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  • Press release - 12/06/2025

    BioNTech Announces Strategic Transaction to Acquire CureVac in Public Exchange Offer

    Acquisition will strengthen the mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy candidates, marking BioNTech’s milestone in its oncology strategy. Acquisition of CureVac will complement BioNTech’s capabilities and proprietary technologies in mRNA design, delivery formulations, and mRNA manufacturing. All-stock acquisition has potential to create value for both companies’ shareholders given their complementary capabilities, focus on mRNA, and shared vision.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/biontech-announces-strategic-transaction-acquire-curevac-public-exchange-offer
  • New treatment methods: DNA origami-based nanodevices precisely control immune response - 24/04/2025 Hydroborierung_synthetische-Immunologie.png

    Bottom-up synthetic immunology for novel therapeutic approaches

    Modern therapies for combating cancer and infectious diseases increasingly leverage the body’s own immune system. Several research groups at Heidelberg University are using innovative bottom-up approaches in synthetic immunology to develop new treatment methods that can control the immune response more precisely than previously possible.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/bottom-synthetic-immunology-novel-therapeutic-approaches
  • Press release - 07/04/2025

    Interdisciplinary research to provide urgently needed insecticides to combat malaria

    The Medical Faculty Heidelberg of Heidelberg University and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences are combining their expertise in infectious disease research, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics to overcome resistance in malaria vectors. The project is supported by funding from the Gates Foundation.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/interdisciplinary-research-provide-urgently-needed-insecticides-combat-malaria
  • Press release - 14/03/2025

    Tool identifies specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria

    University of Tübingen research team shortens the search for attackers that can wipe out multiresistant pathogens – with the aim of treating infections without antibiotics

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/tool-identifies-specific-viruses-combat-dangerous-bacteria
  • Press release - 28/02/2025

    Scientists discover the function of a mysterious HIV component

    A research team including scientists from Heidelberg University Hospital has gained new insights into HIV-1. Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind an important step in the life cycle of HIV. Working together with teams at Heidelberg and Yale Universities, they found that the enigmatic “spacer peptide 2”, one of the virus components, plays a key role in converting immature HIV-1 particles into infectious particles.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/scientists-discover-function-mysterious-hiv-component
  • Press release - 27/02/2025

    EU Project: New Molecular Interventions against Virus Infections

    Targeted molecular interventions in the replication cycle and the immune recognition of viruses are intended to prevent viral entry into cells and virus replication. Scientists work on new approaches to combating highly dangerous viral diseases such as yellow fever or Lassa fever. The European Union is supporting the project over a period of five years to the tune of just under eight million euros.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/eu-project-new-molecular-interventions-against-virus-infections
  • Press release - 23/01/2025

    How the Ebola virus replicates in cells

    Like all viruses, the Ebola virus is dependent on host cells in order to replicate. Researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital, in collaboration with colleagues from the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, have been able to show for the first time using state-of-the-art imaging techniques how the replication compartments of the Ebola virus change during replication in infected cells.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-ebola-virus-replicates-cells
  • Press release - 05/11/2024

    Heidelberg scientist receives highly endowed EC synergy grant

    Heidelberg scientist Dr Venera Weinhardt has received an ERC Synergy Grant for a pioneering biomedical research project. The European Research Council (ERC) is granting this funding to advance soft X-ray microscopy. This imaging technique along with other innovations will be used to investigate the hepatitis E virus.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/heidelberg-scientist-receives-highly-endowed-ec-synergy-grant
  • Press release - 26/08/2024

    Synthetic Immunology: Approaching a Turning Point in the Treatment and Prevention of Disease

    Synthetic immunology is the topic of an article in the “Perspectives” section of the journal “Nature Nanotechnology”. Herein, Heidelberg researchers describe a so-called bottom-up approach that uses the toolbox of nanotechnology and synthetic biology to construct systems from molecular building blocks and specifically equip them with immune functions.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/synthetic-immunology-approaching-turning-point-treatment-and-prevention-disease
  • 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
  • App for tuberculosis diagnosis - 15/05/2024 The photo shows a collection of pink-coloured, elongated bacteria against a dark background

