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Dear Readers,

✨ With Christmas approaching next week, the seasonal context has largely shaped the selection of articles in this newsletter.

We warmly wish all readers—whether they celebrate Christmas or not—a wonderful week and enjoy scrollling and reading!

Vera Koester

December

Collection: Looking for the Perfect Chemistry-Inspired Gift?

Discover the best science-themed gift ideas selected by members of the Chemistry Europe community

18 December 2025

Spotlight: A 2026 Calendar of Process Safety Incident Case Studies

A calendar of process safety incident case studies as a process safety awareness training resource for students and industry

18 December 2025

Behind the Science Interview: Effects of Rare Earth Elements on Prebiotic Reaction Networks

Lena Daumann and Jonathan Gutenthaler-Tietze, Germany, discuss whether rare earth elements can mediate a prebiotic reaction network similar to the Krebs cycle, starting from glyoxylate and pyruvate

17 December 2025

Behind the Science Interview: Mild, Bioinspired Iron Catalyst Enables Late-Stage Sulfilimination

Frédéric Avenier, France, discusses a simple iron-based method to attach an NH group to sulfides using an air-stable catalyst that works at room temperature

08 December 2025

Spotlight: Reasons Against Publishing FAIR Data

Do you sometimes wonder whether sharing your data in a FAIR way is a good idea?

December Challenge

Quiz: Guess the Molecule

Each day we will reveal a bit more of a molecule. Can you guess what it is 🤔❓

11 December 2025

Collection: Houses of Famous Chemists

Where did famous chemists live?

News

16 December 2025

Selenoviologen Cyclophane Precision Strike Periodontitis Pathogens

A targeted photosensitizer uses a “host-guest” supramolecular strategy to selectively bind to periodontitis bacteria and, when activated by light, eliminate them while supporting tissue healing

15 December 2025

EU Inspections Reveal Widespread Non-Compliance in Imports

One-third of substances in imported mixtures lacked proper REACH registration, while restricted hazardous chemicals were found above legal limits

15 December 2025

Mario Markus Prize for Ludic Sciences for Lauren Niu

Lauren Niu, USA, receives the €10,000 Mario Markus Prize for playful science for her research on the geometry of knitted fabrics

15 December 2025

Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of Atropisomers With Non-Adjacent Chiral C−B Bonds

The simultaneous construction of non-adjacent axial and flexible, acyclic central chirality using a single palladium catalyst

13 December 2025

85th Birthday: Henning Hopf

Professor Henning Hopf, a leading German organic chemist and known for his long service to the scientific community, celebrates his 85th birthday

12 December 2025

Light-Activated ONOO⁻ Generator for Targeted Biofilm Therapy

Researchers developed a light-activated molecule that releases nitric oxide and peroxynitrite to efficiently treat biofilm infections

09 December 2025

Technology and Chemie Ingenieur Technik

Dr. Shaista Tahir named as Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Engineering & Technology (CET) and Chemie Ingenieur Technik (CIT)

09 December 2025

High-Yield Synthesis of Antiaromatic 5,15-Dioxaporphyrin (DOP)

To establish a high-yielding, reproducible method, reaction conditions, including concentrations, oxime reagents, reaction time, and solvets were investigated

🌟 Good to Know

Everyday Chemistry

Collection: Exploring the Chemistry of Candles

🕯️🧪 A compilation of articles and videos on chemistry related to the candle and candle flame

Everyday Chemistry

Collection: Baking

A compilation of articles on chemistry related to baking

Everyday Chemistry

Collection: Spices

A compilation of articles on chemistry related to spices

Fun Wich Chemistry

Clever Picture: The Science of Santa

173 million deliveries in 31 hours? We look at the science behind Santa’s Technosleigh and what makes Rudolph’s nose glow

Everyday Chemistry

Focus: Chocolate – The Noblest Polymorphism

Only chemistry is able to produce such a celestial pleasure

Everyday Chemistry

Focus: Chemical Secrets of the Violin Virtuosi

What made Stradivari’s violins so special? Klaus Roth looks at the important role of chemistry in Stradivari’s workshop and instruments

Stay Updated with Journals

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Angewandte Chemie Update

Just published articles from Angewandte Chemie, the flagship journal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)

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ChemistryEurope Update

Just published articles from ChemistryEurope, the flagship journal of Chemistry Europe

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Editors’ Choice: Daily Highlights from Chemistry Europe Journals

Selection of just published articles from Chemistry Europe, GDCh, and ACES journals

Awards

Nomination

Awards Accepting Nominations

Find links to awards accepting nominations listed here

🕒 Until December 31, you may submit nominations for the Future Insight™ Prize and until March 30, for the EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Prize

Events

Art Collection of Karl Ziegler And His Wife

Explore the private Ziegler Collection, from Expressionist masters to evocative landscapes and still lifes
📅 1st part running until January 11, 2026
📅 2nd part February 8, 2026-February 7, 2027
📍 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

GDCh Event

GDCh Biochemistry 2026

The conference is an international symposium focused on cutting-edge research and emerging technologies in biochemistry and chemical biology
📅 March 16-18, 2026
📍 Würzburg, Germany

106th CSJ Annual Meeting 2026

Covering advancements across various chemistry fields and enhancing international collaboration and communication within the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) community
📅 March 17-20, 2026
📍 Nihon, Japan

DECHEMA Event

Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker

One of Europe’s leading conferences in the field of catalysis
📅 March 18-20, 2026
📍 Weimar, Germany

GDCh Event

analytica conference 2026

Biennial, three-day international forum where science meets industry, featuring lectures and posters across the full spectrum of modern analytics under the umbrella of the world’s leading laboratory trade fair
📅 March 27-26, 2026
📍 Munich, Germany

GÖCH Event

Austrian Food Chemistry Days 2026

Platform for food chemists, food analysts, food toxicologists, food technologists, nutrition scientists from academia, control authorities, industry to present & discuss cutting-edge research
📅 April 8-10, 2026
📍 Graz, Austria

EuChemS Event

10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC10)

Major, biannual chemistry conference, where chemists from all parts of Europe and beyond come together to present and discuss the latest achievements in cutting edge chemical sciences
📅 July 12-16, 2026
📍 Antwerp, Belgium

EFMC/SCS Event

EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2026)

Biennial key symposium in the field of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, traditionally attracts around 1,000 participants both from industry and academia
📅 September 6-10, 2026
📍 Basel, Switzerland

77th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry

Covers all fields of electrochemistry
📅 September 6-11, 2026
📍 Sydney, Australia

SCI Event

2026 International School on Mass Spectrometry (intSMS)

A biennial international school offering advanced education and applications of mass spectrometry across diverse scientific fields
📅 September 9-14, 2026
📍 Erice, Italy

SCI Event

9th MS Food Day

A biannual conference focused on all topics related to the use, methods and applications of mass spectrometry in food
📅 October 7-9, 2026
📍 Modena, Italy

More Upcoming Events

Events Calendar

Listing of chemistry and chemistry-related conferences, exhibitions, seminars, and workshops/training courses, including the option to submit your own event to the list

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