Nutrition
Healthy food that makes you feel full
01.09.2023
Imagine foods rich in nutrients and able to provide a long-lasting feeling of fullness, a dream for anyone who has had to follow a strict diet. NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials researchers at the University…
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Reducing infections
New antimicrobial coatings for bacteria-free surfaces
28.04.2023
Preventing the transmission of microbial infections is a global challenge. A research team led by NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials researchers at the University of Fribourg has developed an antimicrobial coating…
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Moving up
NCCR PI new University of Fribourg rector
19.04.2023
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials Principal Investigator Prof. Katharina Fromm has been elected as the University of Fribourg's next Rector. Fromm, who is a professor in the Department of Chemistry, will take…
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Award-winning
Chorafas Prize goes to NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials researcher
12.11.2021
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials graduate Dr. Subhajit Pal has been awarded the 2021 Chorafas Prize for the best doctoral thesis in natural sciences at the University of Fribourg.
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Equal opportunities
Highlighting women researchers
03.09.2021
To celebrate Women's Day 2021 and the 50th anniversary of women's right to vote in Switzerland, all 22 National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs) across Switzerland have been working together to…
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Reproducing nature
Polymers with an extra twist
09.08.2021
Researchers from the National Center of Competence in Research Bio-Inspired Materials at the University of Fribourg have developed a new method of polymerization that provides more control over the process,…
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No more guessing
A sensor for cork taint
10.04.2019
The presence of the molecule responsible for cork taint can now be clearly identified, thanks to a recently developed sensor that can detect even the slightest traces of the most common wine fault. Further…
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Recognition
Malaria project awarded innovation prize
09.01.2019
The Hemolytics malaria diagnosis project supported by the NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials has taken third prize at the Ypsomed Innovation Fund's Innovation Award for research, development and technology transfer.
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Under pressure
Attacking viruses with nanoparticles
19.12.2017
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials researchers at Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) have created nanoparticles that attract viruses and, using the pressure resulting from the binding process,…
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