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June 29, 2022
Biozentrum start-up NextImmune supported by Venture Kick
NextImmune, a spin-off from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, has received financial support of 150,000 Swiss francs from the Venture Kick…
June 24, 2022
First Biozentrum Retreat
This year, the Biozentrum organized its very first three-day Biozentrum Retreat. About 300 researchers, from master's students to professors, came…
June 20, 2022
SNSF Advanced Grant for Peter Scheiffele
The Swiss National Science Foundation has awarded Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, a highly endowed SNSF Advanced…
June 14, 2022
Neutralizing antibodies control bacterial infection
The research groups led by Prof. Christoph Dehio at the Biozentrum and Prof. Daniel Pinschewer at the Department of Biomedicine of the University of…
May 31, 2022
Bacterial nano-speargun as a precision weapon
Many bacteria are equipped with a nano-speargun, which they use to eliminate their competitors. Prof. Marek Basler’s team at the Biozentrum of the…
April 29, 2022
Virulence could be the Achilles heel of pathogens
The antibiotic resistance crisis is forcing us to rethink how to deal with bacterial pathogens. Prof. Médéric Diard’s team at the Biozentrum,…
April 19, 2022
Multiple treatments to slow age-related muscle wasting
Everyone wants to stay fit and healthy as they grow old. But as we age, our body degrades, our muscles shrink and strength declines. Some older people…
April 12, 2022
Blood vessel formation: how the vascular cells respond to blood pressure
Our blood vessels must remain sealed to prevent blood leakage. During blood vessel formation vascular cells are able to reinforce their cell junctions…
March 23, 2022
Genetic engineering in research: same same, but different
In order to better understand the recycling of receptors in the cell, Prof. Martin Spiess' team from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel…
March 17, 2022
Benjamin Engel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
Benjamin Engel recently joined the Biozentrum of the University of Basel as an Assistant Professor of Structural Biology and Biophysics. For his…