2014

Prof. Khammash awarded the Golden Owl at the annual ETH Day on 22 November, 2014.

Ein Team um ETH-Professor Yaakov Benenson entwickelte mehrere neue Bausteine für biologische Schaltkreise. Diese Bausteine sind wichtige Voraussetzungen für den Bau von präzise funktionierenden und programmierbaren Biocomputern.

Mit neuen Eckwerten, die Forschende am ETH-Departement Biosysteme errechneten, kann die Ebola-Epidemie in Westafrika mathematisch genau beschrieben werden. Die Daten der Wissenschaftler können Gesundheitsbehörden helfen, die Epidemie einzudämmen.

The BEL spinoff InSphero AG  was ranked No. 1 in the Swiss Top 100 Startup Award 2014. 

At its meeting of 17/18 September 2014, the ETH Board appointed 15 professors at ETH Zurich in accordance with the applications submitted by the ETH President Ralph Eichler, and awarded the title of professor to one individual.

DNA sequencing has revolutionised life sciences. Now it’s medicine’s turn: thanks to genetic analysis, treatment tailored to individual patients will be a standard feature in the future. With a new competence centre, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich are aiming to lead the way in personalised medicine.

D-BSSE Professor Karsten Borgwardt is one of the "Top 40 under 40" in Science in/from Germany in 2014, an annual ranking of the Business Journal Capital since 2007.

The German "Handelsblatt" published an article about Prof. Karsten Borgwardt who will begin researching at the D-BSSE on June 1st, 2014.

Upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Ralph Eichler, and the President of EPFL, Professor Patrick Aebischer, at its meeting of 5/6 March 2014 the ETH Board appointed a total of 10 individuals as professors.

Prof. Paro’s article Hsp90@chromatin.nucleus: an emerging hub of a networker was listed as one of the “Top Ten Ed Board Favorite Articles of 2013” by Trends in Cell Biology.