Press release - 25/01/2021 Protein anchors as a newly discovered key molecule in cancer spread and epilepsy Certain anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays an important role in cancer and developmental brain disorders. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University of Innsbruck, together with a Europe-wide research network, discovered this molecular mechanism, which could open up new opportunities for personalized therapies for cancer and neuronal diseases. They published their results in the journal Cell.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/protein-anchors-newly-discovered-key-molecule-cancer-spread-and-epilepsy
Press release - 08/04/2020 “Access checker” remotely measures body temperature in addition to heart and breathing rate An innovative measurement method is helping to detect people infected with coronavirus from a safe distance. It detects fever, increased pulse rates and fast breathing without endangering the person conducting the testing. Fraunhofer IPA and Fraunhofer IAO are currently testing the procedure at the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/access-checker-misst-koerpertemperatur-herz-und-atemfrequenz-aus-der-ferne
Biotech start-up from Frickenhausen develops chewing gum as test system for bacteria - 19/12/2019 A medical connoisseur – the tongue as a sensor for infections The start-up 3a-diagnostics GmbH from Frickenhausen is developing a gum that can be used both in doctors’ surgeries and at home as a quick and easy diagnostic aid. The sensor in this case is the human tongue. If bacteria are present – due to an inflammation of the teeth or tonsils, for instance – chewing produces a bitter taste and the doctor can quickly initiate the appropriate treatment. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/medizinischer-feinschmecker-die-zunge-als-sensor-fuer-infektionen
Article - 14/08/2018 Simple and fast: new optical method for analysing living cells The junior researchers Dr. Daniel Geiger, Tobias Neckernuß and Jonas Pfeil from Ulm have developed an innovative method for non-contact real-time analysis of cells and other particles. The analysis involves low data rates and correspondingly little effort. This is what makes the method so attractive for medical applications.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/simple-and-fast-new-optical-method-for-analysing-living-cells
Article - 13/12/2016 Smart sensor technology from Ulm can do more than just breath analysis Detecting disease-specific molecules in human breath is technically feasible, but time-consuming and rather costly. "µbreath" could soon change this. The breath gas analysis device has all the necessary requirements for commercial success in the healthcare sector: it is compact, accurate, highly sensitive and fast. The chemist who developed µbreath, Prof. Boris Mizaikoff from Ulm University, and his partners are hoping to start…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/smart-sensor-technology-from-ulm-can-do-more-than-just-breath-analysis
Article - 07/04/2015 How human lives can be saved by measuring respiratory flow First aid at the site of an accident can save many lives. Initial assistance is very often given by non-experts. In order to help these first-aiders in what are difficult circumstances, Karl Küfner GmbH & Co. KG from Albstadt and the HSG-IMIT (Institut für Mikro- und Informationstechnik) from Villingen-Schwenningen have developed a respiratory flow sensor for first-aiders which gives visual and acoustic information during resuscitation. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/how-human-lives-can-be-saved-by-measuring-respiratory-flow
Article - 22/12/2014 Large-scale urology project: cell therapy for the treatment of stress incontinence The first and so far only clinical DFG research group on urology is being coordinated by a team from Tübingen. The team is developing a cell-based therapy for the regeneration of the urethral sphincter. Clinicians, life scientists and engineers are working together to try and find a causal therapy of stress incontinence. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/large-scale-urology-project-cell-therapy-for-the-treatment-of-stress-incontinence
Article - 19/03/2012 Goal: online glucose sensor for bioreactors Microorganisms and sensitive cells that are grown in bioreactors need a well-regulated environment and a food supply in order to do what they are supposed to do: grow and produce biomass and metabolites. Many fermenters are equipped with sensors that continuously measure critical bioprocess parameters, including temperature, pH value and oxygen. Online glucose and ethanol sensors are not yet used in regulated bioreactors, even though they would…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/goal-online-glucose-sensor-for-bioreactors
Article - 12/12/2011 The detection of inflammation in “single-use laboratories“ Depression, rheumatism, sickle cell anaemia – elevated levels of substance P in blood plasma might be an alarm signal. The molecule plays an important role in generating an inflammatory response. Commercially available tests involving microtitre plates are time-consuming and expensive. Dr. Hüseyin Bakirci and his team from the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) at the University of Freiburg have developed a chip the size of a…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/the-detection-of-inflammation-in-single-use-laboratories
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
