News
Liebig Medal for Markus Antonietti
Honoring of Antonietti’s groundbreaking work in the converging fields of polymer research and nanoscience
New Einstein Visiting Fellow
Professor Stephen P. Cramer from the University of California, Davis will join the UniCat research group of Professor Peter Hildebrandt as Einstein Visiting Fellow.
Former UniCat Scientist awarded the Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Lecture Prize 2016
Physicist Regine von Klitzing honored for her important contributions to polymer physics.
The most important factor is the person
Yesterday, the TU Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE) and the Inkulab presented their program for supporting scientists who want to found their own company.
New VIP Paper by Süssmuth and Dittmann on Design of Synthetic Protease-Targeted Libraries
Microviridins are a family of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides with a highly unusual architecture featuring non-canonical lactone as well as lactam rings. Individual variants specifically inhibit different types of serine proteases.
Active substance against resistant bacteria
The situation could not be more contradictory: On the one hand, multi-resistant bacterial strains are on the rise, leading to the death of 25,000 patients infected with multi-resistant bacteria in Europe annually according to an estimate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). [more]
Professor Hans-Joachim Freund receiving his Honorary Doctoral Degree
Today, UniCat Professor Hans-Joachim Freund has received his Honorary Degree of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.[more]
Great honor for Professor Günter Wozny
For his many years of service surrounding the scientific exchange between Poland and Germany, UniCat Professor Günter Wozny received the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland on May 6, 2016.[more]
Hans-Joachim Freund elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced the election of 213 new members. They include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, as well as civic, business, and philanthropic leaders.[more]
Einstein Centre for Catalysis: Election of a temporary Executive Board
The temporary Board of the Einstein Centre for Catalysis was constituted during a meeting of the extended UniCat Executive Board on April 26, 2016.[more]