Sara Iten neue Geschäftsführerin der GSASA ab 15. Oktober 2018

Frau Sara Iten hat per 15. Oktober 2018 die Stelle der Geschäftsführerin der GSASA angetreten. 

Die bisherige Geschäftsführerin, Frau Claudia Broggini, hat sich entschieden, nach ihrem Mutterschaftsurlaub mit einem reduzierten Pensum als klinische Pharmazeutin in ihrem Heimatkanton zu arbeiten. Frau Susanna Kussmann, welche ihre Vertretung während der Mutterschaft übernommen hat, wird per 1. Dezember 2018 eine neue Herausforderung annehmen.

Sara Iten ist Apothekerin mit einem MBA als betriebswirtschaftliche Zusatzqualifikation und hat in den letzten 16 Jahren in verschiedenen Funktionen bei pharmaSuisse, dem Schweizerischen Apothekerverband gearbeitet. Anlässlich der GSASA-GV im November und in einer kommenden Nummer der eNews wird sich Sara Iten gerne etwas genauer vorstellen.

Wir freuen uns sehr auf die zukünftige Zusammenarbeit!
Johnny Beney, Präsident der GSASA

Kontakt: 
GSASA, Schweizerischer Verein der Amts- und Spitalapotheker
CH-3000 Bern
E-Mail:
Telefon: 0848 04 72 72

http://www.gsasa.ch/

 

 

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David Spichiger, SCS
16.10.2018

2nd Swiss Industrial Chemistry Symposium 2018 (SICS), 19.10.2018

2nd Swiss Industrial Chemistry Symposium 2018 (SICS)
University of Basel, Department of Chemistry
St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel

The SICS is a, one-day symposium with lectures and short talks of industrial chemists working in R&D in Switzerland. The symposium offers a unique platform for industrial scientists, working in research and process research, to present their latest results, to interact with each other and to network with professors, PhD students and other scientific staff of Swiss universities. An extended poster session with presentations from industry (20%) and academy (80%) will stimulate the interaction.

https://scg.ch/sics/2018

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Program 

08.30	Welcome coffee, registration
Morning Session Chairs: Jérôme Cassayre, Syngenta and Thomas Heinz, Novartis
08.55	Opening, welcome Dr. Remo Gamboni, F. Hoffmann-La Roche
09.00	Dr. Silvio Roggo, Senior Investigator, Natural Products Chemistry, Novartis AG «Reengineering and Repurposing of Cyclosporins»
09.30	Dr. Marc Thommen, Head CMC, Polyphor Ltd, Allschwil, and Dr. Stefan Eissler, Bachem AG, Bubendorf «Murepavadin - A novel antibiotic overcoming bacterial resistance and its challenging manufacture on large scale»
10.00	Dr. Michael Levis, Siegfried AG «From Lab to Plant – achieving better process performance on scale using new lab technologies and data management tools»
10.30	Coffee Break
11.00	Dr. Christian Chapuis, Firmenich SA «Synthesis of Methyl Jasmonate and Analogues»
11.30	4x Short Talks à 8min Dr. Andreas Hafner, BASF Schweiz AG, Basel «Vision “24h daylight illumination in buildings"» Dr. Andreas Gloger, Philochem AG «DNA-encoded chemical libraries» Dr. Christof Aellig, LONZA, Visp «Lonza's advances in flow chemistry» Dr. Paul Hebeisen, PIQUR Therapeutics AG, Basel «What a Difference a Dalton Makes. From the University Lab to PIQUR»
Lunch and Poster Sessions
12.10	Lunch buffet
12.45	Poster sessions A (2nd and 3rd floor) and coffee
13.30	Poster sessions B (2nd and 3rd floor) and coffee
Afternoon Session Chair: Olivier Baudoin, University of Basel
14.20	4x Short Talks à 8min Dr. Craig Harris, Head of Research Synthesis, Nestlé Skin Health/ Galderma S.A., Lausanne «Design and Synthesis of Novel Peptidomimetic Caspase I Inhibitors as a Novel Topical Treatment for Acne» Dr. Werner Bonrath, DSM Nutritional Products «Future of Catalysis in Fine Chemical Industry» Dr. Thomas Fessard, Spirochem AG «New trends and tactics in bioisosteric switch strategies» Dr. Vit Lellek, Cilag/ Johnson & Johnson «From Process Development of a potent Cathepsin S-Inhibitor to efficient Syntheses of Pyrazoles»
15.00	Dr. Thomas Woltering and Jean-Michel Adam, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel «BACE1 Inhibitor - from 12mg to 7kg: A Great Mix of Challenges, "Surprises" & Achievements»
15.30	Dr. Christoph Boss, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Allschwil «Discovery and Characterization of ACT-541468, an Orally Available, Brain Penetrant Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist with Potent Sleep Promoting Properties»
16.00	Coffee Break
16.30	Dr. Clemens Lamberth, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Stein (AG) «How Rarely Used Reactions enabled the Synthesis of Highly Active Fungicides»
17.00	Dr. Ralf Dümpelmann, BaselArea.Swiss: promoting and enabling innovation
17.05	Award ceremony for the best poster presentation 3x5' presentations of winners
17.30	Concluding Remarks: Dr. Alain De Mesmaeker, Syngenta / SCS President Aperitif and Networking; meet the exhibitors and BaselArea.Swiss

