Article - 01/08/2008 With transparency against suspicion Communication is a tricky business. You must do the best you can said Dr. Hermann Stamm who is a great supporter of nanotechnology. The physicist has plans to show the current and especially future potential of this technology which is celebrated by many but feared by others. He also speaks openly about potential risks and dangers.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/with-transparency-against-suspicion
Article - 29/07/2008 Frank Kirchhoff advances AIDS research by posing the right questions Frank Kirchhoff an AIDS researcher from Ulm has learnt to pose important questions and find the right answers during his post-graduate studies. This recipe has brought him and his research group international recognition and makes him one of the best AIDS researchers worldwide. Important publications within a very short time and numerous awards are clear evidence of his outstanding achievements. In addition he has just started a clinical trial…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/frank-kirchhoff-advances-aids-research-by-posing-the-right-questions
Press release - 27/07/2008 White blood cells with 'icing' work far better Scientists from Heidelberg Munich and Aachen have shown that the adhesion molecules required by leukocytes to adhere to vascular walls depend on sugar chains for effective immune defence reactions to occur. The results could open up new strategies for the treatment of inflammatory processes.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/white-blood-cells-with-icing-work-far-better
Article - 11/07/2008 HMLS Prize for Heidelberg researchers Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel Rector of the University of Heidelberg awarded the HMLS Prize to Prof. Dr. Bernd Bukau Centre for Molecular Biology in Heidelberg and Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Kräusslich Institute of Hygiene at the University of Heidelberg.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/hmls-prize-for-heidelberg-researchers
Article - 30/06/2008 Rays that kill tumour cells Researchers in Ulm are hoping to find new ways to destroy bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma cells through radiation. The German Jos Carreras Leukaemia Foundation is funding the research with a total of about 300000 euros over three years.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/rays-that-kill-tumour-cells
Article - 28/06/2008 A doorman in plant cells The Research Group of Klaus Harter at the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology ZMBP University of Tübingen Germany identified the AHK5 as an important signallingprotein for the stress-response in plant cells. The result of the study is released on PLoS ONE.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/a-doorman-in-plant-cells
Article - 10/06/2008 Heiko Möller - Uncovering molecular structures Professor Heiko Möller teaches chemistry at the University of Constance and is a specialist in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. He enjoys working with other people including colleagues from the field of chemistry and also biologists and tropical disease specialists. Möller returned from the USA to accept a junior professor position at Constance University.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/heiko-moeller-uncovering-molecular-structures
Press release - 28/05/2008 Printed biochips In a collaborative project scientists in Stuttgart and Heidelberg succeeded in cutting the production costs for highly complex peptide arrays by a factor of 100 at the same time as being able to increase the number of functional peptides by a factor of 20.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/printed-biochips
Article - 13/05/2008 Just follow your nose Sharks can sense a few drops of blood in water. In fact they are able to smell blood in dilutions of as little as one to 10 billion. Is it just sharks or piranhas that have such an acute sense of smell? The answer is no - all fish have a highly developed sense of smell.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/just-follow-your-nose
Article - 13/05/2008 A new method unmasks noroviruses on food Noroviruses often might be the causative agents of Nausea vomiting diarrhoea fever. The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office in Stuttgart has now developed a method that enables the detection of these viruses on food. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/a-new-method-unmasks-noroviruses-on-food
Article - 01/05/2008 Recommendations for the work with highly pathogenic microorganisms The German Research Foundation has presented recommendations for work involving highly pathogenic microorganisms and toxins. The DFGs Executive Board has now agreed on a code of conduct.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/recommendations-for-the-work-with-highly-pathogenic-microorganisms
Article - 26/04/2008 Fight against fire blight Burst bark mucus secretions blackened leaves crop failures - these all represent huge ecological and economic damage and are known as fire blight. Fire blight is an example of how global trade and traffic leads to the spread of a pathogen across almost the entire world.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/fight-against-fire-blight
Press release - 26/04/2008 Curetis AG - Compact weapon against tuberculosis In conjunction with reference laboratories of the World Health Organization WHO medtech company Curetis AG is developing new technologies and products that identify the pathogens of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and their resistance. The solutions are impressive. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/curetis-ag-compact-weapon-against-tuberculosis
Article - 07/04/2008 Bacteriophages fighting against wound infections The increasing number of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is becoming a great problem in the treatment of infected wounds. The Hohenstein Institutes are developing novel wound dressings that use bacteriophages to combat even the most virulent pathogens.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/bacteriophages-fighting-against-wound-infections
Article - 29/03/2008 Artificial micro RNAs in plant breeding Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen and their colleagues from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines succeeded in accelerating rice plant breeding by using artificial small RNA molecules.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/artificial-micro-rnas-in-plant-breeding
Article - 24/03/2008 Successful cooperation between science and industry At the recent Science meets Business Day four tandem teams of the German BioValley Platform presented their projects. These will be introduced in two articles. The first article focuses on natural substances with a pharmaceutical potential.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/successful-cooperation-between-science-and-industry
Article - 28/02/2008 Gilbert Gorr - a great fan of the moss Physcomitrella patens Dr. Gilbert Gorr has been fascinated by the moss Physcomitrella patens for many years in fact it occupies a great deal of his waking moments. The enthusiasm with which the CSO of greenovation Biotech GmbH talks about the key object of his work is both intoxicating and contagious. The latest discovery The moss produces a therapeutic antibody that is far more effective than its predecessors created in animal cell cultures.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/gilbert-gorr-a-great-fan-of-the-moss-physcomitrella-patens
Press release - 01/02/2008 Dr. Victor Sourjik receives C.H.S. Award 2007 Victor Sourjik received the prize for his research in the field of cellular signalling and as support for his research project on the analysis of bacterial chemotaxis. The award comes with a purse of 100000 which the beneficiary can use to carry out research projects. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/dr-victor-sourjik-receives-c-h-s-award-2007
Article - 30/01/2008 How cells communicate Prof. Valentin Wittmann professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Constance is investigating carbohydrates. At present his major area of interest is carbohydrate-RNA and carbohydrate-protein interactions where he is trying to understand the biological functions of complex sugar molecules glycans.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/how-cells-communicate
Article - 21/01/2008 Research project "Applied Pathogenomics" The deadline for the submission of preproposals is 29th February 2008.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/research-project-applied-pathogenomics
Article - 07/01/2008 Fighting an unknown killer with knowledge In Germany every year 800000 people contract community acquired pneumonia and 50000 die of it. A new foundation based in Ulm is hoping to contribute to a better understanding of this unpleasant disease and to improve the therapy to combat it.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/fighting-an-unknown-killer-with-knowledge
Article - 02/01/2008 Nele Wellinghausen - the fascination of pathogens Nele Wellinghausen has always been interested in plants and animals. As a teenager she studied ferns and won the German Jugend forscht competition. Nowadays the medical expert carries out research on microorganisms specifically on pathogens that lead to sepsis.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/nele-wellinghausen-the-fascination-of-pathogens