Healthcare industry

Article - 04/02/2013

SYGNIS Pharma - the "new" one: development and commercialisation of molecular diagnostics products

Heidelberg-based SYGNIS Pharma AG is to discontinue its therapeutic R&D projects targeting human nervous system diseases and will in future focus on the research and development of novel molecular biology technologies, including DNA amplification and sequencing as well as drug screening.

Article - 11/08/2014

dsl-Labor: developing PCR tests for medical diagnostics

PCR has become a common application in medical diagnostics, in areas ranging from the detection of microbes to genetic testing. The demand for new tests is huge, given that there is a seemingly endless list of applications for which PCR can be used. dsl-Labor für Molekulargenetische Diagnostik specialises in the development of PCR tests and also gives advice and training to medical laboratory personnel. Veterinarians are among the company’s major…

Microfluidic systems - 18/11/2021

Dermagnostix develops molecular diagnostic tests for skin diseases

Dermagnostix GmbH has developed a rapid test to differentiate between psoriasis and eczema. This test is currently undergoing preclinical testing, with market launch planned for 2023. The start-up is already working on two other dermatological tests. Centrifugal microfluidics is the name of the technology on which the tests are based.

Article - 30/08/2010

A centre focusing on hepatocellular carcinoma research

Under its director, Prof. Dr. Peter Schirmacher, the Institute of Pathology at the University of Heidelberg has become a major liver cancer research centre, with a particular focus on hepatocellular carcinoma. The institute is looking for new diagnostic markers and new molecular targets for drugs that have the potential to be used for specifically treating this cancer.

EIT Health has announced over €6m of funding in the fight against COVID-19. The funding will be dedicated to 14 specially selected health innovation projects across Europe which will focus on immediate and impactful solutions that can be found to arm health services with better tools in navigating the pandemic.

Press release - 22/11/2012

CeGaT and Genomatix are finalists of Boston Children’s Hospital’s CLARITY challenge

CeGaT (Center for Genomics and Transcriptomics) GmbH, the Department of Prostate Cancer Research, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn and Genomatix Software GmbH were announced as finalist (Top 3) of the CLARITY challenge, organized by Boston Children’s Hospital.

Press release - 18/01/2010

Measurement instead of culture – rapid detection of Legionella

There has been an unusually high frequency of Legionella infections in the city of Ulm in the period since mid-December 2009. The search for the source of the infection is well underway, although the use of traditional detection methods make it a time-consuming process. New screening methods developed by the Fraunhofer IPM could considerably reduce the time required to detect the source of infection.

Article - 29/07/2011

Labor Dr. Merk und Kollegen - Viruses under control

It is difficult to imagine how Ochsenhausen-based Labor Dr. Merk und Kollegen (LMK) would be able to develop, produce and test medical products for bacterial and viral contaminations without using cell cultures. The medium-sized company also produces viruses for testing and has stored more than 80 different viruses – enveloped and non-enveloped ones, animal and human pathogens – at -80˚C.

Press release - 28/05/2009

CONCERT Medical Optics wins special CyberOne prize

The company CONCERT Medical Optics was selected from more than 70 participants from all over Germany to receive a special CyberOne prize for the most innovative start-up concept namely a medical instrument called EndoTherapeuthoSkop. This instrument combines different technologies enabling the simultaneous detection and treatment of tumours meaning that patients only have to undergo one rather than several interventions.

Article - 12/08/2013

Sensovation AG: a special camera for rapid allergy diagnosis

Between 20 and 30 million Germans suffer from allergies to house dust mites, pollen and many other allergens¹. The diagnosis of allergies is usually a rather time-consuming process as more than 20,000 potential allergens need to be tested in order to identify the allergen that causes a patient’s particular symptoms². Sensovation AG has developed a technology that allows the parallel analysis of 20 allergens and which has the potential to simplify…

Press release - 19/12/2011

cetics healthcare - Metabolomic snapshot – one drop blood is enough

Newly founded Esslingen-based cetics healthcare technologies is developing a new platform that combines innovative analysis technologies for medical diagnostics. By linking biological testing methods with spectroscopic detection technology and automation, information on all key blood values and existing medical conditions can be delivered in just one single measurement.

Press release - 06/07/2012

Medicyte is receiving 4.2 Mio Euros from the European Union Seventh Framework Programm

Medicyte, The Electrospinning Company and the Universities of Manchester and Pisa launch a European wide unique project with the aim to design a biomimetic bioartificial liver (Re-Liver). The company GABO:mi ensures professional project management. Research is receiving 4.2 Mio Euros from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme.

