On 8 August 2018, the renewed conference center Inselhalle held its official opening ceremony. The meeting venue, which has been home to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings since the 1980s, had undergone extensive reconstruction and modernisation measures in the past two years. In his address, the Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder noted that the new Inselhalle was an “appropriate residence for the scientific elites of the world”. The 68^th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was already hosted in June 2018 at the revamped venue and was met with great enthusiasm by all participants. The Free State of Bavaria was especially thanked by all speakers during the ceremony for its generous contribution of 30 Million Euro towards the reconstruction efforts.

Happy Birthday to Prof. Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, who celebrates his 70^th birthday today! Prof. Kaufmann is a member of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings and, together with Prof. Klas Kärre, scientific chairperson of this year’s 68^th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. 

Stefan Kaufmann is founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and professor for microbiology and immunology at the Charité University Clinics Berlin. The Max Planck Institute celebrates his “40 Years of Infection Research” with a symposium in his honour.

Our latest, three-part series of Mini Lectures sheds light on DNA structure, replication, natural variations and genetic egineering and the scientists behind the discoveries. The short videos also feature clippings from lectures by Nobel Laureates James Watson, Elizabeth Blackburn and Oliver Smithies.

 

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With the new European General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect on 25 May, we would like to give you an overview how we process your data.

In our newsletter, we provide detailed notes on data protection and the European General Data Protection Regulation.

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