Article - 10/09/2012 EU cooperations at the interface of research and industry It is also in the interest of small companies to look beyond their national borders: biotechnology and medical technology specialists in neighbouring European countries offer excellent prospects to German companies – and vice versa. Regional life sciences networks help establish and intensify contacts and collaborative activities between international partners.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/eu-cooperations-at-the-interface-of-research-and-industry
Article - 11/02/2010 Johanna Schanz: Liver model as an alternative to animal experiments Blood vessels of a piece of pig’s intestine are used as carrier material for the IGB’s liver model and the cells seeded on the blood vessels stem from human biopsies. Dr. Johanna Schanz from the Fraunhofer IGB used this combination to produce her doctoral thesis which led to impressive results: a functional system of blood vessels in a biological carrier structure. Schanz’s outstanding thesis results have led to the creation of a liver model for…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/johanna-schanz-liver-model-as-an-alternative-to-animal-experiments
Article - 16/12/2015 Small and handy – tiny LED lights can improve eye surgeons’ work A new lighting system for vitreoretinal surgery that uses small white light-emitting diode (LED) technology, promises to be safer for patients and more practical for surgeons. It will probably be three years before the idea is launched as a medical product. Prototypes need to be optimised, approved and then tested for safety and functionality at the University Eye Hospital in Frankfurt. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/small-and-handy-tiny-led-lights-can-improve-eye-surgeons-work
Article - 18/01/2016 New approaches in the life sciences industry: innovative strategies for courageous companies For many years, the pharmaceutical industry has been investing increasing amounts of money in the development of new products. Dr. Friedemann Taut, a specialist in anaesthesia, intensive care, emergency medicine and clinical pharmacology as well as founder and managing director of Taut Science & Service Ltd. a consultanca for Medical Device and Drug Development, explains in the following interview why small- and mid-sized companies can stay a…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-avenues-in-the-life-sciences-industry-innovative-strategies-for-brave-companies
Press release - 19/10/2010 “Regenerative medicine has the potential to revolutionise medicine” More than 300 researchers from all over the world have gathered at the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart for the 4th Congress on Regenerative Biology and Medicine BioStar 2010. In this innovative field methods and therapies are developed whereby the bodys own regenerative processes are directly supported by cell biology tissue engineering and medical technology. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/regenerative-medicine-has-the-potential-to-revolutionise-medicine
Article - 08/07/2013 Götz Gresser - new director of the ITV Denkendorf Dr.-Ing. Götz Gresser succeeds Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Planck as director of the Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering (ITV) Denkendorf. Gresser regards the application-oriented research and development in the fields of medical technology and biotechnology as an important success factor of the institute and will continue to further develop this.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/goetz-gresser-new-director-of-the-itv-denkendorf
Article - 10/12/2012 MicroMol GmbH and “the fine art of life science” MicroMol GmbH carries out microbiological, molecular and cell biological analyses, is active in research and development, performs validations and produces and sells laboratory products for the life sciences industry. This brief description reflects a broad product and service portfolio that addresses a wide range of different clients, including companies in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and in the medical technology, industrial…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/micromol-gmbh-and-the-fine-art-of-life-science
Article - 20/06/2008 No unanimous feedback possible At the beginning of the year 2009 the first bachelors degree students will graduate from Furtwangen University of Applied Science in disciplines including bio- and process technology BPT and medical technology MEB. What does the first generation of bachelors students think about their life sciences courses? Karin Bundschuh from the Freiburg BioRegion talked with the Universitys academic dean Professor Anton Karle and some students. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/no-unanimous-feedback-possible
Press release - 06/04/2011 Pulse of the Industry Auditors Ernst & Young presented its latest "Pulse of the Industry" medical technology report as guests of BioRegio STERN Management GmbH and the Medical Valley Hechingen Academy at the Villa Eugenia in Hechingen on Wednesday, 30 March. The annual report provides figures and detailed analyses on the performance of an industry that continues to be highly successful, yet needs to face up to new challenges. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/pulse-of-the-industry
SICOS BW GmbH - 18/06/2020 High-performance computing and data analytics to combat coronavirus In an epidemic, data exchange and the use of innovative technologies are essential to be able to act effectively and quickly against the infection. High-performance computers and data analytics make a valuable contribution to this. SICOS BW is a promising solution centre that bridges the gap from numerical simulation, big data and AI to companies in the medical technology sector.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/high-performance-computing-and-data-analytics-to-combat-coronavirus
Article - 14/03/2011 Synthesising proteins from non-natural building blocks? Dr. Birgit Wiltschi from the University of Freiburg has been awarded funding from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science Research and the Arts under the Biotechnology and Medical Technology Idea Competition for a highly ambitious project she wants to learn how proteins can be modified using non-natural building blocks that will enable the engineered proteins to specifically target receptors on cancer cells amongst other things.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/synthesising-proteins-from-non-natural-building-blocks
Company profile - 26/07/2018 evid - therapy recommendations at a glance There are over 700 treatment guidelines in Germany alone, and each is up to several hundred pages long. Can doctors still stay on top of things? A start-up company from Mannheim called evid is developing a software that can retrieve relevant therapy recommendations for individual patients from the huge pile of paperwork. In March 2018, the founding trio won first place of the eHealthForum Freiburg start-up competition.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/evid-therapy-recommendations-at-a-glance
Expert interview - 13/05/2019 Innovation management in the life sciences – Inova DE provides insights Personalized medicine, medical technology, digital health and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing diagnostics and product development. Analyses are becoming faster and more precise, and data volumes can now be networked and used effectively. The goal of improving people's quality of life is within reach, and this will also strengthen Germany’s future viability. However, not every good idea can be turned into a marketable commodity.…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/innovation-management-in-the-life-sciences-inova-de-provides-insights
