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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Outstanding contribution
New award for BioNanomaterials Co-Chair
03.07.2025
The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s Co-Chair of BioNanomaterials, Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, has been recognized with the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) Juraj Ferin Award.
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Monitoring
Real-time tracking of diesel exhaust particles deposited on lung cells
17.06.2025
Researchers from the Adolphe Merkle Institute’s BioNanomaterials group have validated a cutting-edge device developed by external partners that could transform how scientists monitor diesel exhaust particles…
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Setting standards
European project tackles micro and nanoplastic sampling, detection, and toxicity through machine-learning
27.02.2025
An ambitious new Europe-wide initiative, including the Adolphe Merkle Institute, aims to develop and harmonize protocols for micro and nanoplastic (MNP) sampling, detection, toxicity, and risk assessment.
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Award
AMI PhD research recognized
11.02.2025
Adolphe Merkle Institute alum Dr. Jessica Caldwell has been awarded the prize for best 2024 experimental thesis by the University of Fribourg’s Faculty of Science and Medicine.
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New role
AMI professor joins national council
19.12.2024
The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s Co-Chair of BioNanomaterials, Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, is one of 15 new members elected to the Swiss National Science Foundation Research Council.
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Fresh ideas
Spark grants for AMI researchers
06.11.2023
Four Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have been awarded Spark grants by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The grantees will investigate the detection of Huntington's disease, structural color…
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