News Archive

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29th January 2026

New Call for proposals for the second funding period of Code𝛘 now open

The German Research Foundation (DFG) invites researchers to submit proposals for the second three-year funding period of the Priority Programme SPP 2416 (Code𝛘). Deadline for proposal submission is 24 June 2026. Funding of successful applications is planned to start at…

18th July 2025

Exploring Molecular Modelling: Code𝛘 Summer School 2025 in Düsseldorf

Hosted by Prof. Dr. Holger Gohlke, the 2nd Code𝛘 Summer School took place from 14th to 16th July 2025 at the Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry Lab (CPClab) of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. This Summer School offered a valuable opportunity for…

4th July 2025

[16th ICCC/9th SIAQ] – Early bird registration 30th July, 2025

The Iberoamerican Chitin Society and the International Federation of Chitin & Chitosan Societies are pleased to invite you to the 16th International Conference on Chitin & Chitosan, a joint meeting with the 9th Iberoamerican Chitin Symposium, to be held in…

5th May 2025

[APCCS 2025] – Abstract submission deadline has been extended to May 15th, 2025

The 14th Asia-Pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium (14th APCCS 2025) will be held from August 26th to 29th, 2025 at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. In response to the enthusiastic submissions from various sectors, the abstract submission deadline has been extended…

26th February 2025

Code𝛘 Annual Retreat brought together Chitin/Chitosan researchers in Münster

The Code𝛘 Annual Retreat 2025 took place at the University of Münster on February 24th and 25th, 2025, hosted by Prof. Bruno Moerschbacher. Over two days, Code𝛘 PhD students and Postdocs presented their initial research findings and engaged in valuable…

19th December 2024

Code𝛘 Annual Retreat 2025 in Münster – Registration Now Open

Our Code𝛘 Annual Retreat 2025 will take place on February 24th and 25th, hosted by Prof. Bruno Moerschbacher and his team at the University of Münster. The retreat will provide Code𝛘 members an excellent opportunity to present the initial results…

7th October 2024

Visit of Prof. Francisco M. Goycoolea and Prof. Bruno Moerschbacher to Siegen

On Friday, October 4th, 2024, Prof. Hans Merzendorfer, coordinator of the Code𝛘 Programme, was pleased to welcome Prof. Francisco M. Goycoolea, Code𝛘 advisory board member and Mercator fellow, along with Prof. Bruno Moerschbacher, Code𝛘 Programme Committee member, during their visit…

17th September 2024

Global insights into chitin research in Ecdysozoa: Code𝛘 Satellite Symposium held at the 116th DZG annual meeting in Stuttgart

Our satellite symposium, entitled “Chitinous Structures in Ecdysozoan Species,” took place on Monday, 9th September, as part of the 116th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG) at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart. The event attracted prominent researchers from…

14th August 2024

Successful conclusion of the 2024 Code𝛘 Summer School at TU Dresden

Our 2024 Code𝛘 Summer School was hosted by the Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) at TU Dresden from August 12th to 14th, 2024, under the supervision of Dr. Luca Bertinetti, a senior scientist at B CUBE and a member…

14th March 2024

Kelvin Anggara’s work featured in Science Journal

We are excited to announce Dr. Kelvin Anggara’s recent publication in Science, representing a significant breakthrough in glycoconjugate analysis. Dr. Anggara’s work introduces a novel approach utilizing low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy for single-molecule analysis of glycoconjugates. This technique enables the direct…

21st February 2024

Hans Merzendorfer’s Team Completes On-Site Training on Creoptix WAVEsystem

Prof. Hans Merzendorfer’s team recently completed a two-day on-site training focused on the newly installed Creoptix WAVEsystem in his lab. Hosted at the University of Siegen on February 15th and 16th, the sessions were conducted by experts from the company…

7th February 2024

Code𝛘 Kick-off Meeting: A Remarkable Success!

The eagerly awaited SPP 2416 (Code𝛘) Kick-off Meeting unfolded at the University of Siegen on February 1st and 2nd, marking a significant milestone in the fields of chitin-related research in Germany. Welcoming scientists from 20 esteemed German research institutions, alongside one representative…

11th December 2022

Biotechnologically produced chitosans behave different

In a recent article published in Nature Communication it was demonstrated that biotech chitosans with specific acetylation patterns possess different physicochemical properties and biological activities compared to conventional technical chitosans with random acetylation. Sreekumar, S., Wattjes, J., Niehues, A., Mengoni,…

24th September 2022

Structural basis for directional chitin biosynthesis unraveled

In a recent article published in Nature cryo-EM structures of chitin synthase 1 from Phytophthora sojae (PsChs1) are presented in the apo, GlcNAc-bound, nascent chitin oligomer-bound, UDP-bound (post-synthesis) and chitin synthase inhibitor nikkomycin Z-bound states of the enzyme, providing detailed…

7th July 2022

New DFG Priority Programme

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) richtet ab 2023 acht neue Schwerpunktprogramme ein. Einer dieser überregionalen und interdisziplinären Forschungs-Verbünde wird von Prof. Dr. Hans Merzendorfer vom Institut für Biologie der Universität Siegen koordiniert. Die Substanz „Chitin“ ist vielen Menschen von Insekten-Panzern oder…