    "Find-TB" aims to improve access to tuberculosis diagnostics

    Globally, the majority of children with tuberculosis remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated because their symptoms are categorised incorrectly. Researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital want to develop an app that analyses medical information, risk factors and local surveillance data to calculate individual risk of infection and test those who might be affected with TB as early as possible.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/find-tb-aims-improve-access-tuberculosis-diagnostics
  • Press release - 13/05/2024

    Detecting respiratory infections: simply blow for diagnosis

    Professor Claudia Denkinger from Heidelberg University's Faculty of Medicine is leading the international collaborative project "BreathForDiagnosis". Researchers from Germany, Italy, South Africa and Romania are working with an industrial partner from Switzerland to develop user-friendly breath tests for the rapid diagnosis of respiratory infections such as tuberculosis.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/detecting-respiratory-infections-simply-blow-diagnosis
  • Press release - 24/04/2024

    CureVac Announces Start of Combined Phase 1/2 Study in Avian Influenza (H5N1); Development in Collaboration with GSK

    Phase 1 part of combined Phase 1/2 study initiated as part of pandemic preparedness against highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus, considered to be potential future pandemic threat. Study will assess monovalent vaccine candidate, encoding an influenza A H5-antigen using proprietary second-generation mRNA backbone.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-announces-start-combined-phase-12-study-avian-influenza-h5n1-development-collaboration-gsk
  • Press release - 10/04/2024

    Growth through medical technology: Bosch and Randox invest heavily in the Vivalytic analysis platform

    With its Vivalytic analysis platform, Bosch has set itself the goal of making fast and highly precise diagnostics accessible at the point of care – and aims to use molecular diagnostics to become a leading provider in the market by 2030. To achieve this, Bosch has now agreed on a strategic partnership with Randox Laboratories Ltd., a leading diagnostic and medical technology company.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/growth-through-medical-technology-bosch-and-randox-invest-heavily-vivalytic-analysis-platform
  • Epifadin from the nasal microbiome - 28/03/2024 The two researchers in lab coats in the microbiology laboratory, looking at a glass flask with beige-coloured epifadin.

    From the nose: novel antibiotic substance discovered

    Antibiotics are becoming an increasingly blunt weapon against infectious diseases. The number of (multi-)resistant germs has been rising rapidly for years and even reserve antibiotics no longer work. Researchers at the University of Tübingen have now isolated a completely new antibiotic substance called epifadin from the microbiome of the human nose. It is effective against many different bacteria - including the dangerous hospital MRSA.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/nose-novel-antibiotic-substance-discovered
  • Press release - 13/03/2024

    Protection from an unexpected source

    Contrary to common belief, not all viruses are harmful to their hosts. Sometimes viruses can even protect their hosts from infection by other viruses. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaborators have now demonstrated that this is the case for so-called endogenous virophages: small DNA viruses that are mostly found inserted into the genomes of single-cell eukaryotes.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/protection-unexpected-source
  • Press release - 15/02/2024

    Modelling the spread of diseases

    Computer scientists from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour developed a model, that explains how collective scenarios such as diseases may proceed.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/modelling-spread-diseases
  • Nanoparticles as drug carriers - 09/11/2023 Zu sehen ist eine Mikroskopie-Aufnahme, die mit Mykobakterien infiziertes Lungengewebe inklusive Nanocarrier zeigt.

