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Marek Basler received renowned Friedrich Miescher Award

This year, the Life Sciences Society LS2 honors the infection biologist Prof. Marek Basler from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, for his fundamental work on the structure and function of a bacterial injection apparatus -…


Aukera Therapeutics qualifies for BaseLaunch funding program

The Biozentrum start-up Aukera Therapeutics was selected to join the BaseLaunch Accelerator Program. With its qualification for this program, the biotech venture receives funding of up to 500,000 Swiss francs as well as…


Development of a novel class of antibiotics

A number of pathogens protect themselves with an outer membrane that makes it difficult to combat them with antibiotics. In addition, the widespread use of antibiotics promotes the development of resistant bacteria. In…


Sanofi-Institut Pasteur International Junior Award for Marek Basler

The distinguished jury announced that Prof. Marek Basler from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, will receive the Sanofi-Institut Pasteur International Junior Award this year together with Prof. Ido Amit, Weizmann…


Susan Mango newly elected EMBO member

As EMBO announced on June 11, 2019, Prof. Susan Mango is now a newly elected member. Including Susan Mango a total of 27 scientists have been recognized for their achievements with an EMBO Membership since the foundation of…


Biozentrum Lecture with Bonnie L. Bassler

Biofilm formation, the production of light in deep-sea fish or the release of virulence factors – all these different kinds of “social” behavior rely on the communication skills of bacteria. The finding that bacteria “talk”…


Flavio Donato awarded ERC Starting Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) recently announced that Prof. Flavio Donato is one of 408 young top researchers to receive one of the much coveted grants. According to the ERC, a total of 621 million euros have been…


T3 Pharma: Bacterial cancer treatment on the path to enter clinical phase

According to T3 Pharmaceuticals (T3 Pharma), the funds of more than 25 million Swiss francs will be used primarily to progress the lead candidate through early clinical studies. The clinical trial in patients with solid…


Benjamin Engel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

The ERC Consolidator Grants are intended to support projects of highly qualified scientists that push the frontiers of human knowledge. On March 17, 2022, the ERC announced the 313 laureates of the 2021 ERC Consolidator…


Inauguration of the Swiss High-field NMR Facility

The opening of the new Swiss High-field NMR Facility was attended by high-ranking representatives of the three participating universities, invited guests from academia and industry along with scientists working in the fields…