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Feb 5 2026

Mourning the loss of Professor Oliver T. Keppler

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Research environment with fermentation equipment: A scientist wearing a lab coat works at a table in a highly technical laboratory with stainless steel bioreactors, piping, and control systems.

Feb 5 2026

Technology transfer for Corallopyronin A successfully completed with Phyton Biotech

Phyton Biotech has successfully transferred the manufacturing process for the microbial production of (CorA). CorA is a novel anti-infective agent with the potential to address

Nanopore DNA sequencing of a patient sample.

Feb 3 2026

Metagenome-based rapid diagnostics for urinary tract infections could reduce antibiotic consumption

Urinary tract infections are among the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics. Since conventional identification in the laboratory usually takes two to three days, initial treatment

Adult mosquitoes of the species Anopheles stephensi

Feb 2 2026

Powerful medicines against malaria resistance: New drug combinations prove safe, well tolerated, and effective

Most drugs are combination therapies based on artemisinin, an active ingredient derived from the medicinal plant Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood). The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is

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