process

AMFRESH and Paine Schwartz Partners Extend Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Future of Fresh Food

Expanded partnership strengthens AMFRESH's ability to invest in innovation, international expansion and long-term value creation across the fresh food sector

REWE Group, the self-administered estate of Feneberg Lebensmittel GmbH, and LEH-Allgäu GmbH Sign an Investor Agreement

Together, the three partners are safeguarding 72 locations, thousands of jobs, and local supply chains in the Allgäu region and southern Germany

Mars and REWE Are Working Together to Electrify the Supply Chain

With 47 electric trucks and 2.4 million kilometers driven on electric power, the partners are demonstrating that sustainable heavy-duty trucking makes environmental sense—and is economically viable.

Tea Report 2026: Tea Meets the Spirit of the Times

Tea is booming—but strict regulations threaten its beloved diversity.

Grid Fee Reform: Food Industry Calls for Fair Conditions for Electrification

17 associations warn against perverse incentives and present a joint set of requirements for an investment-friendly grid tariff system

Knuspr Integrates ChatGPT: Grocery Shopping via AI Conversation

The online supermarket is one of the first official ChatGPT extensions in the European grocery retail sector

LIVEKINDLY Collective Strengthens Its Leadership Position in the Plant-Based Food Market

Strategic expansion of consolidation and innovation capabilities through the integration of GREENFORCE

Bayer Group to consolidate U.S. glyphosate business into distinct entity operating as Ruveon

Alfonso Alba Ordóñez joins Ruveon as Chief Executive Officer

Fibre-based packaging to claim top market share in food sector by 2045

New UPM/Smithers study: share rises from 37% to 42%, driven by barrier coating breakthroughs and EPR regulation

Lantmännen forecasts 5 million tonnes of grain for 2026

Winter damage to autumn-sown crops is the main driver, with winter wheat showing particularly weak development.

DN AGRAR invests EUR 13.5 million in new farm and composting facilities

The CUT 2 farm in Alba County is expected to produce over 50 million liters of milk per year from 2028

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2026: Competitive advantages through cross-industry exchange

Danone to acquire MADE Group, strengthening its position in the APAC market

The Australian company posted sales of more than €300 million and has consistently delivered double-digit growth

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

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

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

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.

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

Nestlé manager Jolanda Schwirtz takes over as head

Do sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism?

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

Multinational Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley Infections Linked to Flavored Pasta Products

Recalls Underway: Salmonella in Flavored Pasta Affects Children Most of All

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

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

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

From cleaner “cracking” to black gold

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

Inducing cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

New therapeutic approach identified for treating particularly aggressive pancreatic cancer

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

Scenarios for a New “Iron Age”: Iron Complements Hydrogen as an Energy Source

Study Shows the Potential of Iron Powder for Long-Term Energy Storage, Energy Transmission, and the Use of Existing Power Plant Infrastructure in the Energy System of the Future

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

Shimadzu acquires European electron microscopy pioneer for $711 million

The combination is set to deliver complete solutions for semiconductors, life sciences and materials science

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

Penn State researchers converting PET waste into synthetic graphite that outperforms natural graphite

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

Social inequality is linked to faster biological aging

Large meta-analysis finds consistent evidence across epigenetic measures worldwide

Siemens and Ucaneo partner to scale direct air capture

Germany's largest Direct Air Capture facility to be inaugurated in Berlin on July 2, 2026

New drug could slow the development of Alzheimer’s

The active ingredient also shows anti-ageing effects

ABB Robotics collaborates with Roche to bring physical AI to laboratories

Agreement lays the foundation for a new era of digitally connected labs enabled by intelligent robotics to provide significant efficiencies in laboratory workflows

India builds first large-scale hydrometallurgical plant for battery circular economy

N.A.N. GreenMet and Silox set up joint venture for lithium-ion battery recycling

EMBL spin-off Epitome Therapeutics secures 4 million euros for its epigenome-editing platform

Precise Control of Gene Expression

Hospital "Fingerprint" Helps AI Identify Misdiagnoses in Cancer Tissue

The origin of a sample must not influence the result: Evaluation criteria for trustworthy clinical AI

Efficient Production of Solar Hydrogen Through Direct Coupling of Concentrating Solar Cells and Electrolyzer

Fraunhofer ISE is seeking investors for a spin-off

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

2026 Future Insight Prize Goes to Spear’s Vasilis Ntziachristos

The € 300,000 research grant award recognizes Ntziachristos’ pioneering work in enabling non-invasive and continuous monitoring of human biology

8 million euros for the materials of tomorrow

Deep tech startup alqem is scaling its AI platform for materials research

Pathoblockers instead of antibiotics

DZIF project nominated for the “Science Breakthrough of the Year 2026” award

Lab-on-a-Chip platform shows how immune cells attack cancer cells

CellTrap runs on a standard laboratory microscopes and visualizes individual cell contacts

Two speciality chemicals companies join forces

Solstice Advanced Materials acquires Element Solutions for 14.5 billion dollars

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.

Change at TOPTICA Executive Board

Wilhelm Kaenders steps down as CTO

New membrane technology could transform hydrocarbon processing by slashing energy use

Re‑thinking a century‑old process

Tentamus acquires BioMeca and strengthens its life sciences portfolio

Acquisition strengthens presence in France

Chemists achieve breakthrough: Editing molecules instead of rebuilding them

Modern drug research enables simple testing of hundreds of variants of a molecule

Europe is heavily dependent on imports for lithium: The LiSA Consortium aims to change that

Nobian and partners launch pilot project to scale circular, low-carbon lithium refining in Europe

Which universities produce the most successful start-up founders in the DACH region?

Start-ups create 25,000 jobs in 10 years