Article - 14/08/2017 Saskia Biskup – towards precision medicine Therapeutic success can only be achieved when diagnoses are as precise as possible. Nowadays, genetic analyses can make precise diagnoses for many diseases. And thanks to high-throughput technology, results are available to patients very quickly. Dr. Dr. Saskia Biskup recognised the importance of precision medicine many years ago and went on to found CeGaT GmbH, a company that combines human genetics with high-throughput sequencing. Three…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/saskia-biskup-towards-precision-medicine
Article - 19/06/2017 Eric Gottwald: innovative 3D cell culture systems for pharmaceutical testing Realistic alternatives to animal testing are more in demand than ever, especially in the drug development field. One possible solution is 3D cell cultures that possess the characteristics of the tissue from which they originate. Such systems were already developed at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) many years ago. Due to the huge demand for such systems, Prof. Dr. Eric Gottwald and two of his colleagues founded a company called…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/eric-gottwald-innovative-3d-cell-culture-systems-for-pharmaceutical-testing
Article - 25/04/2017 Andreas Marx: myPOLS is developing enzymes for special applications Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx, chemist and polymerase specialist, is Professor of Organic Chemistry/Cellular Chemistry at the University of Konstanz. Three years ago, he also founded a company called myPOLS Biotec GmbH together with his then doctoral student Ramon Kranaster. myPOLS Biotec GmbH produces DNA polymerases that are tailored to the requirements of the company’s clients. In addition, the company also carries out contract research. The dual…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/andreas-marx-mypols-is-developing-enzymes-for-special-applications
Article - 19/04/2017 Are start-ups a matter for the boss? A professor’s thoughts on university spin-offs Research work and entrepreneurship are by no means mutually exclusive. There are numerous successful university spin-offs in the life sciences sector that prove this only too well. However, the road from a good idea to a commercially successful company can be long and arduous. Those who benefit from the support of their boss from the outset can consider themselves extremely fortunate. Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Rammensee talks about his experience with…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/are-start-ups-a-matter-for-the-boss-a-professors-thoughts-on-university-spin-offs
Article - 27/02/2017 Michael Baumann – the new man at the helm of the DKFZ On 1st November 2016, Professor Michael Baumann, a radiation oncologist from Dresden, became the new chairman and scientific director of the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. Michael Baumann has the perfect background when it comes to combining basic and applied cancer research. This enables scientific findings to be used more quickly and effectively for preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer, and patients’ individual needs to be…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/michael-baumann-the-new-man-at-the-helm-of-the-dkfz
Researcher profile - 13/06/2016 Matthias Willmann wants to get the big picture – tracking down infectious agents While fighting and curing bacterial infections in sick patients is one part of the picture, epidemiological investigation of the spread of pathogens is another. Dr. Matthias Willmann also assesses the impact of these factors on the healthcare system as a whole and draws conclusions that might boost early detection of pathogens and prevention of infections. https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/matthias-willmann-wants-to-get-the-big-picture-tracking-down-infectious-agents
Article - 26/11/2015 Chrystelle Mavoungou: how students get to the heart of the drug discovery process Chrystelle Mavoungou is a chemist who teaches regulatory affairs and quality in pharmaceutical production at the Biberach University of Applied Sciences’ Faculty of Biotechnology. While the public might consider these issues difficult to deal with, students and early career pharmaceutical biotechnologists quickly learn that issues like these take them right to the heart of the drug discovery process.https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/chrystelle-mavoungou-how-students-get-to-the-heart-of-the-drug-discovery-process
Article - 21/09/2015 Hans-Peter Deigner: "Optimisation of lateral flow assays using nanoparticles." Nanoparticles are already used in many materials and areas, ranging from textiles to scientific and medical research. The global scientific community is keenly interested in nanoparticle research and Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Deigner, professor in the Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences at Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences (HFU) is no exception. Deigner works on optimising nanoparticles for application in lateral flow assays. As well as…https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/hans-peter-deigner-optimisation-of-lateral-flow-assays-using-nanoparticles
Article - 22/06/2015 Attentive observer of metabolic processes Physicist Dr. Jan-Bernd Hövener makes magnetic resonance imaging devices smaller and their magnetic fields weaker in the hope that precisely these properties will help him detect abnormal metabolic processes and tumours. On 9th June 2015, the International Organisation for Medical Physics (IOMP) awarded Hövener the Young Scientist Award in Medical Physics, the organisation’s most important prize for up-and-coming scientists. https:////www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/attentive-observer-of-metabolic-processes