Prominent theoretical chemist passed away

Werner Kutzelnigg (1933 – 2019)

More Precise CRISPR/Cas9 Method
Improved gene editing that can be switched on and off

Primo Levi Award for Vincenzo Balzani
Italian chemist honored for his efforts to promote science for peace and a better world by German and Italian Chemical Societies

17th Belgian Organic Synthesis Symposium (BOSS XVII)
Covering a broad range of topics in modern organic synthesis

Enantioselective Heck Reaction Gives Allenes
First palladium-catalyzed asymmetric Heck reaction between aryl triflates and alkynes

Hungarian Focus on the Periodic Table
Highlighting special issue of ChemPubSoc Europe's national membership magazines

Chemistry in a Difficult Environment
2019 was a difficult year for the German chemical-pharmaceutical industry; sales of Germany’s third-largest industry fell by 5 %

Cobalt Metallopeptide Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution
Light-driven proton reduction catalyzed at near-neutral pH

80th Birthday: Igor Tkatchenko
French chemist focused on catalysis and organometallic chemistry

Minor Contributors Count as Much as Heroic Discoverers
Interview with E. Scerri about his fascination for the periodic system, how discoveries are made, and what makes Mendeleev unique