German biotech industry is developing slowly, but cooperations with pharmaceutical, chemical and consumer industry is promising

Optical components made of multiresponsive microgels

Incorporation of cyclodextrin nanochannels in solid polymer electrolytes results in enhanced conductivity

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Better diagnosis of parasitic infections: rapid, simple enrichment of rare cells by using ultrasound

A cyclodextrin-containing metal–organic framework infused with an ionic electrolyte acts as a memristor

Volatile lactone of Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus inhibits germination of ash seeds

An overview of the latest trend reports published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, the GDCh magazine

Professor Thomas Junkers, Belgium, is awarded by the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh; German Chemical Society)

Dr. Michael Gross, Oxford, UK, has been awarded by the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh; German Chemical Society)