Article - 01/12/2015 Process optimisation in the operating theatre Modern IT solutions and the digital networking of devices and work processes permeate many areas of life, and this does not stop at hospital gates. A cooperative project, InnOPlan, coordinated by KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG in Tuttlingen, is studying data-driven optimisation of processes in operating theatres. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/process-optimisation-in-the-operating-theatre
Press release - 24/08/2011 KIT Researcher Win the Mimics Innovation Awards 2011 in the Category “Innovations in Computer Aided Engineering” The contribution “A Preprocessing Approach for Innovative Patient-Specific Intranasal Flow Simulations” of Krause (EMCL), Gengenbach (EMCL), Mayer (SCC), Zimny (EMCL) and Heuveline (Head of EMCL) has won the Mimics Innovation Awards 2011 in the category 2 “Innovations in computer aided engineering” which is associated with a prize of 5,000 Euro.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/kit-researcher-win-the-mimics-innovation-awards-2011-in-the-category-innovations-in-computer-aided-e
Article - 06/08/2012 Database instead of a book – software facilitates diagnosis of liver diseases The bachelor’s theses of Matthias Hillert and Pascal Laube, students at the Konstanz University of Applied Sciences (HTWG), involved the development of a computer programme that facilitates the analysis of computed tomography images of the liver by comparing them to similar images stored in a database. It is a tool that has the potential to be used in other areas, such as the identification of bone tumours.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/database-instead-of-a-book-software-facilitates-diagnosis-of-liver-diseases
Press release - 31/03/2014 Universal Biotech: Call for Proposals for the 6. Innovation Prize 2014 The Innovation Prize 2014 aims to promote innovation in the field of biotechnology. It targets medicines, medical devices, medical technologies and e-health solutions. The Innovation Prize is open to Academic researchers in the field of Life Sciences and Representatives from young companies. The winner will receive a reward of a combined value of 50,000€ including cash and consulting services provided by Universal Biotech during one year after…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/universal-biotech-call-for-proposals-for-the-6-innovation-prize-2014
Press release - 28/07/2011 Big ideas can also be small BioRegio STERN Management GmbH honoured the winners of the regional “Science2Start” ideas competition on July 21. The three victors from Stuttgart, Tübingen and Reutlingen celebrated their success together with over 300 guests at a joint summer reception organised by BioRegio STERN Management GmbH, PUSH! (the partner network for new companies founded by academics at Stuttgart universities), the Society for the Promotion of Biotechnology and…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/big-ideas-can-also-be-small
Article - 29/11/2010 Innovative 3D bioreactors for higher cell and tissue quality Two projects from Baden-Württemberg were among the winners of the 12th Medical Technology Innovation Competition organised by the German BMBF. One project consists of a new bioreactor technology developed at the Institute of Anatomy of the Centre for Regenerative Biology and Medicine (ZRM) in Tübingen, which seeks to improve the supply of cells and tissue with nutrients and oxygen by cultivating them in aerosols.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/innovative-3d-bioreactors-for-higher-cell-and-tissue-quality
Dossier - 12/03/2012 Regenerative medicine makes use of patients’ own resources Regenerative medicine offers new therapeutic options for many diseases in which organ function or structure are damaged or lost. The majority of regenerative therapies involve cell-based methods that are often combined with innovative biomaterials. Regenerative therapies combine know-how from the biosciences with state-of-the-art medical technology and also benefit from progress in the engineering and material sciences.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/regenerative-medicine-makes-use-of-patients-own-resources
Press release - 17/11/2009 More precise radiation therapy with real-time movement detection The innovative tracking technology designed to increase the precision and efficiency of radiotherapy treatment that was developed by mediri GmbH (Heidelberg), winner of the BMBF’s Medical Technology Innovation Competition in 2006, has now been used for the first time. The technology has been integrated into a specifically developed ultrasound system belonging to the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology (IBMT, St. Ingbert). https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/more-precise-radiation-therapy-with-real-time-movement-detection
Press release - 01/12/2017 Berlin-Brandenburg Academy Prize for Lena Maier-Hein Lena Maier-Hein from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) helps physicians get better vision during minimally-invasive surgery. Using novel methods of image analysis, she wants to provide additional image information for surgeons. Thus, they can better differentiate tumors from healthy tissue and execute safer surgical tumor therapies. Maier-Hein now receives the Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, which is…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/berlin-brandenburg-academy-prize-for-lena-maier-hein
Article - 02/12/2015 Diabetes research: can foetuses develop susceptibility to diabetes in uteri? The measurement of blood glucose levels reveals changes in foetal brain response after a pregnant woman has consumed glucose. The postprandial brain response generated by the unborn children of women with gestational diabetes differs from that of children of women without gestational diabetes. Researchers from Tübingen have been using magnetic encephalography to examine the effect of insulin on the brain and the relationships between gestational…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/diabetes-research-can-foetuses-develop-susceptibility-to-diabetes-in-uteri
Article - 22/08/2011 IHB – Textile research that leads to new applications Innovative medical textiles can offer clear advantages when it comes to improvements in delivering modern health care systems. The Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology (IHB) at the Hohenstein Institute is currently involved in the development of new fibre-based materials for successful applications in the private and public health sectors. Both natural biopolymers and stem cells have the potential of becoming part of such medical products of…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/ihb-textile-research-that-leads-to-new-applications
Article - 11/08/2014 PRONTO develops microsystems for and with companies Since 2010, PRONTO, a project run by the MicroTEC Südwest cluster, has been focusing on the production of innovative microsystems for application in the medical and other sectors. PRONTO provides microsystems development support up to small-scale production. Customers who are seeking to implement their ideas into concrete microsystems solutions can count on the expertise and infrastructure of four institutes.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/pronto-develops-microsystems-for-and-with-companies