Plastics Europe Deutschland brought together industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers in Berlin on 11 September 2026 for its Innovation Press Conference, "Innovative Plastics for Germany as a High-Tech Location."
AkzoNobel opened a €7.5 million innovation lab at its Sassenheim R&D hub to speed up development of sustainable, solvent-free, energy-efficient powder coatings.
Innovation Management in Sustainable Chemistry, Gadi Rothenberg, Wiley, November 2025, 352 pages, ISBN: 978-3-527-84973-4
Ecolyte, a women-led start-up from Azerbaijan, has developed a non-flammable electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
Novo Nordisk and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have partnered to accelerate drug discovery with AI. A co-innovation hub in London will facilitate efforts to reduce the time to market for future medicines.
Biovox develops bioplastic compounds that offer features such as inherent antimicrobial properties. At the same time, they are environmentally friendly.
Ovomas, a start-up from Ecuador, creates high-value pharmaceutical products from eggshell waste, including high-purity calcium citrate, nutraceutical capsules, and vitamin-enriched gummies.
Indian start-up Environalgae develops and implements microalgae-based wastewater treatment plants tailored to the specific waste streams of each customer.
Biopharma has never lacked ambition. The gap has always been between scientific promise and a product on a shelf. That's exactly where the most consequential innovation is happening now.
AI in pharma has moved past the hype cycle and into implementation. The organizations that pull ahead won't have the most sophisticated models — they'll have the strongest evidence foundation underneath them.
Drug discovery generates enormous amounts of data, but turning it into meaningful insight is a major challenge.
Smart Experimentation - why the combination of Design of Experiments and Bayesian Optimization with intuitive analytics is the most important productivity lever your R&D organization isn't using
The World Cup shows that high-tech materials have revolutionized the sport.
Siemens and HighByte have joined forces to solve industrial data fragmentation. HighByte's Intelligence Hub connects OT and IT data sources to help manufacturers build and scale industrial AI applications.
Evonik has opened its first center for beauty science and innovation in Asia at the Evonik Shanghai Innovation Park in China.
Sygnature Discovery has partnered with AI firm DaltonTx to sharpen its drug discovery pipeline, bringing faster medicinal chemistry decisions and tighter data privacy to its CRO offering.
Chemistry start-up competition From Lab to Market Challenge partners with CHEManager to bridge the gap from scientific research to commercialization, offering founders media exposure, mentoring, and €10,000 in prizes.
African start-up Rôbalôtô, based in Togo, has developed an integrated system to manage plastic waste more efficiently and support circular economy by combining technology, recycling, and education.
Norfalk develops bio-based surfactants via biocatalysis for products from shampoos to detergents. CEO Kasper Falkenberg shares the company’s vision, motivation, and the value of its unique platform.
Meeting Today’s Needs – Without Compromising the Future
Seprify, founded by Lukas Schertel and Oliver Polcher, uses cellulose to create sustainable alternatives to TiO₂. The Cambridge spinout’s platform is backed by CTO Wadood Hamad’s expertise.
REEcover recovers rare earths from e‑waste using a patented, efficient, low‑impact process, offering a sustainable alternative to mining and strengthening circular supply chains.
Plastic additives from the tailoring industry
Inside MakeGood’s Open-Source Assistive Technology Movement
Aura Verde develops organic, coco‑based oil absorbents that replace mineral products in industrial spill response.
Viridi turns captured CO₂ into high‑performance ingredients via a drop‑in solid catalyst. It cuts carbon footprint while working seamlessly in existing production lines.
Entalpic replaces trial‑and‑error materials R&D with a closed‑loop AI platform combining simulation and lab validation.
Kenyan start-up Zuripacks produces durable yet biodegradable packaging materials from banana pseudostems − an abundant agricultural by-product that is typically discarded.
New $130 million facility in Jealott’s Hill, UK, to focus on next-generation, sustainable solutions for farming.
Metrohm USA opened its new 15,000 sq ft Houston facility on March 24, 2026, marking its shift from leased space to a custom-built, sustainable site supporting technical innovation, training, and regional growth.
Dutch start-up ETB Global has developed a patented one-step catalytic process that converts bioethanol directly into butadiene in a single reactor.
Arkema and Senior have signed an MoU to deepen cooperation on advanced battery materials and separator technologies for safer, higher-performance next-generation batteries.
Dunia Innovations Merges AI and Robotics to Accelerate Real-World Materials Discovery
Six promising startup teams took the stage at the KickStart finals, impressing the jury and audience with their novel ideas for advancing sustainable chemistry.
