Press release - 24/06/2024 Trustworthy AI Made in Mannheim How can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to make comprehensible medical decisions? A new project at the University of Mannheim, which has received funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), will analyze this question.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/trustworthy-ai-made-mannheim
Press release - 21/06/2024 Cyber Valley: World's first ELLIS Institute opens At the finale of the Cyber Valley Days, and Science Minister Petra Olschowski opened the ELLIS Institute Tübingen, heralding the next phase of the AI Innovation Campus. With the world's first ELLIS Institute, Cyber Valley is gaining further radiance. Olschowski also announced at the ceremony that the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is joining the Cyber Valley Community.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/cyber-valley-worlds-first-ellis-institute-opens
Press release - 21/06/2024 New tool maps microbial diversity with unprecedented details Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen developed the groundbreaking tool SynTracker. SynTracker expands traditional microbial analysis by considering genomic structural variation to complement existing SNP-based methods. This innovation reveals more precision and depths of microbial strain diversity and evolution.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-tool-maps-microbial-diversity-unprecedented-details
Gender-specific differences - 18/06/2024 Gender medicine: Why is good healthcare not a matter of course for everyone? Gender medicine is the study of gender-specific health differences. Many diseases manifest themselves differently in men and women and therapies do not always have the same effect depending on the sex of the patient being treated. There is currently not enough data on these differences. Research teams including the one led by Professor Dr. Dr. Sonja Loges from the University Medical Centre Mannheim and the DKFZ are seeking to change this.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/gender-medicine-why-good-healthcare-not-matter-course-everyone
Event - 10/10/2024 Life Science Investors’ Day 2024 Heidelberg , Informationsveranstaltung https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/event/life-science-investors-day-2024
Event - 09/10/2024 BioRN Annual Conference 2024 Heidelberg , Informationsveranstaltung https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/event/biorn-annual-conference-2024
Press release - 17/06/2024 DNA as building material for tiny machines and artificial cells Humboldt Research Award winner Prof. Hao Yan has been conducting research at the 2nd Institute of Physics at the University of Stuttgart since May. He is regarded as one of the world's leading experts in the field of DNA nanotechnology. "My work has many points of commonality with the topics that my colleagues in Stuttgart are focusing on," says Yan. "I have therefore been cooperating with Professor Laura Na Liu's working…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/dna-building-material-tiny-machines-and-artificial-cells
Press release - 13/06/2024 Eyesight from a 3D Printer Printing a new cornea during an operation to restore a patient’s eyesight: This groundbreaking step in the fight against corneal disorders is set to become reality with a laser based process using personalized bioink. The method was developed by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in collaboration with Carl Zeiss Meditec AG and Evonik Healthcare. Their project won the idea award in this year’s NEULAND innovation contest.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/eyesight-3d-printer
Press release - 13/06/2024 Which of the two DNA strands is damaged influences the cell's mutation profile Cancer genomes are the result of diverse mutation processes. Scientists have analyzed the molecular evolution of tumors after exposure to mutagenic chemicals. DNA lesions that persists unrepaired over several cell generations lead to sequence variations at the site of damage. This enabled the researchers to distinguish the contribution of the triggering lesion from that of the subsequent repair in shaping the mutation pattern.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/which-two-dna-strands-damaged-influences-cells-mutation-profile
Press release - 13/06/2024 Position of the cell nucleus affects epigenetics and therefore gene activity and cell function Depending on whether the cell nucleus of an epithelial cell is located on the outer or inner side of the tissue, the genome is more or less acetylated - genes can therefore be translated easier or harder. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have demonstrated this for the first time in the development of the Drosophila wing. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/position-cell-nucleus-affects-epigenetics-and-therefore-gene-activity-and-cell-function
Press release - 13/06/2024 BioRegio STERN receives 2024 award for best ZIM innovation network BioRegio STERN Management GmbH was today presented with an award at the Innovation Day for SMEs held by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Its “biohymed” project was named the year’s best innovation network under the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM).https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/bioregio-stern-receives-2024-award-best-zim-innovation-network
Press release - 12/06/2024 Pathogen identification — next-generation sequencing optimizes diagnostics Invasive infections such as sepsis require immediate and targeted treatment. Experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and group partners have succeeded in establishing a reconceptualized detection principle that can make a crucial contribution to saving lives through fast, ultra-accurate pathogen identification. They have been chosen to receive the 2024 Stifterverband Science Prize for their efforts.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/pathogen-identification-next-generation-sequencing-optimizes-diagnostics
Press release - 07/06/2024 German Research Foundation honors researchers for animal testing alternatives Prof. Dr. Peter Loskill and Dr. Silke Riegger from the 3R Center Tübingen for in-vitro models and animal testing alternatives have been awarded the Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize 2024. The prize, endowed with 80,000 euros, was awarded to them in Würzburg for the development of organ-on-chip (OoC) systems as an alternative to animal testing.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/german-research-foundation-honors-researchers-animal-testing-alternatives
