At the Swiss Industrial Chemistry Symposium that took place at Biozentrum Basel on January 31. Helvetica awarded the Best Poster Award to three young scientists. After the award ceremony, the students presented their projects in a 3min poster pitch.

The jury considered posters from academic participants only. The three winners got a certificate and a cash check of CHF 100.00 each.

Lise Benoist, University of Bern
“Generation of α-Thioalkyl Radicals from Pinacol Boronic Ester Precursors”

Stefano Bonciolini, University of Amsterdam
“Metal-free C(sp3)–C(sp3) bond formation using arylsulfonyl hydrazones in photocatalysis”

Pierre Palamini, EPFL Lausanne 
“Photocatalyzed Azidofunctionalization of Alkenes via Radical-Polar Crossover”

Source: https://sics25.scg.ch


Céline Wittwer, SCS
04.02.2025