Every year, SNI members meet for their annual event in Lenzerheide. In 2021, the event was special because we were able to meet in person again after a long break. During the event, Prof. Dr. Henning Stahlberg (EPFL) was appointed as SNI honorary member. He has been very committed to nanoscience in general and to […]
Dear colleagues, Summer is here, and hopefully we’ll all have a little time to relax before the vacation ends and the new semester begins. As this issue of SNI INSight shows, the Swiss Nanoscience Institute doesn’t suffer from a summer slump. Quite the opposite, in fact – we have plenty of hot topics and news […]
“Nanomedicine” has become a popular term in the media today. A Google search turns up nearly 35,000 hits for the German “Nanomedizin” while the English term racks up nearly 264 million entries. In this article, we want to explain what nanomedicine means and discuss the many ways in which the Swiss Nanoscience Institute is contributing […]
The nanosciences are becoming increasingly important in the field of medicine – and nanoscience students at the University of Basel are taking notice. About a year ago, in response to this growth in interest, Nanoscience Coordinator Dr. Anja Car began to organize the launch of the new medical nanosciences specialization for the master’s degree program. […]
Every year, bachelor students from the nanosciences program organize their own small-scale conference, known as “SmallTalk.” This event provides an opportunity to present the results they’ve obtained as part of the block courses. This year, SmallTalk was once again a real highlight — and not only because the small group size meant that the meeting […]
Some students on the Bachelor`s and Master`s program in nanoscience as well as a few former “Nanos” have participated in a video production. Three new videos are now available that give a good impression of the study program. Why did you choose nanosciences, what is special about studying here and what do you like about […]
While last year’s Swiss NanoConvention (SNC) was canceled entirely due to the pandemic, the event returned this year. The difference between SNC 2021 and previous years’ events, however, was that the participants met online rather than in person. Thanks to the numerous sponsors and excellent organizational work, the SNI team laid the foundations for a […]
At the Swiss NanoConvention, the young start-up anavo medical was awarded the Nanotechnology Start-up Prize from the Swiss MNT Network. Co-founder Dr. Tino Matter studied nanosciences in Basel, and in 2018 he won the prize for the best master’s thesis in nanosciences at the University of Basel. Tino had already worked with bioactive nanoparticles for […]
PhD students from the SNI network have been awarded prizes at various conferences for their outstanding publications. PhD Awards for Thomas Karg and Nadine Leisgang At the Swiss NanoConvention Online 2021, former SNI PhD student Dr. Thomas Karg was presented with the Swiss MNT PhD Award — which is sponsored by IBM Research — for […]
