Merck Honors Alán Aspuru-Guzik with the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Computational Sciences

Chemist wins prestigious science award worth € 15,000

01-Jul-2025 - Merck announced that the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award has been bestowed upon Alán Aspuru-Guzik (48), professor of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto, Canada, in recognition of his groundbreaking innovations in computational sciences. The award ceremony, held at the ...

Leadership change at Köttermann B.V. in the Netherlands

22-May-2025 - As of 30 June 2025, the Köttermann Group will see a leadership change at its Dutch subsidiary, Köttermann B.V.: Roeland Wegman will step down from his position as Managing Director. The Köttermann Group thanks Roeland Wegman for his dedication and contribution to the management of the Breda site. ...

Christoph Schell Appointed CEO of KUKA Group

05-May-2025 - Christoph Schell has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KUKA AG. The technology manager and CCO of Intel will succeed Peter Mohnen on July 1, who is leaving the company at his own request after 13 years on the KUKA Executive Board. In Christoph Schell, KUKA has gained an ...

Haltermann Carless expands its Executive Committee team

02-May-2025 - Haltermann Carless is expanding its Executive Committee with two important departments, Corporate Development & Sustainability and People & Culture, thereby strengthening the chemical company's competitiveness for the future. Haltermann Carless is strategically realigning its Executive Committee ...

The smallest test tube in the world

Prof. Dr. Helmut Schwarz receives the "BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award"

17-Apr-2025 - Prof. Dr. Helmut Schwarz, Emeritus Professor at TU Berlin, was awarded the 17th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences, together with Prof. Dr. Avelino Corma (Universitat Politècnica de València-CSIC, Spain) and Prof. Dr. John F. Hartwig (University of California, ...

Dr. Lorenza Sartorelli becomes new Chief Operating Officer of the CHT Group

02-Apr-2025 - The CHT Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lorenza Sartorelli as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO). With this appointment, Dr. Lorenza Sartorelli completes the management board consisting of Dr. Christian Rink (CFO) and Eva Baumann (CEO). With the now complete management ...

Management changes at hte

Wolfram Stichert will hand over the management of the company to Markus Bold on April 1, 2025.

25-Mar-2025 - After 25 successful years at hte, including 12 years as CEO, Wolfram Stichert will pass the leadership of the company to Markus Bold. The official handover will take place on April 1, 2025. Wolfram Stichert is part of the founding team of hte and was CFO from 2003 to 2012, and CEO since 2013. He ...

Leadership change at KRAHN Chemie

Martin John takes over as CEO

19-Mar-2025 - Effective May 1st, 2025, Martin John will join the management team of KRAHN Chemie Group and take over as CEO on June 1st. The company is part of the internationally active Otto Krahn Group, a family-owned business headquartered in Hamburg.“With Martin John, we have found an experienced and ...

Innovative Methods for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry

Fresenius Award for Kathrin Breuker

12-Feb-2025 - The German Chemical Society (GDCh) is awarding Associate Professor Dr. Kathrin Breuker, University of Innsbruck, the Fresenius Award. She will receive the award, which includes a gold medal and prize money of 7,500 euros, for special services to analytical chemistry. With her scientific work, ...

Insights into the Nanoworld: Volker Deckert Receives the 2025 Lamb Award

A Pioneer in Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

31-Jan-2025 - How can structures be made visible that are far smaller than what conventional light microscopes can capture? With tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS), Volker Deckert has established a method that provides precise insights into the nanoworld of molecules—without the need for markers. For his ...