Press release - 07/02/2023 Hertie Foundation establishes new institute combining artificial intelligence and neuroscience This month marks the launch of an outstanding project integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and neuromedicine – the Hertie Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Brain Health (Hertie AI). Founded on February 1 at the Medical Faculty of the University of Tübingen, it will be the first institute in Germany to research the prevention and early diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system using artificial intelligence methods.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/hertie-stiftung-gruendet-neues-institut-das-kuenstliche-intelligenz-und-neurowissenschaften-verbindet
Event - 07/03/2023 UK – Germany Bilateral: Collaborative R&D Funding for Innovation Online, Registration deadline: 06/03/2023, Informationsveranstaltung https://www.bio-pro.de/en/events/uk-germany-bilateral-collaborative-rd-funding-innovation
Press release - 06/02/2023 Fewer side effects thanks to personalised medicine Patients have 30 percent fewer serious side effects when medication doses are tailored to their genetic profile. This is what an international research consortium has found out, including the Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology at the Bosch Health Campus. With an individual DNA medication pass, as used in the study, treatments can be made more effective and safer in the future.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/weniger-nebenwirkungen-dank-personalisierter-medizin
Press release - 03/02/2023 Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim officially founded Non-profit limited liability company creates institutional framework for interdisciplinary research collaboration, innovative technology development and outstanding healthcare in the Rhine-Neckar region.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/offizielle-gruendung-der-health-life-science-alliance-heidelberg-mannheim
Synergistic effects with microalgae and purple bacteria - 03/02/2023 Working towards a hydrogen economy with a wastewater biorefinery: the SmartBioH2-BW project A biorefinery that uses industrial wastewater and residual material streams is being built in Rheinfelden (Baden). It will have two interlinking bioreactors and will synthesize biohydrogen as well as organic basic materials such as carotenoids and proteins. SmartBioH2-BW is a pilot project run by the Urban and Industrial Biorefineries initiative and funded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and Energy Sector.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/working-towards-hydrogen-economy-wastewater-biorefinery-smartbioh2-bw-project
Photon-counting technology - 01/02/2023 PC3 consortium: innovative computed tomography for Baden-Württemberg The University Hospitals of Freiburg, Tübingen and Mannheim have been cooperating with each other since 2021 to test new types of computed tomography devices. With the help of photon-counting technology, the aim is not only to improve patient care, but also to encourage local companies to develop downstream data processing technologies.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/pc3-consortium-innovative-computed-tomography-baden-wuerttemberg
Press release - 31/01/2023 ERC Consolidator Grants for Two Researchers from KIT In the 2022 allocation round for the award of the prestigious Consolidator Grants of the European Research Council, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have been successful. For their projects in the fields of photovoltaics and medical sensor technology, physicist Ulrich W. Paetzold and chemist Frank Biedermann will receive approximately two million euros over the next five years.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/erc-consolidator-grants-fuer-zwei-forscher-des-kit
Press release - 30/01/2023 Digital platform: Producing custom-fit orthoses quickly, resource-efficiently and cost-effectively Resource efficiency, time and cost savings are essential topics in the textile and apparel industry. The advantages of digital manufacturing apply not only to fashion, but also to medical textiles. To this end, the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) have developed a digital platform that can be used to produce precisely fitting flexible textile orthoses in a resource-, time- and cost-efficient manner.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/digitale-plattform-passgenaue-prothesen-schnell-ressourcenschonend-und-kostenguenstig-herstellen
Automated pain recognition - 25/01/2023 Using artificial intelligence to improve pain management Psychologists from Ulm and their cooperation partners have developed algorithms for automated pain recognition in order to be able to dose painkillers more precisely. The researchers are now looking for industrial partners to take their project to application.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/using-artificial-intelligence-improve-pain-management
Press release - 24/01/2023 What keeps the immune defense in brain tumors functional Cancer immunotherapies often fail because the immune cells are paralysed by immunosuppressive conditions in the tumor. Scientists from Heidelberg, Mannheim and Tel Aviv have now shown on tissue samples from patients as well as on tumor models in mice that the functionality of the immune defence depends decisively on certain helper cells.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/was-die-abwehrzellen-hirntumoren-funktionsfaehig-haelt
Press release - 24/01/2023 Genome Editing Procedures Optimised Heidelberg scientists succeed in boosting the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 and related methods and modifying initially inaccessible DNA sequences.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/verfahren-der-genom-editierung-optimiert
