SCNAT Newsletter, Dezember 2016

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• Strengere Klimapolitik gefordert
• Congress #wescientists shape science
• Biology17
• «Wer nicht lachen kann, entdeckt nichts»
• Physik im Advent

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SCS Prize Winners 2017

It’s our pleasure to announce the winners of the 2017 SCS awards. We would like to sincerely congratulate all winners and we are looking forward to the ceremonies that will take place at one of our events during the next year.

Werner Prize 2017

The Swiss Chemical Society awards the Werner Prize 2017 to

Prof. Kevin Sivula, EPF Lausanne,
for his significant contributions to the advancement of materials and methods for photoelectrochemical energy conversion

and to

Prof. Christof Sparr, University of Basel,
in recognition of his very creative contributions to the asymmetric synthesis of single atropisomers of hindered aromatic compounds using organocatalysis.

The award ceremony and the lectures will take place during the SCS Spring Meeting in Bern on April 21, 2017.

Grammaticakis-Neumann Award 2017

The SCS awards the Grammaticakis-Neumann Prize 2017 to

Prof. Robert Knowles, Princeton University,
for expanding the methodology in organic synthesis by new processes founded upon visible light mediated Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET).

The award ceremony and the lecture will take place during the SCS Fall Meeting in Bern on August 21-22, 2017.

Sandmayer Award 2017

The SCS awards the Sandmeyer Prize 2017 to the team from F. Hoffmann-La Roche, namely

Dr. Stefan Hildbrand,
Dr. Gösta Rimmler,
Dr. Daniel Fishlock,
Dr. Pankaj Rege,
Dr. Carsten Peters,
Dr. Christian Mössner,
Dr. Ralph Diodone and
Dr. Markus Schantz
for the development of an efficient industrial synthesis of Idasanutlin (a MDM2 antagonist for treatment of cancer) via a Cu(I)-catalyzed [3+2] Asymmetric Cycloaddition.

The award ceremony and the lecture will take place during the SCS Fall Meeting in Bern on August 21–22, 2017.

Balmer Prize 2017

The Swiss Chemical Society awards the Balmer Prize 2017 to

Mr. Hansrudolf Dütsch, Zürich,
for his exemplary engagement over many years in the field of further education of high school teachers and for his idea to develop and run a web shop for innovative and illustrative chemistry experiments.

The ceremony is planned to be held during the event “Future of Chemical Education 2017, in Bern on August 21, 2017.

Dr. Max Lüthi Award 2017

The SCS awards the Dr. Max Lüthi Prize 2017 to

Mrs. Sonia De Andrade, ZHAW,
for her Bachelor Thesis and her contributions to the advancement and validation of printable biomaterials and their potential use as tissue models.

Mrs. De Andrade will give a talk about her thesis at the BioTech 2017 conference at ZHAW in Wädenswil on September 8, 2017 where also the ceremony will take place.

David Spichiger, SCS
29.11.2016

Reto Naef and Topadur Pharma AG win the Swiss Technology Award

With innovation, creativity and the latest technology, the winners of the Swiss Technology Award are able to move into global markets and continually create new jobs. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners for their success. 

Winner 2016 in the «Start-ups» category is Reto Naef, Topadur Pharma AG.

Topadur Pharma AG develops two promising drugs in the area of wound healing for the treatment of non-healing wounds and to avoid excessive scar formation in burn wounds. The active substance “TOP-N53” could offer all diabetics with chronic foot wounds essential support in avoiding amputations and extend their lives. The drugs produced by Topadur cover major medical requirements that burden the global healthcare budget to the tune of more than USD 24 billion every year.

Reto Naef founded Topadur Pharma AG in 2015 and engage 8 employees. More details about Topadur Pharma AG are available on the website of the company on www.topadur.com.

Links:

• Winners Swiss Technology Award: http://www.en.swiss-innovation.com/winners
• Information Swiss Innovation Forum 2016: http://www.en.swiss-innovation.com/information

David Spichiger, SCS
29.11.2016

Newsletter SCNAT, November 2016

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David Spichiger, SCS
22.11.2016