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Julia Reisenbauer is speeding up the search for medicines
Prix Schläfli 2024 Chemistry: Even as a child, she wanted to become a scientist. And now, Julia Reisenbauer has been honoured with the Prix Schläfli Chemistry for her contribution to "skeletal editing". This involves targeted rebuilding of molecules so they can perform specific functions.
Image: Julia ReisenbauerEawag has been singled out for the Chemical Landmark distinction
The Swiss Academy of Sciences has honoured the water research institute in Dübendorf as a significant historic site for chemistry. Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, revolutionised chemistry under its director, Werner Stumm, through its launching of environmental chemistry. It has contributed significantly to a better understanding of complex processes in nature and to clean bodies of water in Switzerland.
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Changes to the Board of the SCNAT Platform Chemistry
The executive board of the SCNAT officially endorsed the election of Prof. Dr. Shana Sturla as the new president of the SCNAT Platform Chemistry.
IUPAC Announces the 2023 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry
Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, 17 October 2023: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has released the results of the search for the 2023 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry. The goal of this project is to showcase the transformative value of chemistry and to inform the general public on the potential of the chemical sciences to foster the well-being of Society and the sustainability of our planet.
The Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry - Call for Proposals for 2024
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC has released its call for proposals to identify the top ten emerging technologies in chemistry with the results to be announced in 2024.