Dr. Ulrich Betz is Senior Vice President Innovation at Merck and Chairman of the Board of Future Insight e.V.. He has been appointed by the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany as a member of the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wihttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mmtcgjn75c2zJoin to attend the handover event of the 2026 Merck Future Insight Prize on Preventive Medicine - Smart Health Sensor. futureinsightprize.merckgroup.com Sign-up here: future-insight-prize-2026-award-ceremony.airlst-pages.app/FIP2026 June 23, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 CEST Merck Darmstadt, Germany27 May 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtcgjn75c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mjz4turmu22cIt is my special pleasure to invite you to attend the 2026 Emanuel Merck Lectureship awarded to Prof. Ben Cravatt on May 18th 16:00 at the Foyer of the Wilhelm-Köhler Saal of Technische Universität Darmstadt. https://www.merckgroup.com/en/research/grants-and-awards/emanuel-merck-lectureship.html21 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4turmu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mjz2cvin6c2x [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz2cvin6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mhx4zipf6k2tAn outstanding event like no other yesterday by Future Insight e.V. together with Hochschule Darmstadt hda, a panel discussion "Entangled Truths - Science & Religion at the crossroad of worlds - where meaning meets matter" futureinsightassociation.org.26 Mar 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhx4zipf6k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mhsdlhvo2k2nParticipate in the 2026 Merck Research Challenge - Phosphonolipids and uncover exciting new applications for this compound class https://www.merckgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/research-challenges/phosphono-lipid-challenge.html #merckresearchchallenges #innovation24 Mar 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsdlhvo2k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mhqfsok4x22mLast chance to sign-up for the panel discussion on science & religion by Future Insight e.V. Entangled Truths - Science & Religion at the crossroads of worlds - where meaning meets matter March 25th, 15:00 Cafe Glaskasten h_da Darmstadt Register: lnkd.in/eT-XXaKV23 Mar 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqfsok4x22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mhdbekrbv22oToller Artikel Wie Chinas Universitäten westliche Hochschulen abhängen https://www.welt.de/debatte/plus69735c44029492de1675a449/spitzenforschung-wie-chinas-universitaeten-westliche-hochschulen-abhaengen.html18 Mar 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdbekrbv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mhd72xpfsk2hApply now for the Merck Research Grant on Advancing Molecule Synthesis and Discovery with research proposals for organic synthesis projects that you would like to advance using our SYNTHIA® Retrosynthesis Software. researchgrants.merckgroup.com #merckresearchgrants #innovation18 Mar 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhd72xpfsk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mgywipphgc2hWhat a wonderful project team meeting of the Curious2027 organization team F2F at the Conference Center in Heidelberg. If you want to join a project team set-up to inspire the world join Future Insight Association today at futureinsightassociation.org #curious2027 #unitedbyscience14 Mar 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgywipphgc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mgusg3a5dk2cSign-up now to expand your horizon and attend the Entangled Truths panel discussion - science & religion at the crossroads - where meaning meets matter: https://pretix.eu/curiousfutureinsight/entangledtruths/ futureinsightassociation.org #scienceandreligion #unitedbyscience #innovation #makesciencenotwar12 Mar 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgusg3a5dk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mgpfo7kk5c25Apply now for the 2026 Merck Research Grant on "Condensate-Based High-Sensitivity Cell-Free Screening Assays for the modulation of Protein-Protein-Interactions". researchgrants.merckgroup.com #merckresearchgrants #innovation10 Mar 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpfo7kk5c25https://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mgcl6yatws2wCongratulations to Kevan Shokat University of California, San Francisco for winning the 2026 EMD Serono Science Award for his fantastic science of making the undruggable druggable. johannantonmerckaward.merckgroup.com #emdseronoscienceaward #johannantonmerckaward #innovation05 Mar 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcl6yatws2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3meo7rjx5bk2nSign-up for the Merck Compound Synthesis Challenge, demonstrate your ability to design a superior synthetic pathway for a new small molecule compoundchallenge.merckgroup.com Show us what you are capable of! Win the Merck Synthesis Challenge Award, see your name in the Hall of Fame!12 Feb 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo7rjx5bk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mdmuhhnfgs2sGreat summary on the European Innovation Council Corporate day at Merck https://eic.eismea.eu/community/stories/eic-joined-forces-merck-group-advance-medical-science-innovations30 Jan 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmuhhnfgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mdi3u43gzc2tOnly 3 days left to send in your application for the famous Merck Innovation Cup - take the chance to see your idea implemented, get a permanent position at Merck, win 20k€ and make friends for life! innovationcup.merckgroup.com28 Jan 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdi3u43gzc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mcufpwwubc2xGreat to have the European Innovation Council Corporate Day here at @merckgroup yesterday and today. Wonderful presentations from highly innovative Start-up companies from Europe - the future will be bright! EIC - European Innovation Council @EU_Commission #innovation #EIC20 Jan 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcufpwwubc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3mchxj6kutk2jOnly about two weeks left to give your life a new direction at the Merck Innovation Cup innovationcup.merckgroup.com Are you ready to turn your brilliant ideas into reality? Join the Merck Innovation Cup and showcase your creativity and problem-solving skills! #innovationcup15 Jan 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchxj6kutk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3ma6ztd4juk2hIn 2026 the Merck Future Insight Prize will be awarded to a researcher in the field of preventive medicine - smart health sensor. Bring potential candidates to the attention of the jury by end of the year at futureinsightprize@merckgroup.com futureinsightprize.merckgroup.com17 Dec 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6ztd4juk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulrichbetz.bsky.social/post/3m6yvgpfc4s2yThe ideal Christmas present for scientists, philosophers, believers and open-minded thinkers ready to expand their world view. Science & Religion united - The salvation machine, Wissenschaft und Religion - Zwei Wege eine Wahrheit? https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-55094-2 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-75817-102 Dec 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:yfxla5mdfqtmsxmq6i7isvm6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yvgpfc4s2y