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Peter Seeberger and François Lévesque, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces

Caption: Peter H. Seeberger, Director at the MPI of Colloids and Interfaces and his colleague François Lévesque have developed a simple apparatus for the process of converting artemisinic acid into artemisinin in a single step, which enables the production of large volumes of the substance under very controlled conditions.

Credit: Peter H. Seeberger

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