2020
The oxygen concentrator community is growing
Our open-source platform on oxygen concentration draws interest all over the world.
DNA synthesis for random number generation published in Nature Communications
Our new work, published in Nature Communications, investigates the stochastic nature of chemical reactions for random number generation. We show that DNA synthesis can be used to create 7 million GB of randomness at a speed of 300 kB/s.
FML Spinoff hemotune wins Swiss Technology Award 2020
We are proud and excited to announce that FML spinoff hemotune has won the Swiss Technology Award 2020 in the "Start up" category!
FML StartUp hemotune raises CHF 5.1 million Series A funding
hemotune raises CHF 5.1 million Series A funding to accelerate the development of their disruptiveblood purification platform
FML StartUp Novamem got interviewed by New York Times on their efforts to fight COVID-19
The collaboration between Kraftwerk Tools and Novamem got international recognition. New York Times just released a short interview, where Christoph Kellenberger and Michael Loepfe, two FML-Alumni, talk about their latest membrane development.
Netflix at Functional Materials Laboratory
Our technology used to store a full Netflix episode in DNA.
Our PCR devices are being used for Coronavirus detection
We are using our devices for a field study at ETH Zürich to investigate whether users can test themselves for Coronavirus
Easy-to-build oxygen generator for COVID-19 patients
To help out in the COVID-19 crisis, we created an oxygen concentrator that can be built anywhere using our open source instructions.
FML-spinoff hemotune AG receives grant from Innosuisse
FML spin-off hemotune AG together with ETH Zurich and Wyss Zurich received an Innosuisse grant worth CHF 580’000