Leadership change
A new director for the Adolphe Merkle Institute
01.06.2026
The Adolphe Merkle Foundation Board has appointed Prof. Hans Jörg Limbach as the new Director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg. He will be taking over the position from Prof. Ullrich Steiner, who is stepping down after four years of service.
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04.05.2026
Everyday cleaning and painting products may be quietly straining our lungs, new research from Unisanté, the Lausanne University Center for Primary Care and Public Health, and the Adolphe Merkle Institute…
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Improved guidelines
Contributing to global standards
24.02.2026
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released a crucial update of its safety testing framework for nanomaterials. The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s Co-Chair of BioNanomaterials,…
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Agriculture
AMI alumna appointed head of Agroscope
28.08.2025
Adolphe Merkle Institute alumna Dr. Corinne Jud has been named head of Agroscope, Switzerland's federal research institute for agriculture and food science.
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