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One Click LCA expands global sustainability reach by joining with SimaPro and PRé Sustainability to create the largest LCA platform

(IN BRIEF) One Click LCA has integrated SimaPro and PRé Sustainability into its operations, forming the world’s largest and most advanced life-cycle assessment (LCA) platform. With over 500,000 datasets across multiple industries, the combined platform blends SimaPro’s scientific rigor with … Read the full press release

Evonik Oxeno and OMP bring Unison Planning to the cloud to strengthen decision-centric supply chain strategies

(IN BRIEF) OMP and Evonik Oxeno have completed the cloud deployment of OMP’s Unison Planning system across Oxeno’s production sites in Marl and Antwerp. Building on four years of daily scenario-based planning and nearly 10,000 simulations since 2021, the upgraded … Read the full press release

Evonik launches Next Markets Program to drive growth in recycling, packaging, and aerospace innovation

(IN BRIEF) Evonik has launched the Next Markets Program, a cross-company initiative designed to capture growth opportunities in adjacent sectors, beginning with circular packaging, plastics recycling, and defense and aerospace. Led by Patrick Gloeckner, the program builds on Evonik’s broad … Read the full press release

Empa and partners release world’s largest open battery dataset with Aurora robot to accelerate energy storage research

(IN BRIEF) Empa, in collaboration with the Battery Data Alliance and international partners, has published the largest open battery dataset ever created, using its Aurora robotic platform to test nearly 200 cells across more than 1,000 cycles each. Released in … Read the full press release

Cyted Health secures USD 44 million Series B led by EQT Life Sciences to advance early detection in gastrointestinal disease

(IN BRIEF) Cyted Health has raised USD 44 million in Series B financing led by EQT Life Sciences with participation from Advent Life Sciences, the British Business Bank, Morningside, BGF, and HCA Healthcare. The funds will accelerate Cyted’s commercial rollout … Read the full press release

TUM and Harvard study shows obesity drugs cut risk of death or hospitalization in HFpEF patients by more than 40 percent

(IN BRIEF) A study by the Technical University of Munich and Harvard Medical School has shown that obesity drugs semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) reduce the risk of hospitalization or death in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection … Read the full press release

Boehringer Ingelheim secures NMPA approval for HERNEXEOS® in HER2-mutant NSCLC with 71% response rate in Beamion-LUNG 1

(IN BRIEF) Boehringer Ingelheim’s HERNEXEOS® (zongertinib tablets) has received accelerated approval in China for patients with advanced NSCLC carrying HER2 mutations who have progressed after prior therapy. The approval is supported by Beamion-LUNG 1 data, which showed a 71% objective … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel’s Coral brand opens new sensory pathways to color for Brazil’s visually impaired community

(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel’s Coral brand has launched Touching Colors in Brazil, an innovative accessibility project developed with VML Brasil and the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind. Based on neuroscience insights, the initiative reimagines 70 shades into poetic sensory descriptions … Read the full press release

Discovery of p21 redox switch reveals new mechanism controlling cell division and senescence in cancer research

(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, together with colleagues from TUD Dresden University of Technology, have discovered that oxidation of a single site in the protein p21 acts as a chemical switch determining whether cells keep … Read the full press release

Luxembourg Institute of Health launches five lecture series spanning microbiome, cancer, proteomics, and epidemiology

(IN BRIEF) The Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) has announced five lecture series beginning this autumn and continuing through 2026, covering themes from microbiome research and causal inference to proteomics, cancer immunotherapy, and epidemiology. Led by LIH principal investigators and … Read the full press release

Evonik opens world-scale alkoxides plant in Singapore to strengthen Asian supply and sustainability goals

(IN BRIEF) Evonik has inaugurated a new world-scale alkoxides production facility on Jurong Island, Singapore, with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year. The investment strengthens regional supply security and supports industries including biodiesel, pharmaceuticals, and chemical recycling. Designed … Read the full press release

GLP-1 therapies for heart failure deliver dual benefits with lower hospitalizations and billions in CO₂ savings

(IN BRIEF) Research presented at ESC Congress 2025 has shown that GLP-1 receptor agonists, used to treat patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, not only reduce hospitalizations and improve outcomes but also cut the environmental footprint of healthcare. … Read the full press release

Research in microgravity finds mechanical piston device most effective for CPR during spaceflight

(IN BRIEF) A study presented at ESC Congress 2025 has found that a standard piston-based chest compression device is the only method able to achieve effective CPR depth in microgravity conditions, outperforming NASA’s current “handstand method” and other tested devices. … Read the full press release

New research presented at ESC Congress shows low fitness and age drive higher risk of early arrhythmias in healthy adults

(IN BRIEF) Research presented at ESC Congress 2025 has shown that low fitness and older age independently increase the risk of arrhythmias in otherwise healthy adults. The study of 1,151 participants aged 40–65 revealed that reduced aerobic capacity was strongly … Read the full press release

Stockholm University researchers use James Webb Telescope to unveil earliest galaxies through MIRI infrared imaging

(IN BRIEF) Using the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI infrared camera, astronomers including researchers from Stockholm University have observed the earliest galaxies in mid-infrared light for the first time. The study, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, focuses on the Hubble … Read the full press release

Stockholm University’s Laura Montenbruck wins IIPF Young Economists Award for study on tax compliance and public services

(IN BRIEF) Laura Montenbruck, Assistant Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, has been awarded the IIPF Young Economists Award for her study on tax compliance in Sierra Leone. Her research, published under the title “Fiscal Exchange and Tax Compliance: Strengthening … Read the full press release

Stockholm University professor Alexander Berglund awarded Frontiers of Science prize for groundbreaking work in topology

(IN BRIEF) Professor Alexander Berglund of Stockholm University, together with Professor Emeritus Ib Madsen of the University of Copenhagen, has received the prestigious Frontiers of Science Award for their article “Rational homotopy theory of automorphism of manifolds.” The paper, published … Read the full press release

Stockholm University celebrates National City Park’s 30th anniversary with Henrik Ekman photo exhibition and guided walks

(IN BRIEF) Stockholm University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Royal National City Park with a photography exhibition by Henrik Ekman and a series of guided walks highlighting the park’s cultural and ecological heritage. The exhibition, running from 1 … Read the full press release

University of Helsinki strengthens national proteomics research with installation of new Orbitrap Astral mass spectrometers

(IN BRIEF) The Helsinki Proteomics Center, a joint effort between HiLIFE’s Institute of Biotechnology and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki, is enhancing Finland’s proteomics research capacity with the installation of three Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Astral and … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow leads major African-European partnership to launch first mosquito observatory network in Africa

(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, working alongside leading African and European research institutes, has launched VectorGrid-Africa, the first coordinated observatory network dedicated to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases across Africa. Backed by €6.1 million from the EU’s HORIZON/EDCTP programme, the … Read the full press release