How does a scientific discovery become a patent? Using the example of novel active ingredients from lime blossoms, the University of Münster shows how research, legal expertise, and targeted funding work together to bring innovations from the field of pharmacy into practical application.
On 26 February 2026, the 7th Chembion Symposium will take place at the PharmaCampus of the University of Münster, featuring renowned international speakers from academia and industry. In addition to the scientific lectures, a poster session will offer PhD candidates and MedK students - also from outside the Chembion program - the opportunity to present their research (abstract submission deadline: 7 February 2026).
The interdisciplinary REpAiR project team (University of Münster) aims at the dissolution of calcifications and has developed nanoparticles for drug transport to the retina. The project is supported by the BMFTR (funding of 1.6 million euros).
As part of the cooperation between the PharmaCampus and Chungnam National University in Daejeon, South Korea, Münster student Martha Marquardt completed a four-month internship at the College of Pharmacy after her eighth semester. She shares her experiences at the university and impressions of South Korea in the linked report. Similar stays will again be possible in 2026; interested pharmacy students are invited to contact Prof. Schmidt (Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry).
On 30 October 2025, PharmaCampus will host its fourth discussion evening on the topic of ‘Women in pharmaceutical leadership positions’, to which all interested female students and female (post)doctoral candidates are cordially invited. Three discussion partners talked about their own career paths and then answered questions from the participants.
On October 20, 2025, the West German Science Slam Championship took place in Wiesbaden, and Jens Münchow won the competition. We congratulate him warmly and wish him every success for the final in Düsseldorf.
On 23 October 2025, the farewell ceremony for pharmacists who had passed their second pharmaceutical examination took place in a festive setting, as has been a tradition in Münster for many years.