 

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Poster Abstracts

Free admission for SCS members. However, online registration until October 12 is mandatory. CHF 50.00 for non-SCS members.

Call for nominations for the 2019 Dreyfus Prize

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The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has selected Chemistry in Support of Human Health as the topic of the 2019 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences.

The Dreyfus Prize, awarded biennially, recognizes an individual for exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry that has advanced the field in a major way. The prize consists of a monetary award of $250,000, a medal, and a certificate.

"Each Dreyfus Prize highlights major accomplishment in a different area of the chemical sciences. We consider, in addition, the promise of benefit to society," said Matthew Tirrell, chair of the Dreyfus Foundation Scientific Affairs Committee. "In this spirit, there is no greater benefit that chemistry provides to society than the many profound contributions to the science and technology of human health. The field of the chemical sciences is rich with individuals whose work drives our understanding and betterment of human health."

The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2019. Further details on the Prize and the nomination procedure are available on the Dreyfus website.

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The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
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David Spichiger, SCS
05.10.2018

Winners of the Clariant CleanTech Award 2018

Clariant CleanTech Award Switzerland

Clariant, the Swiss Chemical Society and the University of Basel were partnering to award the Clariant CleanTech Award Switzerland and offered four lecture slots at the «Clariant Chemistry Day, University of Basel» on October 4, 2018. The Clariant CleanTech Award Switzerland is endowed with a total of 10’000 CHF. 

• The first prize (CHF 5'000) is is given to Dr.Ydna Marie Questell-Santiago from EPFL Lausanne for her research on "New routes toward biomass-derived carbohydrates upgrading".

Clariant, the University of Basel and the Swiss Chemical Society like to sincere congratulate Edna for her fantastic contribution but like to highlight also the outstanding projects of the runners-up:

• The second price (CHF 2'500) goes to Dr. Amita Ummadisingu, EPFL Lausanne for her project on "Fundamentals of perovskite formation for photovoltaics".
• The third prize (1'500) goes to Mr. Erwin Lam, ETH Zurich for his research on "Isolated Zr Surface Sites on Silica Promote Hydrogenation of CO₂ to CH₃OH in Supported Cu Catalysts"
• The forth prize (CHF 1'000) goes to Dr. Jan-Georg Rosenboom and Dr. Peter Fleckenstein, ETH Zurich for their project on "Lord of the Renewable Rings - The Journey towards Rapid Production of Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) from Cyclic Oligomers"
   

Pictures: Richard Smith, Helvetica

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Clariant Chemistry Award at the University of Basel

Clariant and the University of Basel jointly award the “Clariant Chemistry Award at the University of Basel” and offer a lecture slot at the »Clariant Chemistry Day, University of Basel« on October 4, 2018. The “Clariant Chemistry Award at the University of Basel” is endowed with 1'000 CHF.

The prize was given to Mr. Rajesh, Mannancherry, University of Basel, for his work on "Molecular Dynamic Staircases: All-Carbon Axial Chiral “Geländer” Structures"

 

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David Spichiger, SCS
04.10.2018