    Inhalation of nanocarriers for antibiotics against resistant tuberculosis pathogens

    Around ten million people worldwide still contract tuberculosis every year. With an estimated 1.4 million deaths a year, tuberculosis was the world’s deadliest infectious disease until COVID-19. The high mortality rate is down to the sophisticated biology of the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A team of researchers from the KIT and the Research Centre Borstel (FZB) has developed a method that aims to outsmart the bacterium once and for all.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/inhalation-nanocarriers-antibiotics-against-resistant-tuberculosis-pathogens
  • Press release - 20/10/2023

    Why tuberculosis bacteria form long chains

    A researcher team from Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne led by Dr. Vivek Thacker now group leader at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Heidelberg University Hospital have studied why tuberculosis bacteria form long strands and how this affects their infectivity. Their findings could lead to new therapies and have now been published in the journal Cell.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/why-tuberculosis-bacteria-form-long-chains
  • Press release - 20/06/2023

    Tuberculosis Therapy: Smallest Particles Will Deliver the Drug to the Lungs in Future

    KIT and Research Center Borstel Present Nanoparticles with a High Antibiotic Concentration for Inhalation – Nanocarriers of Antibiotics Can Reduce Resistances and Enhance Compatibility.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/tuberculosis-therapy-smallest-particles-will-deliver-drug-lungs-future
  • Press release - 22/05/2023

    Prevention of pandemics

    Volkswagen Foundation to fund international research project with around 1.5 million euros. Interdisciplinary team led by the Institute for Global Health at Heidelberg University Hospital to research the transmission of pathogens from animals to humans in Thailand and Laos. Long-term goal is to develop sustainable preventive measures against future pandemics.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/prevention-pandemics
  • Press release - 08/05/2023

    CureVac Announces Dosing of First Participant in Combined Phase 1/2 Study of Multivalent, Modified Influenza Vaccine Candidates Developed in Collaboration with GSK

    Initial Phase 1 part started with multivalent modified mRNA influenza vaccine candidates. Candidates developed in collaboration with GSK within broad infectious disease vaccine program encode for antigens covering four WHO-recommended flu strains.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-announces-dosing-first-participant-combined-phase-12-study-multivalent-modified-influenza-vaccine-candidates-developed-c
  • 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

    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 - 06/01/2023

    CureVac Announces Positive Data on Joint COVID-19 and Flu mRNA Vaccine Development Programs

    CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”), today announced positive preliminary data from ongoing Phase 1 clinical programs in COVID-19 and seasonal flu, assessing both modified and unmodified mRNA technology. The tested vaccine candidates are being developed in collaboration with GSK.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-announces-positive-data-joint-covid-19-and-flu-mrna-vaccine-development-programs
  • Press release - 09/12/2022

    Epigenetic emergency switch improves defense against infections

    During infections, the hematopoietic system switches from normal to emergency mode. This improves the defense against the pathogens. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now found an epigenetic switch in blood stem cells and progenitor cells of mice that can trigger the switch from one mode to the other.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/epigenetic-emergency-switch-improves-defense-against-infections
  • Press release - 01/12/2022

    Development of the immune system before and after birth

    The newborn's immune system is suddenly confronted with microorganisms, food and numerous environmental influences at birth. How do the baby's immune cells prepare for this moment during pregnancy and birth? How do external influences shape the immune system immediately after birth? And what influence does an event like a premature birth have?

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/development-immune-system-and-after-birth
  • Viral cancer therapy - 26/10/2022 Microscopic image of plaque formation by HSV1 viruses (green fluorescing).

    Therapeutic viruses against tumours and metastases

    Viruses can overcome cell barriers and transfer information to their host cells. They know how to make their host cell’s infrastructure work for them. This makes them excellent biotechnological tools, which a research group from the Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart is using to its advantage. The team is developing a therapeutic virus that not only recognises and fights tumours, but also has the potential to reach metastases.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/therapeutic-viruses-against-tumours-and-metastases
  • Dossier - 12/10/2022 Icon heart with ecg line on a green background

    The health sector must become greener

    Worldwide, the health sector is struggling with the consequences of global warming, but fatally is itself responsible for a significant proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. Studies show that hospitals and rehabilitation clinics in particular have great potential for reducing these emissions and, like the manufacturing industry, need to fundamentally revise established processes.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/health-sector-must-become-greener-1
  • Press release - 01/09/2022

