The Paracelsus Prize is the highest honor of the SCS

Richard Schrock Awarded

Safe and Efficient Drug for Hunter Syndrome
A drug designed to treat Mucopolysaccharidosis II or Hunter syndrome is safe and efficient in Rhesus monkeys

Angewandte Chemie 38/2014: Nobel Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Enzymatic Degumming
A microbial phospholipase is tested for its efficiency in degumming crude vegetable oils

Detecting Chemical Warfare Agents
A colorimetric probe selectively detects a sarin and soman nerve gas mimic

A New Class of Single-Molecule Magnets
New single-molecule magnets make functionalization and processing easier while retaining high blocking temperatures

Boron and the Development of Crop Plants
Boron crucially affects the development of crop plants

A New Way to 2D Gold Nanoparticles
Oil/water interface allows the growth of hyper-branched gold nanoparticles in two dimensions

Carbohydrate Orientation
Incorporation of a photosensitive azobenzene linker for controllable carbohydrate orientation

Dietary Guidelines for a Cancer-Free Prostate
Foods associated with a reduced risk of developing prostate cancer identified