Article - 18/02/2013 Dickkopf deficiency improves cognitive performance Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have shown that the Dickkopf gene, which regulates head development during embryogenesis, prevents the regeneration of nerve cells in the mouse hippocampus. This also leads to the loss of learning capacity in advanced age. Animals in advanced adult age whose Dickkopf gene had been silenced showed no age-related decline in cognitive performance.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/dickkopf-deficiency-improves-cognitive-performance
Article - 07/07/2008 Control centre for light and cold Plants grow well under optimal light conditions but only if they are not under stress. Cell biologists have long assumed that information is exchanged between the molecular signalling pathways that mediate light perception and stress tolerance.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/control-centre-for-light-and-cold
Article - 03/10/2010 ColepCCL: A creative hub to prepare for the company’s move into the life sciences ColepCCL Rapid-Spray a ColepCLL subsidiary based in Laupheim Germany has made a name for itself as the largest European contract filler of aerosols. However ColepCLL which employs around 3500 people in five countries is now planning to open up new fields of activity in the life sciences area.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/colepccl-a-creative-hub-to-prepare-for-the-company-s-move-into-the-life-sciences
Article - 09/08/2010 Computer-assisted drug design Bioinformaticians from Tübingen have developed the “BALL” software platform that accelerates and simplifies the search for active agents. Computer modelling and simulation enables the assessment of molecule modifications and the optimisation of their function accordingly.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/computer-assisted-drug-design
Article - 14/03/2008 "Facility of the Year" in the city of Illertissen The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering ISPE awarded Pfizer in Illertissen municipal district of Neu Ulm the Facility of the Year Award in the process innovation category for its fully-automated production plant.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/facility-of-the-year-in-the-city-of-illertissen
Article - 19/05/2014 Computational chemistry as atomistic magnifying glass for biological systems Studying biological macromolecules such as proteins in their entirety on the atomistic level is a huge experimental challenge. Prof. Dr. Christine Peter from the University of Konstanz is therefore working on the development of special computer models that are able to calculate and visualize the complex interaction of atoms. She is using these models to study the chemical basis of complex biological phenomena such as protein folding and the…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/computational-chemistry-as-atomistic-magnifying-glass-for-biological-systems
Article - 12/06/2010 Correcting enzyme defects using stem cells Bone marrow transplantation was originally developed for the treatment of leukaemias and other malignant diseases of the haemotopoietic system. Thanks to increasing technological process it has been possible to considerably expand the treatment spectrum over the last few years. Dr. Ingo Müller paediatrician at the University Hospital in Tübingen now uses bone marrow transplantation for the therapy of genetic metabolic diseases with highly…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/correcting-enzyme-defects-using-stem-cells
Article - 31/10/2013 Fire blight monitoring generates new knowledge Plant diseases such as fire blight, a common infectious disease that predominantly affects pomaceous fruit trees, can reach epidemic proportions. Weather-based prediction models, which are routinely used to calculate fire blight infection risk, can now be replaced by a molecular test that is far more accurate. This new test is used by Bio-Protect GmbH and Büro für Biologische-Ökologische Beratung, both located in Konstanz and members of BioLAGO,…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/fire-blight-monitoring-generates-new-knowledge
Article - 07/11/2011 Daniel Gebhard – a new chapter in the mitochondrial theory of aging It has been known for quite some time that skin aging and skin cancer are connected with UV radiation. It is believed that mutations in the mitochondrial DNA are major contributors to aging and cancer, which is why in-depth knowledge about the repair mechanisms of skin cells is essential. Daniel Gebhard, doctoral student at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, is investigating the repair capacity of mtDNA in different human skin cell types. He is…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/daniel-gebhard-a-new-chapter-in-the-mitochondrial-theory-of-aging
Article - 13/11/2010 Evidence in personalised medicine Personalised medicine is the potential capacity to systematically use information about an individual patient in order to select or optimise that patient’s therapeutic care and tailor individual preventive treatments. Biomarkers need to be used as objective parameters in order to determine a patient’s individual risk profile. The role that features detected by genetic tests play in the causal mechanism of diseases and whether they are suitable…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/evidence-in-personalised-medicine
Article - 21/01/2013 Early warning signals of ageing in stem cells The large international project SyStemAge is specifically focused on the role of stem cells in ageing and age-related diseases. Coordinated by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Heidelberg University Hospital the SyStemAge consortium seeks to identify the causes and molecular pathways associated with the processes of ageing on the stem-cell level as well as developing novel strategies for the early treatment of age-related…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/early-warning-signals-of-ageing-in-stem-cells
Article - 15/03/2008 Double success for research The Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences has been successful in the states Innovative Projects Cooperative Projects 2007 programme. Two research projects will receive funding totalling almost 225000 euros.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/double-success-for-research
Article - 29/04/2013 FoodSolutionsTeam - onto the table instead of into the trough The processing of food, vegetables and other plant materials leads to large amounts of by-products that are not needed for the final product. These include solid residues from fruits and seeds from pressing that still contain many valuable ingredients, but are not required for the production of food. FoodSolutionsTeam (FST) from Konstanz is developing technologies that enable these by-products to be transformed into valuable food ingredients that…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/foodsolutionsteam-onto-the-table-instead-of-into-the-trough
