Article - 19/11/2009 Iwona Adamska helps plants exposed to light stress Light is a vital element for plants. They require light to carry out photosynthesis and to produce their body substance from inorganic substances such as water and carbon dioxide. On the other hand plants can also suffer from too much light. Plants have developed a number of protective mechanisms to survive light stress situations. The biologist Prof. Iwona Adamska from the University of Constance is looking closely into these protective…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/iwona-adamska-helps-plants-exposed-to-light-stress
Article - 19/12/2011 New research training group to investigate bacterial survival strategies The University of Tübingen is to establish a new DFG-funded research training group in which doctoral students from twelve research groups will investigate bacterial survival strategies. The results will contribute to the development of new antimicrobial drugs and also be put to good use in the fields of epidemiology and ecology.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-research-training-group-to-investigate-bacterial-survival-strategies
Article - 01/08/2010 Manfred Kist – 25 years of fascination for a stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori is a genus of bacteria that inhabits the human stomach. The bacteria can cause duodenal and gastric ulcers and are also linked to the development of gastric cancer. Prof. Dr. Manfred Kist from the Freiburg University Medical Centre has spent around 25 years of his scientific career on investigating H. pylori a bent rod-shaped bacterium.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/manfred-kist-25-years-of-fascination-for-a-stomach-bacterium
Article - 20/06/2011 How plants change their shape – researchers at KIT investigate cytoskeletal processes Organisms have two possibilities when they encounter inhospitable environmental conditions: to run away or to adapt. As plants have no legs, they therefore need to adapt rapidly to unstable environmental conditions. A plant is hugely flexible in terms of its shape and one of the things that makes this possible is its cytoskeleton, a scaffold consisting of specialized filaments. A group of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/how-plants-change-their-shape-researchers-at-kit-investigate-cytoskeletal-processes
Article - 19/11/2008 cr.appliance- integrated concepts in drug development Karen Grave-Hermann and Dr. Robert Hermann founded cr.applications in 2003. The two specialists who have wide-ranging experience in drug development talked to Michael Statnik about current trends in their field and about the development of the German biotech sector.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/cr-appliance-integrated-concepts-in-drug-development
Article - 16/06/2014 Methadone – the last step to becoming an anti-cancer drug It all began several years ago with a surprising discovery in the laboratory. Claudia Friesen, a chemist at Ulm University, discovered that leukaemia cells that were exposed to methadone died within a relatively short period of time. Seven years on and many papers later, what was once a rather exotic substance is now undergoing clinical testing in cancer patients.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/methadone-the-last-step-to-becoming-an-anti-cancer-drug
Article - 23/02/2017 Rentschler places formulation on biopharmaceuticals production agenda with LEUKOCARE alliance On February 2, 2017, Rentschler Biotechnologie and LEUKOCARE announced a strategic alliance in which LEUKOCARE will become the exclusive formulation developer for the Laupheim-based contract manufacturer. Rentschler will acquire a 10% stake in LEUKOCARE, a biotech company established in 2003 and headquartered in Martinsried. On behalf of BIOPRO, Walter Pytlik spoke with the two CEOs, Rentschler’s Dr. Frank Mathias and LEUKOCARE’s Michael Scholl…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/rentschler-places-formulation-on-biopharmaceuticals-production-agenda-with-leukocare-alliance
Article - 29/08/2011 Ute Schepers – the therapeutic potential of small RNAs and molecular transporters Small RNAs can specifically interfere with cellular mechanisms; or more precisely, with the cells’ protein biosynthesis machinery. Scientists have therefore decided to exploit this potential by using small RNAs against cancer cells or cells damaged in other ways. But the question arises as to how the small RNAs can reach the site where their role is to prevent the generation of dangerous proteins. Dr. Ute Schepers and her team from the Karlsruhe…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/ute-schepers-the-therapeutic-potential-of-small-rnas-and-molecular-transporters
Dossier - 06/12/2019 Microbiome: human health is closely connected with our microbial communities People have 1.3 times more microorganisms than body cells. This microbial community influences how we digest our food, how active our immune system is, as well as whether we tend to be more anxious or curious. A number of diseases have also been shown to be associated with a disturbed microbiome. Researchers still have a long way to go before the knowledge acquired can be used for developing therapies.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/microbiome-human-health-closely-connected-with-microbial-communities
Article - 30/04/2012 3D insights into the molecular teamwork in biomembranes For chemists cellular biomembranes are hard nuts to crack. It is difficult to analyze proteins that are firmly anchored in biomembranes using standard biochemical methods and it is even more difficult to investigate their three-dimensional structure and interaction with other proteins. A group of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Anne S. Ulrich at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT have developed a method that enables them to take a close look…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/3d-insights-into-the-molecular-teamwork-in-biomembranes
Article - 18/02/2013 AIDS researchers from Ulm to shed light on the success of the HIV-1 M group Frank Kirchhoff AIDS researcher at the University of Ulm has come up with a plausible explanation for the pandemic spread of the human immunodeficiency virus 1 HIV-1 M group and its ability to adapt to the human immune system. In a recent study with colleagues from Germany and abroad Kirchhoff used molecular biology methods to investigate the group and compare it with the relatively rare HIV-1 N group. Kirchhoff hopes that the molecular…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/aids-researchers-from-ulm-to-shed-light-on-the-success-of-the-hiv-1-m-group
Article - 09/02/2009 Bodo Philipp – the discovery of the general principles of bacterial interaction Dr. Bodo Philipp from the University of Constance specifically focuses on ecologically relevant activities of bacteria for example cell-cell interactions. His findings could prove effective in removing bacteria from areas where high levels of hygiene are required thereby making it possible to prevent life-threatening bacterial infectious diseases. Dr. Bodo Philipp uses the much feared Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria as model organisms for his…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/bodo-philipp-the-discovery-of-the-general-principles-of-bacterial-interaction
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Article - 12/05/2009 Fatal relatives: adiposity and diabetes Martin Wabitsch was the first German pediatrician to investigate adiposity back when it was seen as a strange subject to study. Nowadays, in Germany the attitude towards adiposity has completely changed. More and more people are suffering from adiposity and diabetes and are consequently at risk of contracting other severe diseases as a result. In children and young adults the situation is alarming; many children are at risk of contracting…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/fatal-relatives-adiposity-and-diabetes
Dossier - 16/07/2009 Patents – the exploitations of inventions in the life sciences According to statistics from the European Patent Office a total of 1065 biotechnological patents were filed in 2007 by inventors based in Germany. This puts Germany second behind the USA. In the coming years experts expect that a much larger number of biotech patents will be filed. For life sciences inventors the registration of patents quite often represents a real challenge. People entering the world of patents and licences are faced with a…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/patents-the-exploitations-of-inventions-in-the-life-sciences
Dossier - 28/08/2018 With molecular diagnostics to biomarker-based personalised therapy Diagnosing suitable biomarkers is a prerequisite for tailoring personalised therapies to patient heterogeneity. Genetic tests and genome sequencing play a key role in these diagnoses. Up until now, personalised therapy has achieved the greatest success in the field of oncology. However, personalised treatments are also gaining in importance for treating other diseases.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/with-molecular-diagnostics-to-biomarker-based-personalised-therapy
Dossier - 29/11/2010 Drug safety and the difficulty of making ends meet Everybody wants safe drugs – manufacturers, doctors and patients. However, many dangers, both avoidable and unavoidable, make medicinal treatment a high-risk process, despite all best efforts and assertions. Not enough information on drug-related risks is available, and the estimated number of adverse drug reactions that go unreported is quite high.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/drug-safety-and-the-difficulty-of-making-ends-meet