Article - 10/05/2008

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Prize 2008

Prof. Dr. Martin Bendszus was awarded the Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Prize 2008. He received the prize together with 10000 euros for his work dealing with in vivo diagnostics of the peripheral nervous system using magnetic resonance imaging.

Article - 12/08/2009

More effective extraction of small RNAs

Small RNAs are gaining in importance in research as well as in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. However the potential of these molecules can only be exploited fully if very pure RNAs can be extracted from the cells in sufficiently high quantities. Currently used methods are expensive and only designed for large cell quantities. In addition the operation of the extraction systems is very complicated. A new biochip developed by Dr.…

Diagnostics - 29/01/2018

New test for extended blood fat analysis

Cholesterol is seen as the cause of atherosclerosis, a disease that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. However, it now seems that the way cholesterol is packaged may be even more important than high blood cholesterol levels. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy now allows the high-throughput analysis of such lipid packages.

Press release - 29/03/2012

GATC Biotech’s NightXpress sequencing service goes Europe-wide

GATC Biotech, Europe’s leading sequencing provider, now offers its overnight sequencing service NightXpress Europe wide. This unique overnight service has been made possible by the recently opened European Custom Sequencing Centre in Cologne. In Constance, the company’s headquarters, GATC Biotech is building up the European Genome and Diagnostics Centre.

Medical technology - 14/03/2016

The operating room of the future: minimally invasive and future-oriented intervention techniques

Being able to diagnose and treat tumour patients in just a few hours is just one of the many promising goals of the Fraunhofer Project Group for Automation in Medicine and Biotechnology (PAMB). The overall goal of the Intervention and Therapy research group is to take innovative technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions from laboratory development to prototype production for use in clinical trials.

Article - 03/09/2009

Company establishment with combined forces

The company DSL a specialist in molecular diagnostics is currently being established in the city of Eriskirch close to Friedrichshafen Germany. The future managing directors Dr. Sabine Lautenschläger and Dr. Daniel Schaarschmidt are being supported by the BioLAGO network and the pharmaceutical company Nycomed.

Article - 12/08/2013

A complete exome sequence in one week

The exome is the part of the genome that is formed by exons i.e. the DNA regions that code for proteins and other functional products. Though comprising only about 1 of the total genome the majority of disease-causing mutations occur in the exome. Selectively sequencing the coding regions of the genome is quicker than whole-genome sequencing. Therefore exome sequencing plays an important role in the diagnosis of genetic diseases and cancer.…

One year after its seed financing, SpinDiag GmbH closes a second financing round of EUR 3 million (USD 3.4 million) as planned. The financing will enable SpinDiag to complete the product development of its first product for screening for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and to start clinical trials. This will pave the way for regulatory approval in the EU.

Press release - 28/07/2009

Fostering enthusiasm for successful entrepreneurship

BioRegio STERN Management GmbH has honoured the winning projects in the regional “Science2Start” competition. A panel of experts awarded a total of 2,250 euros for the most innovative ideas with marketing potential. The winners celebrated their success with approx. 240 visitors of the annual summer event jointly organised by BioRegio STERN Management GmbH, the Society for the Promotion of Biotechnology Stuttgart/Tübingen/Neckar-Alb e.V. and PUSH!…

Press release - 17/12/2012

Curetis AG initiates clinical trial in the U.S. towards FDA clearance

Curetis AG announced the start of a clinical trial of its Unyvero™ System and the corresponding LRT (lower respiratory tract) application in the U.S. The company expects enrollment completion within the next 12-15 months, followed by a 510(k) submission to the FDA in 2014. The prospective, multicenter trial will include samples collected from more than 2,000 hospitalized patients suspected to have a lower respiratory tract infection and several…

The European Research Council is to fund a project at the University Hospital of Freiburg on the development of ultra fast magnetic resonance imaging for applications in the fields of neurology the neurosciences and oncology.

Dossier - 03/07/2008

Molecular imaging - a close look inside the human body

Molecular imaging recognises the functional state of cells and molecules. It visualises biological processes on the cellular and molecular level and is thus able to detect pathological alterations a long time before disease symptoms become apparent. Molecular imaging offers new possibilities for improving diagnosis and enabling more targeted therapies than has previously been possible. Many experts regard molecular imaging as a paradigm shift in…