On this page you can find more information about each finalists from the 2010 Awards.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, in collaboration with department of Chemistry
Prof. Dr. B.F. Sels
Research topic: In situ monitoring of dynamics in redox chemistry by fluorescence micro- and nanoscopy
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University of Lübeck
Institute of Molecular Medicine
Prof. Dr. G. Sczakiel
Research topic: The intracellular bioavailability of siRNA and Argonaute 2 represents the major obstacle therapeutic application of RNAi-based drugs
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Eindhoven University of Technology
Molecular Materials and Nanosystems Group
Prof. Dr. R. Coehoorn and Prof. Dr. R.A.J. Janssen
Research topic: Effects of disorder on the charge transport and recombination in organic light-emitting diodes
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Dortmund University of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Prof. Dr. C. Strohmann
Research topic: Organosilicon Compounds - from the synthesis of stereochemically pure silanes to the selective cleavage of the Si-O-Si-unit in disiloxanes
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Max-Planck-Institute for Coal Research Mülheim
Research Group Organo Catalysis
Prof. Dr. B. List
Research topic: Organocatalytic Asymmetric Epoxidations and Hydroperoixidations of α,ß-Unsaturated Enones
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Hasselt University
Institute of Materials Research
Prof. Dr. J.V. Manca
Research topic: Transfer complexes in polymer: fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Faculty of Engineering
Prof. Dr. I. Veretennicoff
Research topic: Metamaterials for Advanced Photonic Applications
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University of Leiden
Department Medicinal Chemistry
Prof. Dr. A.P. Ijzerman
Research topic: Allosteric modulation of 'reproductive' GPCRs
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Radboud University Nijmegen
Institute for Molecules and Materials
Prof. Dr. R.J.M. Nolte and Dr. J.A.A.W. Elemans
Research topic: Functional materials of self-assembled compounds
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