    Personalised antibiotic treatment strategies for tuberculosis patients

    Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with an estimated 1.4 million deaths and ten million people infected annually. Resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) variants of the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis pose a major threat to tuberculosis control and global health.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/personalisierte-antibiotika-behandlungsstrategie-bei-tuberkulose-erkrankten
  • Press release - 18/08/2022

    CureVac Starts Phase 1 Clinical Study of Modified, Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

    CureVac N.V., a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on mRNA, today announced the start of a Phase 1 study of the modified COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate CV0501, administered as a booster dose to previous COVID-19 vaccination. Developed in collaboration with GSK, CV0501 is based on CureVac’s second-generation mRNA backbone and is designed to specifically protect against the Omicron variant.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-starts-phase-1-clinical-study-modified-omicron-targeting-covid-19-vaccine-candidate
  • Press release - 04/08/2022

    Inflammation accelerates aging of the hematopoietic system

    In mice, inflammation in early to mid-life leads to a permanent decline in functional blood stem cells, according to a recent publication by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Stem Cell Institute HI-STEM*. The ability of the blood stem cells to regenerate was suppressed for at least one year after challenge with inflammation.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/inflammation-accelerates-aging-hematopoietic-system
  • Biotech in outer space - 06/07/2022 Scientist in the laboratory at a cell culture workbench with a cell chamber

    yuri, a space start-up: weightlessness for commercial research

    Growing cells without the effect of gravity could revolutionise drug development. A start-up called yuri on Lake Constance enables made-to-measure experiments on the ISS for stem cells, artificial organs, surfaces and materials. On board the next mission are some mini-cell labs from Berlin's Charité and Goethe University Frankfurt.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/yuri-space-start-weightlessness-commercial-research
  • Bakteriocins - 24/05/2022 bunte fluoreszenzmikroskopische Bilder der Bakterien als runde und ovale Punkte.

    New antibiotic alternatives from soil bacteria

    Bacteria are not the greatest of friends among themselves: many release antimicrobial substances into their environment in order to gain an advantage in their ecological niche. Researchers at the University of Ulm are making use of such bacteriocins by creating a genetically modified soil bacterium that can be used as a biotechnological platform organism to produce alternatives to antibiotics in pure form and in large quantities. The fact this…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-antibiotic-alternatives-soil-bacteria
  • Press release - 12/04/2022

    Technology transfer award for PCR rapid test device for infection diagnostics

    Spindiag GmbH, together with the University of Freiburg and the Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., was awarded the Technology Transfer Prize 2020 from the German Physical Society (DPG) on April 09, 2022 for the development of the PCR-based rapid test system Rhonda.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/technology-transfer-award-pcr-rapid-test-device-infection-diagnostics
  • COVIC-19 clinical trial - 07/04/2022 Schematic showing how the clinical trial will be performed.

    Convalescent plasma for COVID-19 therapy: clinical trial should bring clarity

    Does it help to treat COVID-19 sufferers with antibodies from people who have recovered from the disease? It seems an obvious idea and has been tested thousands of times. However, there is not yet enough evidence to prove the clinical efficacy of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma. The transfusion physician Prof. Dr. Hubert Schrezenmeier from Ulm is planning to carry out a follow-up clinical trial to find the missing evidence.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/convalescent-plasma-covid-19-therapy-clinical-trial-should-bring-clarity
  • Press release - 30/03/2022

    CureVac and GSK Start Clinical Development of Second-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV

    CureVac N.V. a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”), today announced that the first participant was dosed in a Phase 1 study of COVID-19 second-generation mRNA vaccine candidate, CV2CoV, developed in collaboration with GSK.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-and-gsk-start-clinical-development-second-generation-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-cv2cov
  • Press release - 10/02/2022

