October 2015
BIO Deutschland Supports the Successful Science Slam at BIOTECHNICA
More than 400 people attended the science slam at BIOTECHNICA. This year’s event, which was supported by BIO Deutschland, Eppendorf, Jobvector and GIT laboratory journal, took place on 8 October on the stage at Jobvector’s stand. Simon McGowan was named Slam Champion for his presentation “Pimp my bioplast! Stabilising polylactic acid (PLA) against hydrolytic degradation using suitable additives”. McGowan is a research fellow at the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites at Hochschule Hannover – University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
From left to right: Amir Mdany, Janina Otto, Simon McGowan, Ralf Claussen and Julia Offe © Jobvector