University of Koblenz represented at the Curious 2024 Future Insight™ Conference

Lorena Kröner in front of her poster at the conference. She holds a hologram of the 3D structure of an amphibian peptide up to the camera. Picture: JProf. Dr Marie-T. Hopp

Junior Professor Dr Marie-T. Hopp and Lorena Kröner from the Bioorganic Chemistry working group at the University of Koblenz took part in the Curious 2024 Future Insight™ Conference at the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz. In the "Human Health" section, Lorena Kröner, a doctoral student from this working group, had the opportunity to discuss her poster entitled "Salamander and newt skin peptides: Potential applications in drug research and medical biotechnology" with an international audience in a scientific setting and make valuable new contacts. She also received a partial conference scholarship for the promotion of junior researchers from the German Chemical Society (GDCh).

With over 2,500 participants, the innovation congress brought together international leaders from academia, technology and innovation in the life sciences under the motto "United by Science for a better Tomorrow".

After a welcoming ceremony, in which the attendees were also welcomed to the biotechnology location Rhineland-Palatinate by the Rhineland-Palatinate Minister for Academic Affairs and Health, Clemens Hoch, a keynote speech was given by Uğur Şahin, CEO of BioNTech and Professor of Translational Oncology and Immunology at the University of Mainz, on revolutionary biotechnologies for the development of individualised cancer treatment. Further presentations by international scientists, including seven Nobel Prize winners from the fields of chemistry, physiology, medicine and physics, presented groundbreaking research content and innovative technologies, particularly in the field of life sciences. This was rounded off by two sessions in which 50 posters selected in advance by a committee were presented in the subject areas "Bright Future - New ways of working together", "Life Reimagined - Synthetic biology and more", "Renewable Energy - Sustainability and storage", "Human Mind - Consciousness uncovered", "Human Health - New breakthrough therapies and diagnostics", "Mobility & Space Flight - Transportation for tomorrow", "Smart Materials - Chemistry and beyond" and "Vibrant Digital - Digitalisation AI and robotics".

Participation was made possible by Future Insight e.V. and the Ministry of Academic Affairs and Health of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Date of publication7/15/2024