Gretener-Thürlemann Prize: Revolutionary DNA Sequencing
Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman and Pascal Mayer will receive this year’s Gretener-Thürlemann Prize for the technology they developed, which allows millions of DNA fragments to be sequenced quickly, inexpensively and precisely. Their work has…
Starting in the Fall Semester 2026/27, students at the University of Zurich will be able to supplement their Master’s degree with the Minor Innovation & Entrepreneurship university-wide. Designed to equip students with key future skills, the program will cover…
Helmut Horten Foundation Awards Grant for Brain Cancer Research
The most common and most aggressive brain tumor in adults remains difficult to treat even today. That is why Tobias Weiss of the University of Zurich (UZH) and his team are investigating more effective therapies. The research is funded by the Helmut Horten…