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Martin Hegner receives Science Award

At the end of 2004, the City Council of Basel has awarded PD Dr Martin Hegner of the University of Basel with the science award. Martin Hegner received the prize for his research in the field of nanobiology. As a member of the NCCR Nanoscale Science and other national and international co-operations Hegner developed new nanomechanic biosensors that help to better understand basic processes of molecular recognition of single molecules.


See also: Cover Story of this issue of nanonews

Wolfgang Belzig receives Walter-Schottky Prize

PD Dr Wolfgang Belzig received the Walter-Schottky Prize 2005, the most prestigious prize for solid-state physics awarded by the German Physical Society. Wolfgang Belzig got the prize for his theoretical work on quantum transport in nanostructures. The prize consists of 15,000 Euro and a certificate. It is named in memory of Walter Schottky, a theoretical physicist and pioneer of solid-state physics and electronics.

Christoph Gerber receives Economist "No Boundaries" Innovation Award

Professor Dr Christoph Gerber, now Director of Scientific Communication of the NCCR Nanoscale Science, together with Professor Dr Gerd Binnig and Dr Heinrich Rohrer, has been awarded the Economist “No Boundaries” Innovation Award 2004 in San Francisco. The prize was given to them in recognition of the invention and development of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), which marked the birth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The Economist Annual Innovation Summit & Awards honors the individuals and best practices that drive the most successful innovations that transform global economy. Among the awardees 2004 are Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux computer operating system, David Goeddel, pioneer in the field of gene cloning and expression of human proteins, and Vic Hayes for the development of wireless LANs.
Additionally, Christoph Gerber was elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK in November 2004 by the Council..

András Kis receives the prize Latis Internationale 2004

In November 2004 Dr András Kis received the Prize Latsis Internationale for his achievement in nanomechanics of mesoscopic objects like carbon nanotubes, disulfide nanowires and protein polymers. This work had been done when András Kis was postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Nanotubes (LNNME-IPMC) with Professor Forró (EPFL).

CTI Start-up Label for NCCR start-ups

Concentris and Nanonis, two start-up companies of the NCCR Nanoscale Science, were awarded the CTI Start-up Label in September 2004. The CTI Start-up Label qualifies start-up companies as being ready for sustainable growth. It gives credibility, provides integration into networks, and helps to access venture capital.

Ribbon Award

During the MRS Fall 2004 Symposium "Scanning Probe and Other Novel Microscopies of Local Phenomena in Nanostructured Materials" Dr Terunobu Akiyama, Kaspar Suter, Professor Dr Urs Staufer, and Professor Dr Nico de Rooij have won the Ribbon Award for their Poster “Novel Dynamic Scanning Microscope Probe and its Application to Local Electrical Measurement in an Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor”.
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Congratulations to the award winners!