title: Four windows on modern science in flavor and fragrance chemistry at Firmenich.
abstract: Four young scientists, recently hired by Firmenich, presented lectures at the University of Geneva. The objective was to stimulate young students to choose sciences. The challenges in the discovery, synthesis, or extraction of new molecules were presented, as well as the structure-activity  relationships of human odorant receptors.
authors.affiliation: Firmenich SA, Corporate R&D Division, P. O. Box 239, CH-1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland. christian.starkenmann@firmenich.com
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Starkenmann
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wünsche
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry; D002625:Chemistry, Organic; D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D010476:Perfume / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013334:Students
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D005421:Flavoring Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010476:Perfume