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Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Analytical Science Goes to Professor Francesco Ricci

Honored for his development of nature-inspired DNA-based nanodevices for sensing applications.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that Professor Francesco Ricci from the University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy, will receive the 2017 Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Analytical Science of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.   The Italian chemist will receive the recognition worth €15,000 for his ground-breaking development of nature-inspired DNA-based nanodevices for sensing applications.   “Professor Ricci developed an innovative, highly selective bio-based assay-tool, which offers a...

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