Healthcare industry

Press release - 26/11/2012

Textile pressure ulcer prevention

Immobile patients are in constant danger of developing pressure ulcers on the skin. Empa, Schoeller Medical and the Swiss Paraplegic Centre have worked together to develop a special sheet that is gentle on the skin and helps to make patients more comfortable.

Article - 21/03/2011

Fluoron – a company that is well underway

Fluoron is a company that takes close contact with customers very seriously. This is why Christian Lingenfelder and his team frequently pack their suitcases to travel from place to place visiting Russian or Chinese operating theatres. Thousands of kilometres from the company’s production site in Ulm, the Fluoron team exchanges information with the retina surgeons for whom the company develops and produces highly pure biomaterials for use in…

The World Health Organization is seeking innovative technologies, in particular medical devices that offer solutions to global health concerns in low- and middle-income countries. The deadline for submission of proposals is January the 31st 2010.

Press release - 13/03/2011

Vascular stent that dissolves on its own

The first ever implant in Germany of a bioresorbable, drug-coated stent in a cardiac patient has been carried out by physicians from the University of Heidelberg. In contrast to traditional metal stents, which remain permanently in the patients’ body, the innovative implant dissolves around two years after the procedure is carried out.

Article - 12/04/2010

A new strategy for improving bone implants

Biomechanics is an interdisciplinary field of research and is also of great interest to aerospace engineers. Aerospace engineers at the University of Stuttgart develop equations and models in order to gain a better understanding of the interaction between bones and implants. In addition, they believe that their results will contribute to developing new implants and implant structures.

Press release - 28/11/2010

Cardiac catheter surgery for children and young adults without X-ray radiation

Heart specialists and electrophysiologists from Tübingen University Hospital have succeeded for the first time in Germany in treating cardiac arrhythmia without the need for X-ray radiation. This was done through the selection of a new method to control the contact force between the catheter and the blood vessel and cardiac walls. The intervention was successfully carried out on a 16-year-old girl and is regarded as a very attractive alternative…

Press release - 04/02/2010

QIAGEN acquires ESE GmbH

QIAGEN N.V. has announced its acquisition of ESE GmbH a privately owned developer and manufacturer of UV and fluorescence optical measurement devices. ESE GmbH is based in Stockach Germany. The cash transaction is valued at up to US19 million.

Article - 01/02/2010

Innovative and award-winning: vascular implants “Made in Hechingen”

On the 26th November 2009, the Hechingen-based medical technology company JOTEC GMBH was awarded the Baden-Württemberg Innovation Prize. JOTEC specialises in solutions for the therapy of vascular diseases. The company’s “E-vita open” is an innovative hybrid stentgraft system for use in cardiac surgery. The stentgraft is ideal for treating the thoracic aorta as it significantly simplifies therapeutic procedures at the same time as putting less…

High-tech - 20/10/2016

Industry 4.0 in the medical technology and pharmaceutical industry sectors

The digitalisation of industry affects the entire value chain. From individual products to digitising workflows in companies and connecting companies with clients and service providers via the Internet of Things – Industry 4.0 makes completely new manufacturing processes possible and requires new and specific business models.

Press release - 27/11/2010

Help for lung emphysema patients

Around one million people in Germany suffer from lung emphysema as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Department of Internal Medicine II at the University Hospital in Ulm Pneumology Division offers a minimally invasive method that is able to improve lung function by way of tiny endobronchial valves. Ulm University Hospital is thus the first centre in southern Germany to offer treatment involving endobronchial valves.

The Ulm-based Institute for Laser Technologies in Medicine and Metrology (ILM) has received a 335,000 euro injection in 2009 through the German government’s Future Investment Programme (Economic Stimulus Packet II), according to the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Economic Affairs Ernst Pfister. The funds, 75 per cent of which are provided by the German government and 25 per cent by the state of Baden-Württemberg, will be used for the modernisation…

Article - 20/02/2012

Microporation: an innovative laser replaces jabs

People who are afraid of needles now have something to celebrate: hypodermic needles, which have long been the key instrument for administering drugs used to treat allergies and diseases as well as for vaccinations, now have a serious competitor. The minimally invasive P.L.E.A.S.E. ® platform developed by Pantec Biosolutions AG combines a laser device and stick-on patches to deliver drugs transdermally and painlessly into the bloodstream. The…

