Spectroscopic analysis of the reactivity of a new prodrug in metal-based photoactivated chemotherapy

Potent Anticancer Diazido Pt(IV) Prodrug

Angewandte Chemie 9/2018: Hot Stuff
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Merck Invests in Startups
Merck and three partners start ExploreBio, a € 20 million pre-seed investment initiative in Israel

How Safe are Products on the EU Market?
Illegal amounts of restricted chemicals found in consumer products in the EU

Using Halogen Bonds to Build a Catalyst
First example of halogen bonds as a tool for the self-assembly of transition-metal catalysts

Better Characterization of Heterogeneous Biocatalysts
Single-particle methods for monitoring the structure and function of enzymes

Antimicrobial Nanofiber Mats
Core-sheath structure improves mechanical properties of electrospun mats

Amino Acids as Versatile Synthetic Precursors
A silver-catalyzed α-aminoalkylation of N-arylacrylamides leads to oxindoles/pyrroloindolines

CRISPR Patents for Merck
Patents in South Korea and Israel cover integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells

New Antibiotic Discovered
Isolated from soil bacteria, the drug class acts against the hospital germ MRSA