D-HEST News
All stories by Ruth Bürkli
3Pi competition event at ETH Zurich - project "Planted" wins third place
Ten ETH start-ups presented their Pioneer Pi Pitches (in 3.14 minutes per pitch) at the 3Pi event on 14 March 2019. Lukas Böni won third price with "Planted", a project producing new plant-based meat substitutes. Congratulations!
Spark Award nominations: Technology from D-HEST among top 5 candidates
Prof Raffaele Mezzenga, Dr Sreenath Bolisetty und Dr Qingrui Zhang are among the top 5 candidates for the Spark Award 2019 with their technology «Removal of fluoride from water using amyloid-zirconia nanoparticles». The ceremony will take place on 19 March 2019.
The secrets of Swiss cheese fondue
Do you know how to make a perfect cheese fondue? Doctoral student Pascal Bertsch from the Laboratory of Food Process Engineering investigated this question scientifically. Find out more in the video produced by ETH Industry Relations.
A scaffold for engineering human tissue
In reconstructive surgery, it is important to have tissue with an aligned cell growth. ETH researcher Dr. Vahid Hosseini has developed a 3D scaffold that supports cell growth and can be easily manufactured
Prof. Michael B. Zimmermann among "Highly Cited Researchers 2018"
Michael B. Zimmermann, full professor of human nutrition at the Department of Health Science and Technology, is listed as "Highly Cited Researcher 2018" in the analysis of Clarivate Analytics.
University of Basel awards honorary doctorate to Prof. Robert Riener
At its Dies Academicus on 30 November 2018, the University of Basel awarded Prof. Robert Riener wirth the title Honorary Doctorate in the faculty of medicine.
Two ESOP scholarships for D-HEST Master's students
Two Master's students at the Departement of Health Sciences and Technology have been awarded a scholarshop of the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP).
Micro robots for precision medicine
Wie können Miniatur-Roboter im Körper Krankheiten entdecken und heilen? Prof. Simone Schürle im Video-Interview mit ETH Industry Relations.
Small bubbles for natural aroma
Die beiden ETH Pioneer Fellows Lea Pokorny und Pascal Guillet haben ein neuartiges Aromapulver entwickelt, das Nahrungsmittel, Reinigungsmittel und Kosmetika verbessert.
PD Dr. Eling de Bruin inaugurated Karolinska Insitutet
PD Dr. Eling de Bruin, Privatdozent at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, has been inaugurated as professor of physiotherapy at the Karolinska Insitutet in Stockholm.
Anniversary: 10 years HST/BWS alumni
The ETH alumni group Health Sciences and Technology (HST) celebrates their 10 year anniversary in 2018.