According to industry association, lifting patent protection could discourage entrepreneurs and will not speed up the global supply of vaccines

Discussion on Patent Release for COVID-19 Vaccines

60th Birthday: Martin Muhler
Catalysis researcher and former Chairman of the German Catalysis Society (GeCatS)

Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines
Comparing vector vaccines based on adenoviruses and mRNA vaccines

Interview with Ingmar Hoerr, Pioneer of mRNA Technology
As a Ph.D. student, Hoerr discovered that mRNA can be used as a therapeutic vaccine or agent when administered directly into tissues

70th Birthday: Michael Röper
Industrial chemist formerly at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany

New CEO of Merck KGaA
Belén Garijo appointed Executive Board Chairman and CEO of Merck KGaA

BASF Increases R&D Presence in Asia
BASF expands its Innovation Campus Shanghai and establishes an academic sounding board as part of the Asian Open Research Network (NAO)

Most Accessed Articles: March 2021
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Finnish Research Institutions Join Forces on Quantum Science
Aalto University, Helsinki University, and VTT jointly establish InstituteQ to bring together top expertise in quantum science and technology

70th Birthday: Dieter Jahn
Former President of the German Chemical Society and manager at BASF