Matthias Egger

Nov 13, 2024 | nature.com | Karin Kvale |Matthias Egger

The Global Plastics Treaty presents an opportunity to “end plastic pollution”. Legacy plastics will continue to fragment to secondary microplastics for decades, without additional mitigation measures. We identify this flux as a “fragmentation gap”, currently overlooked in global policy targets.

Apr 5, 2023 | theoceancleanup.com | Matthias Egger

Monitoring data confirms low adverse impact of System 002 on marine life over initial 12 trips. Current prevention and mitigation measures deemed successful, with additional improvements planned for System 03. Research continuing to optimize preventative measures and gather data on plastic pollution and operational environment to further understand and protect ecosystem of North Pacific gyre. The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to rid the oceans of plastic.

Feb 8, 2023 | thelancet.com | Alexandra Calmy |Gilles Wandeler |Matthias Egger

Two-drug therapy might be as effective as standard combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), with potentially reduced toxicity and costs and improved quality of life. In their recent review, Kevin M Gibas and colleagues1Gibas KM Kelly SG Arribas JR et al. Two-drug regimens for HIV treatment. summarised well available data up to April 2022 on the efficacy and tolerability of two-drug regimens.