2015
Martin Fussenegger wins James E. Bailey Award 2015
The Society for Biological Engineering's Bailey award endowed by Cytos Biotechnology, recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of biological engineering. In memory of Professor James Bailey for his many pioneering contributions to biotechnology, this award is presented to an individual who has had an important impact on biological engineering and whose achievements have advanced the profession.
Celebrating the successful establishment of the Biotech Alumni Group
On 8 October 2015, the newly founded Biotech Alumni Group held its first official event. It was the perfect opportunity to introduce the board members and the objectives of the new alumni group. Not only did this lead to interesting discussions, many alumni present also jumped at the chance to sign up for membership.
InSphero co-founder Jan Lichtenberg receives Swiss entrepreneur award
InSphero co-founder Jan Lichtenberg honored as "2015 Swiss Emerging Entrepreneur" at Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Award ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland.
New BEL microtissue paper covered in "Chemistry World"
New BEL microtissue paper entitled "Adding the ‘heart’ to hanging drop networks for microphysiological multi-tissue experiments" in Lab on a Chip is covered in Chemistry World.
Daniel Müller will speak at NCCR's "Basar Molekular" on October 22, 2015
Leading members of the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering team discuss (non-) scientific issues with opinion leaders, public figures and personalities from the arts, sports, the private sector and politics and, of course, with you – the live-audience for this radio production.
Awards for ETH iGEM Team at iGEM Giant Jamboree 2015
The ETH Zürich iGEM Team 2015 were awarded with “Best Model” and “Best Parts Collection” at the international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition in Boston, MA.
Prof. Petra Dittrich wins Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award 2015
Professor Petra Dittrich has been awarded the Heinrich Emmanuel Merck Award for her pioneering work on immunological assays combined with microfluidic platforms for single-cell analysis. The award, which is worth € 15,000, was given to Professor Dittrich at Euroanalysis 2015 conference in Bordeaux (France) on September 10, 2015.
Investing into the future of the D-BSSE
The governments of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Land have jointly approved the investment of 10 million francs to D-BSSE aimed at supporting the department and enhancing the cooperation of D-BSSE and the University of Basel.