    CureVac Doses First Participant in Phase 1 Study with Multivalent Influenza Vaccine Candidate Based on Second-Generation mRNA Backbone Developed in Collaboration with GSK

    CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”), today announced that it has dosed the first participant in a Phase 1 study of its seasonal influenza second-generation mRNA vaccine candidate, CVSQIV, developed in collaboration with GSK.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-doses-first-participant-phase-1-study-multivalent-influenza-vaccine-candidate-based-second-generation-mrna-backbone-deve
  • Viral zoonoses - 24/01/2022 Schematic drawing of a flavivirus polyprotein anchored in the ER membrane. The different viral proteins are indicated by differently coloured sections on the polyprotein that is marked with dashes and the protease interfaces are marked by arrows.

    Development of inhibitors that help stop viral zoonoses

    Emerging viral infections such as COVID-19 or Zika disease pose an increasing threat to humans. At the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB) at Heidelberg University, Prof. Dr. Christian Klein's research group is developing inhibitors against already known viruses in the hope that these can also be used against new virus variants.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/development-inhibitors-help-stop-viral-zoonoses
  • Press release - 30/11/2021

    A mould dominates the eukaryotic microbiota in Parkinson’s disease patients

    Parkinson's disease is characterised by a slow, progressive loss of nerve cells in certain brain areas. The disease is still incurable and the exact causes are unclear. The dopamine deficiency in the brain can only be controlled to some extent in the initial phase of the disease. Basic research is being conducted in an attempt to unravel the mystery of Parkinson's disease.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/mould-dominates-eukaryotic-microbiota-parkinsons-disease-patients
  • Booster for neutrophil granulocytes - 27/10/2021 acetat-aktivierung_Bearbeitet.jpg

    Acetate supports immune cells to fight against sepsis

    Blood poisoning is the most dangerous complication of bacterial infections and often leads to death. Researchers at the Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine at the University of Tübingen have now identified acetate as a potent agent for stimulating innate immune system cells, supporting their ability to destroy bacteria.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/acetate-supports-immune-cells-fight-against-sepsis
  • Press release - 13/10/2021

    Tackling the collateral damage from antibiotics

    EMBL scientists pave the way for reducing the harmful side effects antibiotics have on gut bacteria. Antibiotics help us to treat bacterial infections and save millions of lives each year. But they can also harm the helpful microbes residing in our gut, weakening one of our body’s first lines of defence against pathogens and compromising the multiple beneficial effects our microbiota has for our health.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/tackling-collateral-damage-antibiotics
  • Press release - 12/10/2021

    CureVac to Shift Focus of COVID-19 Vaccine Development to Second-Generation mRNA Technology

    CureVac N.V., a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”), today announced the strategic decision to focus its COVID-19 vaccine development towards the development of second-generation mRNA vaccine candidates in collaboration with GSK and to withdraw its first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, from the current approval process.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-shift-focus-covid-19-vaccine-development-second-generation-mrna-technology
  • Optimised peptides against infections and cancer - 07/10/2021 Zu sehen ist in einem Schema, wie bioaktive Peptide aus dem Körper entnommen, verbessert und wieder in den Körper gelangen.

    New bioactive ingredients from the peptidome treasure chest

    Peptides are increasingly coming into scientific focus for application in diagnostics and therapy. The human body is full of these protein fragments, but only a fraction have been characterised. So there is enormous potential for discovering new biologically active substances that can help in the fight against bacteria, viruses and cancer. A collaborative research centre at Ulm University Hospital is on the trail of these promising fragments.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-bioactive-ingredients-peptidome-treasure-chest
  • Press release - 21/09/2021

    Antibiotic levels measurable in breath for first time

    A team of engineers and biotechnologists at the University of Freiburg has for the first time shown in mammals that the concentration of antibiotics in the body can be determined using breath samples. The breath measurements also corresponded to the antibiotic concentrations in the blood. The team’s biosensor – a multiplex chip – will in future enable personalized dosing of medicines against infectious diseases on-site.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/antibiotic-levels-measurable-breath-first-time
  • Press release - 20/08/2021

