In 1968, the moon was discovered as a travel destination and revolution was recognized not as a result of hardship and misery but of dissatisfaction with circumstances. Also in tranquil Ilvesheim, close to Heidelberg, visions of the future were conceived. Ewald Barth discovered the world of quality reagents as a commodity for research and as a source for launching BIOMOL. It has been 40 years since: The moon is today once more beheld rather at long range and revolutions are in Germany plotted by locomotive drivers. In other areas at the end of the sixties, things were going on that were far more revolutionary. The world wi