Winemakers expect champagne vintage of high quality

Oilseed processing: Germany is European champion

Nevertheless, energy costs are a burden

Important decarbonisation milestone for Nordzucker

Sugar production to be powered by biomethane out of beet residues in Denmark

Fisheries research overestimates fish stocks

GEOMAR expert calls for more realistic stock assessments

Farmers' association presents sobering balance sheet for 2024 grain harvest

Rukwied: Downward trend in volumes and qualities continues

Digital product passport for soybeans

DPP4Food research project develops prototype for tracking food supply chains

Crespel & Deiters Group constructs new state-of-the-art silo building

Largest infrastructure investment in company history

Planted Launches first-of-its-kind fermented Steak & Expands Production

The better steak: 97% less CO₂e than its animal counterpart

Danone inaugurates new plant-based beverage production facility in Villecomtal-sur-Arros, France

Developing a new production model and new skills to meet consumer expectations

Biotech startup Enifer secures €12 million grant to build a first-of-its-kind mycoprotein ingredient factory

The new facility will have a production capacity of 3 million kilograms a year of sustainable, locally sourced protein

New business segment: Nordzucker invests in plant-based proteins

New plant goes into operation in 2026

Great tuber: Hilcona starts potato season

New organic variety being tested

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners France announces a 114 million euro investment project to modernize and reconfigure its Grigny plant

The aim of the project is to increase storage capacity, optimize manufacturing processes and modernize the site's infrastructure.

Could a retrofit of existing infrastructure help solve plant-based scalability?

Opportunities in existing infrastructure for plant-based meat companies

Mainstreaming biodiversity in tropical supply chain is possible - methods and measures presented

Efficient criteria in food standards and practical methods for effective measures in agriculture are cited as success factors.

New biobased cups made from recycled PLA

Launch of recycled PLA for FFS - form fill seal

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners makes further investment in recycling technology to accelerate the elimination of virgin plastic in its bottles

GEA invests EUR 50 million in German centrifuge production sites

Focus on sustainable production, including digitalized and automated processes

SPLENDA® STEVIA farm announces official operation of its fully integrated US-based stevia farm, buliding a new american industry

Splenda's unique Stevia genetics and innovative US processing will yield high-quality, superior tasting stevia and positively impact the global supply chain

BASF to invest in its aroma ingredients business by expanding its global production footprint with new plants in China and Germany

Ever After Foods Debuts Disruptive Cultivated Meat Production Platform

Eliminates Barriers Faced by Current Cultivated Meat Approaches That Rely on Enormous Bioreactors Infeasible for Scalable Animal Cell Cultivation

Energy drinks - the underestimated danger

Precise and fast kokumi effect

"Kokumi" is the name given to the spicy, full-bodied taste of mature cheeses. A new method can be used to effectively analyze the relevant peptides.

Solein® tops the list of NASA’s alternatives for space food systems

Ferments du Futur: New Innovation Center for Future Foods Opens

Europe's unique partnership accelerates research in healthy and sustainable nutrition

When it comes to building muscle, not all proteins are created equal

Researchers find ground beef packs bigger muscle-building punch than soy-based alternative

Delicious and plant-based: the new EXTRA plant-based chewing gum

For the launch of the new EXTRA® plant-based chewing gum, Mars Wrigley is working with the environmental organization The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support their conservation work in the Mexican rainforest.

Mintel announces Global Food and Drink Trends for 2025

1.3 million pizzas with solar power

Gustavo Gusto produces with a PV system from E.ON

Full-bodied cheese flavor–prediction of flavor development soon possible thanks to new method

With “electro-agriculture,” plants can produce food in the dark and with 94% less land, bioengineers say

Sustainable food innovations from broccoli side streams

The focus is on the cultivation and utilization of the entire plant

Children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should avoid Brazil nuts

Brazil nuts can contain unusually high levels of radioactive radium

Start-up aims to revolutionise CO₂ capture and conversion technology

Aerleum raises $6M in seed round

Is the physics of red blood cells in bats a key to "artificial hibernation" for humans?

The new findings could contribute towards the development of new medical treatments

“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

Unique material created to solve a persistent failure problem

New drugs from toxic birds

Investigation of the symbiosis between bacteria and birds leads to the discovery of new natural products with antimicrobial properties

New insights into the genetics of the common octopus: genome at the chromosome level decoded

Scientific milestone provides deeper insights into the evolution and biology of Octopus vulgaris

A “chemical ChatGPT” for new medications

AI learns chemical connections

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Are tattoos safe?

Tattoo inks in Europe are mislabeled and some contain banned ingredients

Are trees the future for the production of industrial chemicals?

Finding could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals

Possible trigger of Crohn’s disease discovered

Dysfunctional mitochondria disrupt the gut microbiome

Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath

Sensing technology could provide a breakthrough in non-invasive lung cancer screening

Octopus-inspired adhesive works well in wet conditions

Berlin-Based Neurotech Startup Secures Investment for the Development of a Digital Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Activating the Memory System of the Brain with Software to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Drug discovery within the patient

Genetic analysis of bacteria from humans and animals paves the way for new active ingredients

No significant PFAS emissions from waste incineration

Researchers investigate the effectiveness of combustion processes

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

Kaspar Hauser was 99.9994 percent not a prince

New DNA analyses spark controversy over origins

Cobalt-copper tandem successfully converts carbon dioxide to ethanol

Sustainability in the focus of chemical research

ONE microscopy: from molecule to 3D structure with conventional microscopy

The simple and cost-effective method developed using a few simple but effective tricks

Start-up receives funding for animal-free methods for drug testing

Ethically safe, fast, cost-effective and reliable

UK bioplastics breakthrough wins US plastics industry prize

“2024 is our year – we've scaled up three products, secured investor backing, brought new talent onboard and successfully launched our first commercial application"

The preparation makes the poison

Cost-effective modular system for optical imaging from the 3D printer

Like building with Lego bricks

The fireproof battery

Salt batteries

Protein interactions: who is partying with whom and who is ruining the party?

New method for investigating protein interaction networks - also of interest for pharmaceutical research

AI does not necessarily lead to more efficiency in clinical practice

Researchers analyse the effects

Hydrogen: Breakthrough in alkaline membrane electrolyzers

Possible approach for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases discovered

Automated analysis of German insect diversity

DNA provides almost 32,000 species