Where the body speaks and technology listens: Two UDE students are developing VitaMetis, a wearable biosensor designed to monitor metabolic markers through sweat – without drawing blood. In mid-November, they hope to win the COSIMA competition in Munich.

The University of Duisburg-Essen is awarding Prof. Dr Christian Drosten the 2026 Mercator Professorship. He heads the Institute of Virology at the Charité in Berlin and is internationally renowned for his research into RNA viruses. He will deliver his Mercator lecture on 25 November in Essen.

Stéphane Kenmoe combines research with science communication. The APS has now elected the UDE-physicist as a Fellow. The distinction recognises his contributions to computational materials research and his worldwide commitment to physics education and outreach.