Article - 12/05/2009 Fatal relatives: adiposity and diabetes Martin Wabitsch was the first German pediatrician to investigate adiposity back when it was seen as a strange subject to study. Nowadays, in Germany the attitude towards adiposity has completely changed. More and more people are suffering from adiposity and diabetes and are consequently at risk of contracting other severe diseases as a result. In children and young adults the situation is alarming; many children are at risk of contracting…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/fatal-relatives-adiposity-and-diabetes
Article - 29/07/2013 Food supplements from blue-green algae do more harm than good Dietary supplements containing different types of algae claim to be rich in minerals that help improve mental acuity and concentration. While many of these products are neither useful nor harmful, products containing blue-green algae have raised serious concerns. Consumers have repeatedly complained about pain and discomfort after consumption. A study carried out by toxicologist Prof. Dr. Daniel Dietrich from the University of Konstanz has now…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/food-supplements-from-blue-green-algae-do-more-harm-than-good
Article - 03/07/2010 Erbasens: Using the power of nature Before setting up her own company biologist Dr. Elke Schulz amassed a wealth of knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry. Now she harnesses the power of plants to develop and sell dietary supplements and natural cosmetics. Her company Erbasens specialises in combining high-quality oils and plant essences to create products such as Paramirum that safeguards the effectiveness of the immune system and promotes the bodys defence systems.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/erbasens-using-the-power-of-nature
Article - 03/12/2012 DFG strengthens Ulm research into ageing with new research training group The German Research Foundation (DFG) has recently granted Ulm University funding for a research training group (RTG) into ”Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Ageing”. This again confirms the strength of ageing research at Ulm University. The granting of funds totalling three million euros over a period of four and a half years is an important indication of the continued strength of the small university, particularly as many were worried that…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/dfg-strengthens-ulm-research-into-ageing-with-new-research-training-group
Article - 15/12/2014 From HIV structure to new AIDS therapies The building blocks of the viral protein capsid are rearranged as HI viruses mature into infectious AIDS-causing agents. Researchers from Heidelberg have made these structural changes visible on the molecular level. The findings could potentially be used for developing much-needed new AIDS therapeutics.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/from-hiv-structure-to-new-aids-therapies
Article - 07/01/2014 Distant goal: retina generation Optogenetic methods have the potential to restore the function of photoreceptors and other diseased cell types in the retina. A team from the CIN cluster of excellence at Tübingen University is exploring the basic mechanisms of how this could be achieved.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/distant-goal-retina-generation
Article - 27/05/2013 Economic factors outpace medical factors – are regulatory authorities brakes to innovation? The Pharmaceuticals Market Reorganisation Act (AMNOG) of January 2011 aims to limit the rising costs of pharmaceuticals and to create a balance between innovation and the affordability of drugs. For the pharmaceutical industry this means that the price of new pharmaceuticals depends on their proven additional benefit. The ‘healthcare industry provider network’ (hipnet) invited representatives from Boehringer Ingelheim and SocraTec R&D GmbH to…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/economic-factors-outpace-medical-factors-are-regulatory-authorities-brakes-to-innovation
Article - 26/04/2008 Fight against fire blight Burst bark mucus secretions blackened leaves crop failures - these all represent huge ecological and economic damage and are known as fire blight. Fire blight is an example of how global trade and traffic leads to the spread of a pathogen across almost the entire world.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/fight-against-fire-blight
Guest article - 30/04/2012 First-hand experience: report from a scholarship programme in Nanjing Simon Felz participated in a scholarship programme run by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts that made it possible for him to spend six months in a laboratory at Nanjing University. Here he tells us about his experience in China. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/first-hand-experience-report-from-a-scholarship-programme-in-nanjing
Article - 28/02/2008 Gilbert Gorr - a great fan of the moss Physcomitrella patens Dr. Gilbert Gorr has been fascinated by the moss Physcomitrella patens for many years in fact it occupies a great deal of his waking moments. The enthusiasm with which the CSO of greenovation Biotech GmbH talks about the key object of his work is both intoxicating and contagious. The latest discovery The moss produces a therapeutic antibody that is far more effective than its predecessors created in animal cell cultures.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/gilbert-gorr-a-great-fan-of-the-moss-physcomitrella-patens
Article - 15/01/2008 Female hearts fibrillate differently Gender-specific differences are currently not only a subject of debate for experts but have also raised broad media interest. However there are very few specific investigations that are able to provide a clear answer said Prof. Volker Kühlkamp chief physician in the Department of CardiologyElectrophysiology at the Lake Constance Heart Centre in ConstanceKreuzlingen and specialist in cardiac arrhythmia. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/female-hearts-fibrillate-differently
Article - 19/12/2011 Daniel Summerer: new ways of biosynthesising proteins with novel functions Dr. Daniel Summerer from the University of Konstanz deals with the design of proteins and peptides with novel functions. His approach involves the ribosomal incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins with the objective of producing proteins with novel functions in living cells.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/daniel-summerer-new-ways-of-biosynthesising-proteins-with-novel-functions