Press release - 06/06/2024 Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds Festo is expanding its portfolio to include multilayer manifolds made of plastic (bonded manifolds) in order to be able to offer manufacturers of medical and laboratory equipment solutions from a single source. To this end, Festo is taking over the production systems and processes for manufacturing these complex plastic manifolds from Carville, a leading company in this field.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/festo-expands-its-portfolio-multilayer-manifolds
Press release - 05/06/2024 Investing in a fairer future: The Robert Bosch Stiftung celebrates its 60th anniversary he Robert Bosch Stiftung is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024. To commemorate this, the Foundation is holding an anniversary celebration today at its headquarters in Stuttgart. Among the guests are partners from the Foundation's charitable work as well as representatives from politics, business, and society, including members of the Bosch family and company.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/investing-fairer-future-robert-bosch-stiftung-celebrates-its-60th-anniversary
Save the date - 25/09/2024 Robotics-4-Labautomation Symposium 2024 Konstanz , Kongress/Symposium https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/event/robotics-4-labautomation-symposium-2024
Press release - 31/05/2024 Toolkit makes protein design faster and more accessible The Damietta Server broadens the accessibility to protein design research and its applications in various biotechnological and biomedical fields. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, the University of Tübingen, and the University Hospital Tübingen have developed a web-based toolkit to accelerate and simplify protein design without needing powerful computers or extensive protein design expertise on the user’s end.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/toolkit-makes-protein-design-faster-and-more-accessible
Press release - 31/05/2024 Heidelberg University successful with six bids for collaborative research In the current approval round of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Heidelberg University has been successful with six applications for grants to fund major, internationally visible research consortia. The six research consortia − three of them will reach the maximum funding length of twelve years after their extension − are to receive financial resources totalling nearly 87 million euros over a period of four years.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/heidelberg-university-successful-six-bids-collaborative-research
Press release - 24/05/2024 Research Training Group on Cancer Surgery: German Research Foundation approves second funding period Since 2019, the Research Training Group (RTG) "Intraoperative Multisensoric Tissue Differentiation in Oncology," a collaboration between the University of Stuttgart and the University of Tübingen, has been advancing research in medical technology. With the help of new sensor methods, the researchers want to help make surgical procedures on cancer patients safer and more effective.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/research-training-group-cancer-surgery-german-research-foundation-approves-second-funding-period
Press release - 23/05/2024 "They heal wounds, allow bones to grow and calm inflammation" MWK funds cell therapy research into mesenchymal stromal cells with 600,000 euros The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and Arts (MWK) is supporting medical researchers at Ulm University with start-up funding totalling 600,000 euros. The aim is to establish an EU consortium for the broad therapeutic use of mesenchymal stromal cells. The funding is being awarded as part of the "BEGIN - Participation in major European projects and initiatives" programme.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/they-heal-wounds-allow-bones-grow-and-calm-inflammation-mwk-funds-cell-therapy-research-mesenchymal-stromal-cells-600000-euros
Press release - 23/05/2024 Predicting cancer risks on the basis of national health data Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the European Bioinformatics Institute EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, UK, are using the Danish health registers to predict individual risks for 20 different types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy. The prediction model can also be transferred to other healthcare systems. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/predicting-cancer-risks-basis-national-health-data
Innovation in emergency medicine - 23/05/2024 CARL pushes back the boundaries of resuscitation therapy Few people survive a cardiac arrest; blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs and the resulting lack of oxygen causes extensive damage to the body. In response to this, researchers at the University Medical Centre Freiburg and Resuscitec GmbH have developed CARL, an innovative resuscitation system, which – in addition to the oxygen level – adjusts numerous blood parameters to individual patient requirements. This greatly improves…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/carl-pushes-back-boundaries-resuscitation-therapy
Press release - 22/05/2024 Stretched beyond the limits of the cell: the molecular biomechanics of collagen Together with colleagues from Israel and USA, HITS researcher Frauke Gräter investigates the effects of physical force on the collagen protein in two different animal model systems. Their goal is to measure the effects of mechanoradicals on the integrity of the tissue and the well-being of the organism, with impact on health and aging.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/stretched-beyond-limits-cell-molecular-biomechanics-collagen
Funding 4C Accelerator Tübingen Funding programme, Funded by: Medical Innovations Incubator GmbH, Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus BW, Startup BW & B. Braun-Stiftung, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 22/07/2024 https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/database/funding/4c-accelerator-tuebingen
Funding 4C Accelerator Tübingen Funding programme, Funded by: Medical Innovations Incubator GmbH, Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus BW, Startup BW & B. Braun-Stiftung, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 22/07/2024 https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/database/funding/4c-accelerator-tuebingen