    Innovative Drug Discovery

    New drugs are intended to help stop viral zoonoses – infections that jump from animals to humans. To study suitable inhibitors, Prof. Dr Christian Klein from the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB) of Heidelberg University is receiving funding in the amount of 450,000 euros from the Volkswagen Foundation.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/innovative-drug-discovery
  • Press release - 15/07/2021

    Mechanism for differentiation of specific immune cell types discovered

    Under certain conditions, our immune system can efficiently fight off infectious diseases and cancer. T cells, especially the gamma delta T cell type, play an important role in this. The issue is that this cell type is extremely infrequent in the human body. Researchers at the University Hospital Tübingen, the University of Heidelberg and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have now succeeded in finding the cause for the formation of…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/mechanism-differentiation-specific-immune-cell-types-discovered
  • Press release - 16/06/2021

    CureVac Provides Update on Phase 2b/3 Trial of First-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CVnCoV

    CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”), today announced results of the second interim analysis of its international pivotal Phase 2b/3 study in approximatively 40,000 subjects (the HERALD study) of CureVac’s first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curevac-provides-update-phase-2b3-trial-first-generation-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-cvncov
  • Press release - 25/05/2021

    From harmless skin bacteria to dreaded pathogens

    The bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidisis primarily a harmless microbe found on the skin and in the noses of humans. Yet some strains of this species can cause infections – in catheters, artificial joints, heart valves, and in the bloodstream – which are difficult to treat. These bacteria are often resistant to a particularly effective antibiotic, methicillin, and are among the most feared germs in hospitals.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/harmless-skin-bacteria-dreaded-pathogens
  • Vaccine development - 25/05/2021 AdobeStock_385688184_CROCOTHERY.jpg

    Vaccines - a beacon of hope in the fight against pandemics

    Having long been considered less lucrative for the big pharmaceutical companies, vaccine development is taking off in an unforeseen way in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial support is flooding in and all kinds of vaccine development strategies are being deployed. Among the winners in the competition for effective coronavirus vaccines are vaccines based on RNA technology.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/vaccines-beacon-hope-fight-against-pandemics
  • Press release - 21/04/2021

    Atriva Therapeutics to Speed up Development of COVID-19 Drug with Federal Funding

    Atriva Therapeutics GmbH, a company that is pioneering the development of therapies for the treatment of viral infections, has secured up to €11.4 million in federal funding. The company, founded in 2015, announced today that it was selected for research funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Atriva will use the funds to advance its drug ATR-002 towards market maturity as quickly as possible.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/atriva-therapeutics-kann-dank-foerdermitteln-covid-19-medikament-schneller-entwickeln
  • Press release - 17/02/2021

    A new piece of the HIV infection puzzle explored

    Researchers from EMBL and Heidelberg University Hospital combine high-resolution imaging to observe the infection process in cell nuclei, opening the door for new therapeutics.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-piece-hiv-infection-puzzle-explored
  • Article - 17/02/2021 Messerer_Bild_2.jpg

    Whole blood model enables development of early warning system for sepsis

    Sepsis is a life-threatening disease that can be treated all the more successfully the faster therapy is initiated. It is not just the infection itself that is so dangerous, but a dysregulated response of the immune system. Physicians at Ulm University Hospital have now developed an animal-free test system that can be used to research the disease and develop innovative diagnostic tools to quickly assess a patient's sepsis risk and optimise…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/whole-blood-model-enables-development-early-warning-system-sepsis
  • Press release - 18/01/2021

    How a protein variant could explain resistance to sleeping sickness drug

    A specific variant of the surface protein VSG of African trypanosomes, the causative agents of sleeping sickness, is associated with resistance to the important drug Suramin. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have now been able to find a possible explanation for the formation of resistance based on the crystal structure of this protein variant.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-protein-variant-could-explain-resistance-sleeping-sickness-drug
  • Article - 04/11/2020 Analysegerät und Kartusche