Article - 27/07/2015

Fraunhofer PAMB accelerates the development of medical devices

Dr. Auguste van Poelgeest is head of the “Control Systems for Medical Engineering” research group that is part of the Project Group for Automation in Medicine and Biotechnology (PAMB). The project group is based at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA. In an interview with Dr. Ariane Pott from BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg, van Poelgeest explains the role of automation in the field of medicine and how…

Press release - 19/01/2011

Baden-Württemberg funds innovative ideas in biotechnology and medical technology

The Baden-Württemberg government is planning to exploit the enormous research potential in the fields of biotechnology and medical technology even better than in the past. As part of this objective, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts launched an idea competition for which a jury has now selected 42 winning projects. The winners are now being given the opportunity to test their ideas in feasibility studies. The…

Press release - 08/04/2010

Next step towards international cooperation

Representatives from companies and research institutes based in the STERN BioRegion met metalworking and surface treatment specialists in France. The collaboration between BioRegio STERN Management GmbH and Ple Technologique de Haute-Champagne PTHC opens up the way for making new contacts sharing innovative ideas and exploring cooperation options.

Press release - 11/05/2010

Bright future for medtech companies

According to Ernst Young medical technology is one of the most innovative industries in the German economy with total sales of around EUR 19 billion and a workforce of almost 100000. The export rate is 65 and despite the financial crisis the sector is continuing to grow. Medical technology made in Germany enjoys an excellent reputation throughout the world. That is the conclusion of Heinrich Christen partner and medtech expert at Ernst Young…

Press release - 07/11/2011

Third quarter: HARTMANN increases sales in all business segments

The HARTMANN GROUP continued its growth despite the difficult conditions in the health markets. Global sales revenues increased by 5.0 percent to EUR 1,263.8 million compared to the previous year.

As a 100% affiliate of the Baden-Württemberg government, BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH provides targeted support to the pharmaceutical industry and the biotechnology and medical technology sectors as well as supporting the development of a bioeconomy.

The German Medical Technology Association BVMed is hoping that the new information campaign MedTech-Compass will promote transparent and effective cooperation between the industry medical institutions and physicians.

Patients will often see several doctors. Computer scientists at the Centre for Information and Medical Technology at the University of Heidelberg are developing a new electronic patient file to enable the smooth transfer of patient data.

Article - 03/04/2019

HKK Bionics empowers hand gripping functions

A spin-off from the Ulm University of Applied Sciences is aiming to provide people whose hands have been paralysed due to accident or illness with a new kind of orthopaedic aid. Dominik Hepp and Tobias Knobloch are currently starting serial production of a hand orthosis prototype. The two medical engineers from Ulm, who founded HKK Bionics GmbH in 2017, plan to commence final tests in 2019.

Dossier - 04/07/2011

Implants of the future: bioactive, corrosion-resistant and antibacterial

People’s life expectancy is increasing due to constantly improving medical treatment. One result of this is the greater wear of joints, which then need to be replaced with implants. Increased life expectancy means that the implants remain in the body for much longer and therefore need to be longer lasting. The revision rate of implant materials used in clinical practice is still as much as 10 per cent, particularly in the case of hip and knee…

Press release - 22/02/2010

AgenoLab GmbH: Improved quality of life for patients with chronic wounds

Since its foundation three years ago, AgenoLab GmbH & Co. KG in Stuttgart has become a leading service provider in the area of life sciences and biotechnology. The company’s cell culture technology unit focuses on the preparation of cells that can largely eliminate the need for animal testing. In the area of regenerative medicine, AgenoLab GmbH concentrates on the growth of skin cells as transplants for patients suffering from burns and…

Press release - 14/07/2009

Amedrix GmbH - Successful cell-free products

The cell biologist Dr. Thomas Graeve has founded Amedrix GmbH in Esslingen. In future, the company will develop and produce innovative, cell-free medical products based on animal collagen for the purpose of wound regeneration and the reconstruction of degenerated soft tissue, for example.