Issue 3-4/2010

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Release date: 03/16/2010

Events

Pharma Outsourcing Congress

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SBS 16th Annual Conference & Exhibition

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RNAi & miRNA World Congress

page 08

Awards

Messe Leipzig and G.I.T. Laboratory Journal Europe Proudly Present

… Tolga Eichhorn, the Winner of the 2009 L.A.B. Award

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Events

Integrated Paediatric Drug Development

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Chemistry & Physics

Hydrogels

Characterization at the Micro- and Nano-scale by SEM and SFM

Dr. T. Matzelle, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; Univ.-Prof. Dr. R. Reichelt, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany

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Understanding the Nature of Soft Matter Physics

Univ.-Prof. Dr. C.N. Likos, University of Vienna, Austria

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Life Science

A Day with Kary B. Mullis

Six Apes and How to Win the Nobel Prize

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Merck KGaA and Millipore Join Forces

Dr. K.-L. Kley, Dr. W. Huber, Merck, Germany

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Explore Asia

Communications Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore

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Pharmaceutics & Drug Discovery

One Drug Target for Several Diseases?

The Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (TCTP)

T. Eichhorn, MSc; Thomas Efferth, PhD, Prof.; University of Mainz, Germany

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“Lab-on-Chip” Drug Discovery & Development

Microfluidic Devices and Artificial Cells

Dr. D. Lombardi, Dr. P.S. Dittrich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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Lipid Signaling

Ample Opportunities for Novel Drug Targets

Prof. Dr. A. Huwiler, University of Berne, Switzerland; Prof. Dr. J. Pfeilschifter, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Cover Story

Touch and Titrate

Metrohm Simplifies Routine Analysis in the Titration Laboratory

Metrohm, Switzerland

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Innovation Award

G.I.T. InnovationsAward 2010

Choose Your Favourites from Each Category!

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Interviews

Merger

J. Aurelio, LabVantage Solutions

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Working under Ultra High Pressure

Dr. M. Nishimura, Shimadzu, USA

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