Content: Personalised medicine - Academies present statement on the opportunities and challenges of new treatments and diagnosis methods

• Weizsäcker Award goes to Ferdi Schüth – Chemist will also give this year’s Christmas Lecture
• Symposium on Robotics with Korean Academy – Experts discuss how humans and machines can communicate
• Paul Crutzen named honorary member – Leopoldina honours his outstanding scientific work and his service to the academy

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