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Exploring Switzerland
Today, our students travelled to the canton of Valais, had the opportunity to visit one of our partners, Lonza, and got to see our...
22. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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21. Juli 20230 Min. Lesezeit
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Experience the Thrill of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Are you equipped with a passion for turning innovative ideas into successful products? Switzerland has been consistently recognized as an...
20. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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The young Swiss Chemical Society: Make room for the next generation of chemists!
Did you know that the youngSCS was originally founded in 2001 by a group of students at the university of Basel? Did you know that we...
19. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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An unbroken fascination with chemistry
Robert Baumann grew up in Potsdam, Germany. At a very young age, he developed a strong interest in chemistry, leading him to study it at...
17. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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AI, data, automation: chemistry’s latest super-heroes!
Imagine your superpower was to know everything about chemistry AND be able to apply it to your scientific project! With AI, connected...
6. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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A hidden champion worth discovering
The Metrohm brand is well-known in chemical laboratories around the world. However, Metrohm AG as a company and employer is hardly known...
6. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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Chemistry – a Key to Unlock Future
The progress made in chemistry delivers tangible and uplifting outcomes in the industry. As an ICT company, Huawei, the international...
6. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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Chemistry's Sustainable Spark: Changing our World
What is sustainable chemistry and why is it so important? When you set up an experiment, how do you make sure that you design molecules...
16. Juni 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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From Academia to Industry – Working at BASF
Esteban Rucavado, originally from Costa Rica, came to Switzerland 8 years ago to do his PhD in physics at EPFL. After that, he found a...
16. Juni 20233 Min. Lesezeit
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A researcher is never alone
The pharmacist Wiebke Saal is trying to find a molecule at Roche. The aim is to help people with intestinal disorders. The problem is...
2. Juni 20234 Min. Lesezeit
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Fun with chemistry: changing the way we experience the world
My name is Nicolas Armanino. Originally from Brazil, I came to Switzerland to study chemistry and did my PhD in organic Chemistry at ETH....
12. Mai 20231 Min. Lesezeit
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Science for young talents
The Science Olympiads awake talents and curiosity in young people. In 2022, around 6,800 students took part in the first round of the...
8. Apr. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
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Mint-World: where tomorrow's chemists gain their first experience
MINTworld is an educational initiative of Lonza Visp, partner of IChO 2023, and the Canton of Valais. In the experience world,...
8. Apr. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
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My passion: the discovery of novel small molecules
Lorena De Luca studied chemistry in Italy and came to ETH Zurich for her PhD. After working briefly in the pharmaceutical industry, she...
8. Apr. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
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When Chemists go Industry
Chemists are solution hunters. Often the solution starts as an idea, continues to an experiment and in exceptional cases leaves the lab....
9. März 20233 Min. Lesezeit
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