Sugars: from food industry to drug manufacturing
When it comes to sugar, people first think of its function as an energy supplier and sweetener in food or, in a negative context, of the common disease diabetes mellitus. But sugar is more than an energy supplier and nobody can live without it. Most probably only a minority is thinking of a group of […]
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Element of the Month May: Nickel
Our Element of the Month cannot be destroyed or created. It is known by the symbol Ni and atomic number 28: we are talking about nickel. Nickel is found in many everyday objects. For example, it is used as an active material in lithium-ion batteries and can therefore be found in smartphones and electric vehicles. […]
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Cfm Oskar Tropitzsch Member of the BAVARIAN CHIPS ALLIANCE
Bavaria is one of the leading locations for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry in Europe. The corona pandemic or the war in Ukraine have shown how important it is to make Bavaria and Germany more independent when it comes to chip supply chains. The delivery bottlenecks in this area were and are a clear warning […]
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BIO International Convention, Boston
We look forward to meeting you at the BIO International Convention in Boston, June 5-8. Michael Schaeffler will be on site. Click here to make an appointment.
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Element of the month April: Barium
The alkaline earth metal barium was first identified in 1774 by the pharmacist and chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who contributed to the discovery of several elements, especially oxygen. In its elemental state, barium appears silvery-white and shiny metallic. Because of its high reactivity, barium does not occur elementally in nature. It is the 14th most […]
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Raw materials from nature: too good for the trash, an asset for the beauty industry
Responsible use of raw materials from nature has never played a more important role than now. The topic of sustainability is now more than just a trend. This is also evident in the cosmetics industry: Customers are looking for natural formulations in cosmetics and want to treat nature with respect. They are buying more consciously, […]
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Element of the Month March: Manganese
It’s familiar as an alloying component of steel, but it’s also involved in oxygen production in photosynthetic bacteria, algae and plants: Manganese. Long before manganese was first isolated, it was already being used by humans. For example, in the form of manganese dioxide (brownstone) as a pigment for cave paintings. Later it was used as […]
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Concanamycin A can stop the multiplication of influenza viruses
Concanamycin A is an antibiotic derived from S. diastatochromogenes. It is shown to be effective against some fungi and yeasts. Concanamycin A is considered a highly potent inhibitor of ATP-driven proton pumps, which are also called vacuolar-type H+ATPases (V-ATPases). These lower the ph of intracellular compartments and transport protons across the plasma membrane. They are […]
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World ADC London, March 13-16
Michael Schäffler will be participating in the WORLD ADC LONDON, from March 13-16. Get in contact via Email to arrange a meeting!
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Element of the Month for February: Bismuth
The use of Bismuth is known for centuries already. Even the Incas used bismuth. They combined it with other metals such as copper and tin to manufacture knives. In ancient Egypt it was mainly used in cosmetic applications. Industrial production of bismuth began in 1830. Today bismuth is sure to be found in your household […]
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Potato disease as a chance against Candida albicans
Rapidly increasing antibiotic resistance is a global problem that constantly motivates researchers to search for new compounds. A European research team has now succeeded in discovering a new antifungal antibiotic: solanimycin. This compound was originally isolated from a pathogenic bacterium that infects potatoes. It is produced by a broad spectrum of plant-pathogenic bacteria.Laboratory studies showed […]
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Element of the Month January: Lithium
Lithium is a chemical element in the group of alkali metals. Lithium is a light metal and has the lowest density of solid elements (under standard conditions). It is so soft that you can easily cut it with a regular knife. The element was discovered in a mineral in 1817 by J.A. Arfvedson, a Swedish […]
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