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Institutional development · Public engagement and economic impact · Germany

University of Koblenz doctoral chemist wins biotechnology science slam in Mainz

Lorena Kröner, a doctoral candidate in bioorganic chemistry at the University of Koblenz, won a science slam at a WissKomm Academy biotechnology event in Mainz.

By Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance EditorPublished

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Why it matters: The University of Koblenz's Bioorganic Chemistry working group counts the winner of the WissKomm Academy biotechnology science slam among its doctoral candidates.

According to an announcement distributed via the idw news service, Lorena Kröner, a doctoral candidate in the Bioorganic Chemistry working group at the University of Koblenz, won a science slam.

The slam was part of the event "Vorhang auf für die Biotechnologie" (Curtain up for biotechnology), held by the WissKomm Academy in Mainz.

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Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The win belongs to a doctoral candidate in the University of Koblenz's Bioorganic Chemistry working group and came at the WissKomm Academy's event "Vorhang auf für die Biotechnologie" in Mainz.

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