    Rapid coronavirus test delivers results in 43 minutes

    The Hahn-Schickard Institute and Spindiag GmbH in Freiburg im Breisgau have joined forces to develop a rapid test used at the point of care. The test takes just 43 minutes to show whether a patient is infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The rapid test is expected to be given market approval in Germany and the EU during the final quarter of 2020.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/rapid-coronavirus-test-delivers-results-43-minutes
  • Freudenberg Filtration Technologies - 01/10/2020 Kfz-Innenraumfilter von Freudenberg Filtration Technologies scheiden zunächst Partikel und einen Großteil viraler Areosole ab und inaktivieren diese in ihrer letzten, mit Fruchtextrakten imprägnierten bio-funktionalen Schicht

    Coronavirus thwarted: with filters against aerosol spread

    Filter technology can effectively remove microorganisms such as the new coronavirus from aerosols. A team of experts at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies develops and produces filtration solutions that effectively reduce the spread of viruses in cars, industrial plants and public buildings. The company’s filter technology for reducing the viral load is a reliable method for enabling people to stay in closed rooms with a high density of people.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/coronavirus-thwarted-filters-against-aerosol-spread
  • Review article (new edition) - 08/07/2020 Arm in den mithilfe einer Spritze eine Impfung gespritzt wird.

    Immunology – at the forefront of medical progress

    Immunology is constantly changing with the emergence of new technologies and areas of application, and has branched out in many directions. Immunological approaches are central to everything – be it the development of innovative active substances and vaccinations against cancer, the search for new therapies against neurodegenerative diseases or autoimmune diseases, or combatting well-known infectious diseases or new virus epidemics.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/immunology-forefront-medical-progress
  • Vaccine development - 02/06/2020 07777_de.jpg

    CureVac as a pioneer of mRNA technology - what is behind the novel COVID-19 vaccine?

    All eyes are on vaccines against the coronavirus. The Tübingen-based company CureVac is doing pioneering work in this field, and intends to initiate clinical testing of its lead vaccine candidate in June. At the same time, Curevac is manufacturing the material for this vaccine candidate. But that’s not all: the novel mRNA technology also has the potential to revolutionise the treatment of cancer and metabolic diseases. What makes the method so…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/curevac-als-pionier-der-mrna-technologie-was-steckt-hinter-dem-neuartigen-covid-19-impfstoff
  • Trenzyme GmbH - 20/05/2020 Coronavirus im Elektronenmikroskop

    The SARS-CoV spike protein and its receptor

    The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus uses a spike protein to bind to the ACE2 receptor on the cell surfaces of lung tissue. Additional cofactors are needed to allow the virus genome to penetrate human cells and multiply. Knowing these relationships can help understand the course of the infection and develop counterstrategies. To this end, the Constance-based company Trenzyme has produced a recombinant spike protein to support coronavirus research.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/the-sars-cov-spike-protein-and-its-receptor
  • Prime Vector Technologies GmbH - 09/04/2020

    A modular brick system for developing a COVID-19 vaccine

    Prime Vector Technologies GmbH (PVT), a start-up company based in Tübingen in southern Germany, uses a modular brick system to develop vaccines against cancer and infectious diseases. The PVT team is currently working flat out to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/mit-einem-impfstoffbaukasten-gegen-covid-19
  • Expert interview on NTDs – part 3 - 24/09/2019 Curevac_Franz-Werner_Haas_.png

    Neglected tropical diseases – Franz-Werner Haas: the role of technology and pharmaceutical companies

    Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are poverty-related infectious diseases that suffer from scant attention in terms of research or control. NTDs exist in the shadow of the "big three": malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. They affect many people living in poverty in the emerging and developing countries of the tropics and subtropics. Active control can only be achieved when people with NTDs are treated effectively and given information…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/vernachlaessigte-tropenkrankheiten-franz-werner-haas-die-rolle-von-technologie-und-pharmaunternehmen
  • Article - 11/06/2019 A portrait by Harald Zur Hausen

    New pathogens in beef and cow's milk contributing to the risk of cancer

    A team of researchers led by Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Harald zur Hausen has discovered a new type of infectious agent in dairy and meat products produced from European cattle that increases the risk for colon and breast cancer. These so-called Bovine Meat and Milk Factors (BMMFs) are small DNA molecules that are similar in sequence to both bacterial plasmids and certain viruses.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-pathogens-in-beef-and-cows-milk-contributing-to-the-risk-of-cancer
  • Expert interview on NTDs – part 2 - 29/05/2019 The photo shows good footwear and people sitting in front of the shoes. Only the legs and feet can be seen. They are oedematous. The ground on which the shoes are standing is of a sandy texture and partially covered with straw.

    Neglected tropical diseases - Gisela Schneider: the burden of disease

    "Leaving no one behind". The motto of the 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which was signed by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 makes clear that combatting poverty and its consequences is an essential part of sustainable development. The fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is defined as a major aim of the Agenda’s sustainable development goals. The World Health Organisation (WHO) regards twenty…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/neglected-tropical-diseases-gisela-schneider-the-burden-of-disease
  • Expert interview on NTDs – part 1 - 11/04/2019 A picture of Carsten Köhler

    Neglected tropical diseases – Carsten Köhler: impulses from Baden-Württemberg

    More than one billion people worldwide suffer from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NTDs are mostly poverty-related infectious diseases that prevail in tropical countries due to lack of research and measures to detect, prevent and control them. Dr. Dr. Carsten Köhler reports on the political, economic and scientific contributions Germany and Baden-Württemberg can make to successfully change this situation.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/vernachlaessigte-tropenkrankheiten-carsten-koehler-impulse-aus-baden-wuerttemberg
  • Dossier - 28/04/2014 Researcher sitting in front of two screens, visualising a protein on the screen using a specific software.<br />

    Data mining new opportunities for medicine and public health

    Research and healthcare activities produce huge quantities of data that need to be presented in an understandable structure. This requires computer-assisted extraction of relevant data and the use of statistical methods. This process, known as data mining, enables the discovery of patterns in large data sets. Data mining methods are of particular importance in fields that use high-throughput, visualisation methods and telemedical applications.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/data-mining-new-opportunities-for-medicine-and-public-health
  • Dossier - 10/02/2014 Electron microscope image of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria which have become resistant to many antibiotics.

    Multiresistant pathogens a self-inflicted threat?

    Most bacterial infections have lost their capacity to cause terror thanks to antibiotics. However, the increase in antibiotic resistances is making the fight against bacterial pathogens rather difficult, and the widespread overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics continues to fuel the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/multiresistant-pathogens-a-self-inflicted-threat
  • Dossier - 13/05/2013 Result of a 2D gel electrophoresis with spot-like representation of different protein fractions.

    The human proteome the next major goal

    The “Human Proteome Project”, a ten-year global initiative that is making a systematic effort to map all human proteins, has moved from the planning to the experimental stage. How significant and how effective the project will be depends on how much the resources offered are used by proteome researchers and on the data that the researchers bring into the project.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/the-human-proteome-the-next-major-goal
  • Dossier - 30/04/2012 16951_de.jpg

    Human infectious diseases new threats

    The serious EHEC outbreak in Germany in 2011, the 2009 swine flu pandemic, the bird flu pandemic in 2005 and 2006 and the SARS outbreak in China in 2003, all of which have fuelled the fear of devastating epidemics for many people in Germany, have fortunately all been contained – at least up until now. However, experts warn of new dangerous pathogens that are spreading as a result of globalization and global climate warming.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/human-infectious-diseases-new-threats
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