Press release - 02/08/2010 NMI – 25 years of success The NMI in Reutlingen is one of the most prestigious research institutes in Germany, “a beacon of applied research” as the Minister of Economic Affairs recently called the institute. This success is no accident: for 25 years now, the institute with its interdisciplinary team has been working efficiently and actively towards this achievement. Moreover, it greatly succeeded in bridging science and industry.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/nmi-25-years-of-success
Article - 07/06/2010 Biametrics – specialist in label-free bioanalysis Biametrics is a spin-off from the University of Tübingen that focuses on the commercialisation of innovative developments in the field of label-free bioanalyses. The companys platform detects interactions between biomolecules using reflectometric interference spectroscopy RIfS and can be integrated into small mobile analytical devices.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/biametrics-specialist-in-label-free-bioanalysis
Article - 24/04/2010 Gertrud Winkler is able to measure human taste Why do consumers like the taste of some foods and dislike the taste of others? Gertrud Winkler Professor of nutrition and food sciences at the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences is focusing on precisely these questions. In her endeavour to promote healthy nutrition Winkler has been involved in developing flour enriched with folic acid and has also done a great deal of work on creating optimised diets for children and adolescents.…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/gertrud-winkler-is-able-to-measure-human-taste
Press release - 26/01/2010 MicroTEC Südwest convinces in the second round of the BMBF’s Leading Edge Cluster competition The winners of the second round of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s (BMBF) Leading Edge Cluster competition have now been selected. On 26th January 2010, the chairman of the jury, Prof. Dr. Andreas Barner (spokesperson for the Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH Management Board), and the German Research Minister, Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, announced in Berlin which of the ten finalists of the highly lucrative Leading Edge Cluster…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/microtec-suedwest-convinces-in-the-second-round-of-the-bmbf-s-leading-edge-cluster-competition
Article - 15/12/2009 AppliedSensor GmbH – Chemical gas sensors to detect contaminants Sensors and sensor systems are the speciality of Reutlingen-based AppliedSensor GmbH. The company develops gas detectors for the detection of harmful inorganic and volatile organic compounds. The application of the detectors is as broad as the presence of such gases, and they can be used anywhere from small family houses to offices, from cattle sheds to cars.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/appliedsensor-gmbh-chemical-gas-sensors-to-detect-contaminants
Press release - 10/12/2009 Hydrogen from microalgae Hydrogen (H2) produced from water has great potential to be an environmentally friendly energy carrier of the future. However, the future application of hydrogen and other CO2-neutral sustainable fuels also requires the development of production methods that can contribute to the energy supply of tomorrow. Some unicellular green algae and cyanobacteria use light to break up water into hydrogen and oxygen. In cooperation with eight partners, KIT…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/hydrogen-from-microalgae
Dossier - 11/05/2009 Diabetes, a danger that is still underestimated In 2010 there will be 10 million diabetes patients in Germany and nearly 33 millions in Europe. The diabetes avalanche is rolling and what is Germany doing? So far so little say experts. There is a lot happening at the same time in different places little is evaluated and a lot is lost in the maelstrom of individual interests. The figures are clear The metabolic disease known as diabetes has reached the proportions of a worldwide epidemic. It not…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/diabetes-a-danger-that-is-still-underestimated
Press release - 01/11/2008 Boris Mizaikoff and Christine Kranz – on the way to systems analytics The two chemists Boris Mizaikoff and Christine Kranz have a great deal in common they are married to each other they have children together and they work at the same university on projects that combine technologies and methods to create multifunctional analytical platforms at the Department of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry at Ulm University.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/boris-mizaikoff-and-christine-kranz-on-the-way-to-systems-analytics
Article - 21/04/2008 Kilian Hennes - unusual ideas and a pragmatic approach People with know-how must bear responsibility said the microbiologist Dr. Kilian Hennes who lectures bioprocess engineering at Constance University of Applied Sciences HTWG. Teaching is one of the major challenges for the experienced scientist and practitioner in particular because his discipline is seen as somewhat exotic by future process engineers and requires a different way of looking at things. But this is what makes his job truly…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/kilian-hennes-unusual-ideas-and-a-pragmatic-approach
Press release - 21/01/2008 Optical technologies - biophotonics and life sciences The BMBF has announced the guidelines for the new SMU innovative Optical Technologies funding programme.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/optical-technologies-biophotonics-and-life-sciences