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Breakthrough technology to rapidly identify unknown molecules at scale

Start-up Isospec Analytics raises $1.9m

18-Apr-2024 - When developing new drugs, nutritional products, or pesticides, it’s critical that unknown molecules are identified correctly. But accurate identification is a lengthy process and all too often unsuccessful, leading to failed regulatory processes, or worse, consumer health being put in danger. ...

biomarkers financing mass spectrometers +4
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Innovative treatment helmet from a Basel spin-off promises advances in the treatment of Alzheimer’s

There is a huge market for the treatment of patients with degenerative brain diseases

15-Apr-2024 - The Basel spin-off company Bottneuro is developing a personalized treatment helmet – the Miamind neurostimulator. Thanks to targeted brain electrostimulation, the innovative device is intended to have a positive effect on the course of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, as there is a huge market for ...

Alzheimer's disease brain stimulation depressions +5
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Protecting art and passwords with biochemistry

New technology is based on a pool of one hundred million different DNA molecules and protects against counterfeiting

10-Apr-2024 - A new molecular test method helps to prove the authenticity of works of art. The new method could also help to make passwords secure against quantum computers. Instead of using algorithms, the method employs the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. Security experts fear Q-​Day, the ...

anti-counterfeiting authenticity testing biochemistry +5
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Airy cellulose from a 3D printer

A lot of potential applications in medicine

08-Apr-2024 - Ultra-light, thermally insulating and biodegradable: Cellulose-based aerogels are versatile. Empa researchers have succeeded in 3D printing the natural material into complex shapes that could one day serve as precision insulation in microelectronics or as personalized medical implants. At first ...

3D printing aerogels cellulose +4
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Lonza Appoints Wolfgang Wienand as New CEO

Albert M. Baehny will retire from Lonza following a transition period

02-Apr-2024 - The Board of Directors of Lonza announced that Wolfgang Wienand has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and will join the company during the summer of 2024. Wolfgang is currently CEO of the Swiss contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Siegfried Holding AG, a role he ...

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Using light to produce medication and plastics more efficiently

How the energy efficiency of photochemical reactions can be increased tenfold

20-Mar-2024 - Anyone who wants to produce medication, plastics or fertilizer using conventional methods needs heat for chemical reactions – but not so with photochemistry, where light provides the energy. The process to achieve the desired product also often takes fewer intermediate steps. Researchers from the ...

energy efficiency Photochemical Reaction photochemistry +2
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Sustainable plastics from agricultural waste

The production of these materials is now being scaled up by the EPFL spin-off, Bloom Biorenewables, in an effort to get them into the market

19-Mar-2024 - In our rapidly industrialized world, the quest for sustainable materials has never been more urgent. Plastics, ubiquitous in daily life, pose significant environmental challenges, primarily due to their fossil fuel origins and problematic disposal. Now, a study led by Jeremy Luterbacher's team at ...

high-performance plastics plastics polyamides +1
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Graphene research: numerous products, no acute dangers

Successful completion of the EU Graphene Flagship

26-Feb-2024 - The largest EU research initiative ever launched has come to a successful end: The Graphene Flagship was officially concluded at the end of last year. Empa researchers were also involved, such as molecular biologist Peter Wick, who was part of the Health and Environment work package from the very ...

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Cracking the Code of Neurodegeneration: New Model Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target

Novel neural cell culture model developed

23-Feb-2024 - Scientists at the University of Zurich have developed an innovative neural cell culture model, shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration. Their research pinpointed a misbehaving protein as a promising therapeutic target in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral ...

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis brain cell culture models +6
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What can bulls tell us about men?

Towards a better understanding: Which genes and mechanisms control male fertility?

19-Feb-2024 - Researchers have found genes in the reproductive organs of bulls that influence fertility. The findings can be transferred to humans, as these genes are also present in men. Infertility is a widespread problem: worldwide, one in eight couples fail to fulfil their desire to have children within a ...

fertility genes infertility +2