On 26.09/20 A big birthday is coming up on campus: XNUMX years of BIO CITY.
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Movement at the old trade fair: The city of Leipzig receives around 14,7 million euros in funding from the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport (SMWA) for the construction of the new innovation center in the former exhibition hall 12 (»Soviet Pavilion«).
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Scientists led by the University of Leipzig have found a groundbreaking application of the scientific field of "Physics of Cancer" in oncology. Based on tissue and cell mechanics and the use of machine learning, they have developed a marker for the mobility (motility) of cancer cells in digital pathology.
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A research team from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the University of Leipzig developed a process in the laboratory with which adipic acid, one of two basic materials of nylon, can be produced from phenol through electrochemical synthesis and the use of microorganisms. In addition, it was possible to show that phenol can be replaced by waste materials from the wood industry. This could be used to produce bio-based nylon.
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Best weather for free beer with colleagues!
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It's that time again: After the digital edition in 2021, the Long Night of Sciences Leipzig will take place on June 23.6.2023, 16 from 50 p.m. in the well-known form, namely on site and hands-on. At over XNUMX locations in the city, visitors will be amazed and experimented all night long. Admission is free, tickets are not required!
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Best weather for free beer with colleagues!
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Ensuring a reliable supply of medicines is of enormous importance, especially against the background of the current shortage of medicines. This also includes an intensive dialogue with the pharmaceutical industry. The Ministry of Social Affairs therefore invited important players in the pharmaceutical industry from Saxony this week, as well as representatives of the associations, to the 3rd industry dialogue.
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