Swiss Chemical Society

SCS Award Winners 2013

The Swiss Chemical Society is proud and happy to announce the SCS Award Winners 2013 and to honor their outstanding achievements.

We sincerely congratulate all winners and we are looking forward to the ceremonies and award lectures that will take place during the next year.

Werner Prizes 2013
CHF 5'000 and medal in bronze.
The prize is given to

Nevado

Prof. Cristina Nevado, University of Zurich,

for the development of original Au(I)/Au(III) catalyzed reactions, the investigation of underlying mechanisms and elegant applications in natural product synthesis.

and

Mazet

Prof. Clément Mazet, University of Geneva,

for his achievements in asymmetric catalysis of challenging reactions, notably the iridium catalyzed isomerization of allylic alcohols to chiral aldehydes and the alpha-arylation of aldehydes.

Grammaticakis-Neumann Prize 2013
CHF 5'000
The prize is given to

Pischel

Prof. Uwe Pischel, University of Huelva,

for his important contribution to the development of photoactive molecular logic gates.

Sandmeyer Award 2013
CHF 20'000
The award is given to

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the joint research team from Clariant R&D and the CNRS-University of Strassbourg,

Dr. Pascal Steffanut, Clariant,
Dr. Ralf Duempelmann, Clariant,
Dr. Samuel Dagorne, CNRS,
Dr. Stephane Bellemin, CNRS,

for their work on N-heterocyclic carbene based zirconium complexes for use in ring opening polymerization.

Dr. Max Lüthi Award 2013
CHF 1'000 and medal in bronze. The award is given to

Herr Peter Elmiger, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW,
in Anerkennung für seine FH-Diplomarbeit «Design und Synthese von neuen MMP-Inhibitoren».

M. Christophe Laporte , Ecole d’ ingénieurs et d’ architectes de Fribourg,
en reconnaissance de son projet de fin d'études «Quantification de traces d’ammonium par fluorimétrie et automatisation de l’analyse sur FIA»

Balmer Prize 2013
CHF 2'000 and medal in bronze for the prize winner and 2'000 for the school's chemistry department

Dr. Thomas Berset, Kantonsschule Musegg Luzern,
für sein Projekt «"Primarschulchemie“, in dem Gymnasiasten/innen chemische Experimente für Primarschüler/innen in innovativer und nachhaltiger Weise anleiten und erklären»

David Spichiger, SCS
28.11.2012

EuCheMS Brüssels News Update, November 2012

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Topics:

Open access to FP7 peer-reviewed articles and other publications
Time running short for agreement on €80 billion Horizon 2020 package
FP7 Marie Curie 2013 Call for Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)
Communication on regulated professions: preparing the transparency and mutual evaluation exercise with Member States
European Commission Communication on industrial policy

More information:
http://www.euchems.org

David Spichiger, SCS
19.11.2012

SATW Transferkolleg '13 - project submission open

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Call for projects proposals in soft materials which have the potential for future industrial development.
Get 16'000 to set up the collaboration between academic and idustrial partners.

The Transferkolleg at a glance

In collaboration with the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI), the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) is issuing a call for project proposals in soft materials which have the potential for future industrial development.

The short project proposals should outline the basic idea and its possible commercial applications. Ideally, projects should be submitted jointly by partners from industry and academia (universities, ETH/EPF, universities of applied sciences, research institutions) interested in investigating possible applications. Where partners have not yet been identified, the SATW will offer its services to help establish contacts.

Funding for selected projects is set at CHF 16 000, intended to cover the cost of setting up the collaboration between academic and industrial partners. In addition to this financial support, the SATW will provide advice upon request. Furthermore, a one-and-a-half-day workshop is organised to bring together project partners with recognised experts in the field of innovation transfer.

Timeline
Submission of project proposals: beginning of Jan 13
Deadline for submission: end of Feb 13
Notification of acceptance: end of Apr 13
Workshop: 6/7 Jun 13

More information:
http://www.satw.ch/transferkolleg

David Spichiger, SCS
15.11.2012

EuCheMS Brussels News Updates, October 2012

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This edition includes briefing on the following and other topics:

Europe must operate a circular economy to improve resource efficiency
No new legislation on nanomaterials
The attractiveness of the EU for top scientists
EU launches prize for innovative public authorities
Enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation: a strategic approach

More information:
http://www.euchems.eu

Sarah Schmitz, SCS
23.10.2012