Chicgoua Noubactep, Associate Professor, University of Göttingen, Germany, has the dream of treating water for the whole world
Introducing notable or emerging scientists through interviews.

Safe Drinking Water: Solutions and Challenges

Swimming Chemistry Professor
An interview with a chemistry professor who used his athletic skills to raise funds for a research project

Behind the Science: Effect of Various Zinc Binding Groups on Inhibition of HDACs
Dr. Scott Williams, ChemMedChem, talks to Professor Christian A. Olsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, about his research

Career: A Chemist Who Deals with Patents
Dr. B. Schnatwinkel, Corporate Patent Counsel at Merck KGaA, talks about the thrills and challenges of his job

Behind the Science: Behavior of Highly Diluted Electrolytes in Strong Electric Fields
Dr. A. Deveson, Deputy Editor Chemistry – A European Journal, talks to Professors van Eldik and Weber about their recent article

Importance of Mass Spectrometry for Newborn Screening
Professor G. la Marca speaks about the importance of newborn screening and why it is more than a useful biochemical test

Career: As A Chemist at a Museum
Dr. S. Röhrs has worked as a scientist at the Musées de France, The British Museum, and is now at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Addressing the Pharmaceutical Innovation Crisis
Interview with Rathnam Chaguturu, USA, about the current status of drug discovery in industry and academia

Behind the Science: Enantioselective Preparation of δ-Valerolactones
Dr. K. Jones, Associate Editor for ChemCatChem, talks to Professor V. Gotor-Fernandez, University of Oviedo, Spain, about his recent article

T. Kläusli on Platform Chemicals from Renewables
Interview with T. Kläusli from AVA Biochem, the first plant which industrially produces the platform chemical 5-HMF from biomass