News Archive 2019
December 23, 2019
Researchers reveal how bacteria control their cell cycle
In a recent interdisciplinary study, Ambizione Fellow Guillaume Witz and his colleagues from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have…
December 16, 2019
"AntiResist": Biozentrum heads a new National Center of Competence in Research for antibiotics and antibiotic resistance
Today, the University of Basel has received the grant to establish the National Center of Competence (NCCR) in Research "AntiResist", directed by…
December 13, 2019
Sanofi-Institut Pasteur International Junior Award for Marek Basler
Prof. Marek Basler from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, is one of three scientists to be awarded this year’s Sanofi-Institut Pasteur…
December 09, 2019
Marek Basler receives prestigious "ERC Consolidator Grant"
Prof. Marek Basler from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has been awarded one of the prestigious Consolidator Grants by the European Research…
December 04, 2019
Molecular bodyguards against Parkinson's disease
A research team led by Prof. Sebastian Hiller from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has shown that chaperone proteins in human cells dynamically…
December 04, 2019
Biozentrum spin off ARTIDIS raised 8.8 Million Swiss Francs
ARTIDIS announced the successful closure of a CHF 8.8 million seed financing securing early clinical validation and the next development phase towards…
November 29, 2019
Randy Schekman receives honorary doctorate from the University of Basel
The University of Basel awarded Prof. Randy Schekman, who has been closely associated with the Biozentrum for many years, an honorary doctorate at…
November 22, 2019
Magnesium deprivation stops pathogen growth
When pathogens invade the cells, our body combats them using various methods. The team led by Prof. Dirk Bumann from the Biozentrum, University of…
November 18, 2019
Biozentrum spin off ARTIDIS joins world’s largest medical center
ARTIDIS announces its successful integration in the highly competitive international Medical Device Cohort 2019 at the Texas Medical Center’s…
November 12, 2019
Obituary for Max Burger
The Biozentrum is mourning the death of Max M. Burger, former Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and former director of…