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FriMat Day 2024

 

 We are pleased to announce that our annual FriMat Day Conference will take place on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the Chemistry auditorium PER10 0.013

 The call for abstracts for both poster and oral presentations is now open.

 Please send your abstract to Maja Ivanovic (maja.ivanovic@unifr.ch) by November 15, 2024, specifying whether an oral or a poster presentation.

 We look forward to seeing you all on December 6.

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