09.09.22

Sustainability awards for dissertations

Every year, the Swiss Green Economy Symposium, in collaboration with the ZHAW, gives an Award for outstanding final theses that contribute in various ways to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s award-winning dissertations…

15.06.22

More efficient tuberculosis diagnosis thanks to a simple breath test

Tuberculosis is the world's second deadliest infectious disease after Covid-19. To combat this disease effectively, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for more efficient testing methods. A research team at the ZHAW, in collaboration with…

07.06.22

TEDD Community News June 2022

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

07.05.22

TEDD Community News May 2022

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

03.05.22

Washing without water or an electrical connection – applied ecological engineering makes this possible

Closed-loop washing machines that do not need any water or an electrical connection and a dry toilet that works without flushing and also supplies fertiliser. These are just two applications that have been developed as part of the ecological…

20.04.22

Day of Life Sciences 2022: Interdisciplinary approaches to drug discovery and drug development

The symposium ‘Competencies in Drug Discovery’, which will take place on 9 June at the Grüental Campus, will focus on pharmaceutical drug research and drug development. Twelve speakers from both Switzerland and abroad will present new approaches to…

07.04.22

TEDD Community News April 2022

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

31.03.22

Replacing hops with hemp for more sustainable beer

Due to climate change, growing hops is becoming more difficult. A ZHAW researcher is therefore developing a new variant to the traditional brewing recipe that dates back centuries. Instead of hops, hemp is boiled in a brewing kettle. The first…

16.03.22

New course: Digital Ethics

Since AI solutions are becoming more and more integrated into our lives, ethical aspects have become more critical. On May 19, our course "Digital Ethics by Design" will start. Course instructor Deepak Bansal explains why Ethical considerations…

07.03.22

TEDD Community News March 2022

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

10.02.22

Vaccination Center Operates Efficiently: Simulations Show Additional Potential

Computer simulations can be useful in planning and optimizing the processes of vaccination centers. ZHAW has used such a model to study operations at the Winterthur vaccination center. The center was found to have short throughput times and a high…

08.02.22

ZHAW researchers use algorithms to optimise synthetically valuable enzymes

Enzymes are seen as a beacon of hope for the chemical industry as it strives to achieve greater sustainability. A research team at the ZHAW is optimising such enzymes for use in the industrial sector. The renowned journal Nature Communications…

07.02.22

TEDD Community News February 2022

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

04.02.22

Cancer research at the Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology (ICB)

World Cancer Day, an awareness-raising campaign organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), takes place on 4 February each year. Our institute is also working intensively on researching active ingredients for the treatment of…

27.01.22

Climate change impacting coffee, cashew and avocado growing areas

A first-time analysis conducted by the Geography of Food Research Group reveals the impact of climate change for present-day coffee, cashew and avocado production locations, with many of these areas set to become less suitable environments for the…

07.01.22

TEDD Community News January 2022

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

10.12.21

Potent active ingredient to combat measles developed

Despite the vaccines available, the measles infection is the cause of more than 100,000 deaths worldwide every year. Antiviral drugs are also required to keep the virus at bay. A research team led by medicinal chemist Rainer Riedl has developed a new…

07.12.21

TEDD Community News December 2021

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more

22.11.21

Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) reports on the Biophilia Living Lab

SRF Input editor Patricia Banzer pays a visit to the Biophilia Living Lab for her podcast.

07.11.21

TEDD Community News November 2021

Summary of the current activities, events, news from Partners and more