The 2023 Marcel Benoist Prize is awarded to Ted Turlings

Ted Turlings

The Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist 2023 is awarded to Ted Turlings, a biologist at the University of Neuchâtel. Through his work, he has illuminated complex biological processes, influenced environmental sciences globally and opened new paths towards pesticide-free sustainable farming through the biological control of pest insects. Ted Turlings has pursued highly innovative approaches and fundamentally contributed to our understanding of the role played by chemical signals in the communication among different species – otherwise known as ‘chemical ecology’.

Ted Turlings is a member of the Swiss Plant Science Web member, visit his research portfolio.

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SNFS News, 07.09.2023