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Confocal microscopy image of a retina: The retina, which lines the inside of our
Confocal microscopy image of a retina: The retina, which lines the inside of our eye, is already a fantastic evolutionary ’innovation.’ The cells of the retina convert light into nerve impulses. Image: PC Koch, M Hess; J Neurosci Res 89:1316 (2011); doi:10.1002/jnr.22651
Confocal microscopy image of a retina: The retina, which lines the inside of our eye, is already a fantastic evolutionary 'innovation.' The cells of the retina convert light into nerve impulses. Image: PC Koch, M Hess; J Neurosci Res 89:1316 (2011); doi:10.1002/jnr. As an innovative developer of surgical tools, Heinz A. Oertli founded the company "Oertli Instrumente" at a young age. He knows from own experience how great ideas flourish on a small scale and grow into sustainable start-ups. Now Heinz A. Oertli is supporting innovative projects at Empa with a fund of his very name as part of Empa's "Zukunftsfonds". He has never been short of ideas - Heinz A. Oertli started his own business at the age of 24 as an instrument maker for ophthalmic surgery, along with a wealth of ideas.
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