In future, breast cancer cells will be made to break down the very substances they need to grow. As part of the TaNGo project, biologists and chemists at the UDE are developing molecules that specifically direct the protein Taspase1 into the cell’s own degradation system.

Who contributes most to the climate crisis, who is hardest hit? These are some of the questions at the heart of the new doctoral research programme “The Political Economy of the Social-Ecological Transformation” at the UDE.

UNIPRENEURS has honoured Hannes Rothe, Professor of Sustainability and Innovation in Digital Ecosystems at University of Duisburg-Essen. The award recognises particularly successful academics who encourage students to launch start-ups and university spin-offs.