Press release - 24/01/2023 Controlling neural exoskeletons more precisely with diamond sensors Brain-computer interfaces are able to restore some mobility to paralyzed people by controlling exoskeletons. However, more complex control signals cannot yet be read from the head surface because conventional sensors are not sensitive enough. A collaboration of Fraunhofer IAF, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, University of Stuttgart and other industrial partners has taken up this challenge.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/mit-diamant-sensoren-neurale-exoskelette-praeziser-steuern
Event - 02/03/2023 Lunch & Learn Greener NHS: UK´s roadmap to more sustainability in the health system Online, Registration deadline: 01/03/2023, Information Event https://www.bio-pro.de/en/events/lunch-learn-greener-nhs-uk-s-roadmap-more-sustainability-health-system
Vaccination for plants - 23/01/2023 Dialogue instead of a chemical maze – new strategy for sustainable crop protection Climate change creates stress. This provides an opportunity for pests to exploit plant weaknesses and reproduce. For the infested plant, this can be catastrophic and often fatal. But instead of continuing to protect harvest yields with toxic substances as before, the transnational DialogProTec project is now taking a completely new approach: researchers want to intervene in the communication between plants and pests to keep them healthy.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/dialogue-instead-chemical-maze-new-strategy-sustainable-crop-protection
Press release - 20/01/2023 Czech Inventor Award for Martina Benešová-Schäfer With the "Česká Hlava" awards, the Czech government has been honoring the country's most brilliant minds every year since 2002 and recognizing exceptional achievements in research, development and innovation. Martina Benešová-Schäfer of the German Cancer Research Center was among the six laureates honored in 2022 at Charles University in Prague.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/tschechischer-erfinderpreis-fuer-martina-benesova-schaefer
Funding Renewable Material of the Year 2023 Competition, Funded by: nova-Institut GmbH, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 28/02/2023 https://www.bio-pro.de/en/service/funding/renewable-material-year-2023
Funding Renewable Material of the Year 2023 Competition, Funded by: nova-Institut GmbH, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 28/02/2023 https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/databases/funding/renewable-material-year-2023
Press release - 17/01/2023 Blood stem cells: not in charge in an emergency! After infections or blood loss, the body must compensate for the loss of blood cells as quickly as possible. This has long been considered the task of the hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. But scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now discovered in mice that a certain population of progenitor cells takes over this task: This accelerates the regeneration of the blood cells.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/blood-stem-cells-not-charge-emergency
Press release - 17/01/2023 Endogenous molecule protects from life-threatening complications after stem-cell transplantation Acute Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a life-threatening complication after leukemia treatment with allogeneic stem cell transplantation i.e. the transplantation of cells from another person. GvHD occurs when the transplanted immune cells are overly active and damage the receiving patient's healthy tissue. Researchers found that an endogenous molecule can mitigate this misdirected immune response.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/koerpereigenes-molekuel-schuetzt-vor-lebensbedrohlichen-komplikationen-nach-stammzelltransplantation
Press release - 17/01/2023 Sugar-based inhibitors disarm the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa The hospital pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires the sugar-binding proteins LecA and LecB to form biofilms as well as to attach to and penetrate host cells. These so-called lectins are therefore suitable targets for active substances to combat Pseudomonas infections. Researchers from Saarbrücken and Freiburg have now produced potent inhibitors for LecA and LecB that are more stable and soluble than previous drug candidates.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/zuckerbasierte-inhibitoren-entwaffnen-den-krankheitserreger-pseudomonas-aeruginosa
Press release - 16/01/2023 GoDanuBio’s contribution to the bioeconomisation of the Danube Region GoDanuBio supported the set-up of policy frameworks and participative governance schemes in the participating regions. The main topics were circular bioeconomy, sustainable rural development and rural-urban interactions.https://www.bio-pro.de/en/information/press-release/aufbruch-zu-mehr-biooekonomie-im-donauraum
Funding ACCELERATE Programme Funding programme, Funded by: Grünhof GmbH, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 12/02/2023 https://www.bio-pro.de/en/service/funding/accelerate-programm
Funding ACCELERATE Programme Funding programme, Funded by: Grünhof GmbH, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 12/02/2023 https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/databases/funding/accelerate-programm
Press release - 12/01/2023 “Zone of uncertainty” in the brain influences its ability to form new memories Researchers at the University of Freiburg Medical School led by Prof. Dr. Johannes Letzkus and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research have discovered that a little-studied area of the brain, the "zone of uncertainty" or "zona incerta," communicates with the neocortex in unconventional ways to rapidly control memory formation.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/zone-der-ungewissheit-im-gehirn-beeinflusst-bildung-von-erinnerungen