Article - 04/04/2011 Polymaterials AG – Turning ideas into materials Many companies lack the resources and the infrastructure required to turn basic research ideas into marketable products. However, there is a great need for innovative materials for technical as well as economic reasons. Polymaterials AG’s structured service portfolio is designed to support its clients in finding solutions for material problems and implementing innovative ideas. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/polymaterials-ag-turning-ideas-into-materials
Article - 24/01/2011 Protzek GmbH: On site drug testing and analytics How do you find out if someone is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs? Up until now the police had to visually inspect and assess test strips in order to convict a drunken or doped driver. Lörrach-based Protzek Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik mbH have improved this situation with the development of a mobile system that uses objective criteria to quantitatively analyse drugs and medications on site. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/protzek-gmbh-on-site-drug-testing-and-analytics
Article - 03/12/2010 Review: Science meets Business Day 2010 (part I) Germinating seeds biosensors in the human body deaf people learning to hear again and new approaches to combat the flu virus the lectures held at the Science meets Business Day which concluded this years BioValley Science Week once again highlighted the innovations brought about through the joint efforts of research and industrial players on the Upper Rhine. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/review-science-meets-business-day-2010-part-i
Article - 28/11/2010 Genedata facilitates search for biomarkers Biomarkers play a key role in testing the efficacy of a new drug or finding out adverse reactions to it. For reliable and quick results, modern laboratory methods are used to generate huge amounts of highly complex molecular data. The data then need to be efficiently analysed. The company Genedata, with headquarters in Basel (Switzerland) and offices throughout Europe, including a base in Konstanz (Germany), has developed the software system…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/genedata-facilitates-search-for-biomarkers
Article - 27/11/2010 Tancred Frickey – about proteins and programmes Bioinformatics methods are important tools for the classification of protein sequences. Prof. Dr. Tancred Frickey, Professor of Applied Bioinformatics at the University of Konstanz, has developed a programme that enabled him to classify the AAA ATPase protein family. CLANS software can also be used to visualise the similarities between film actors who have played roles in the same genre category. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/tancred-frickey-about-proteins-and-programmes
Press release - 18/11/2010 A Code for evolutionary biology Alexandros (Alexis) Stamatakis heads the new research group “Scientific Computing” at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) – Software and supercomputing for large-scale biological data analysis. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/a-code-for-evolutionary-biology
Article - 04/11/2010 Stefan Günther – Software for text and cell jungles Junior professor Dr. Stefan Günther from the Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Freiburg has a long-standing interest in computer sciences and is now developing software to model three-dimensional protein structures. This enables him to predict interaction mechanisms between therapeutic substances and cellular enzymes.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/stefan-guenther-software-for-text-and-cell-jungles
Dossier - 18/10/2010 New machines for the life sciences Hardware and software applications have become an integral part of the everyday life of life sciences researchers, developers and service providers. It is impossible to imagine life science applications without effective hardware and software applications – from computer-assisted drug screening to the automatic production of biosensors for rapid, mobile, purse-size bacterial test devices. Trends such as automation and miniaturisation lead to ever…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/new-machines-for-the-life-sciences
Article - 18/10/2010 Abigail Morrison – How does the brain learn? The physicist and neuroscientist Prof. Dr. Abigail Morrison from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience BCCN in Freiburg has always been interested in theoretical questions relating to thinking and remembering. She now works on the development of computer models of different brain areas. Is it possible to untangle the complexities of neural networks in the brain using mathematics and informatics?https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/abigail-morrison-how-does-the-brain-learn
Article - 04/10/2010 Computer models for underestimated all-rounders It has now become clear that non-coding RNAs are the puppeteers in cells. Prof. Dr. Rolf Backofens team at the University of Freiburg is developing an indispensable tool for doing just this in the form of computer programmes that generate two-dimensional structural models of these tiny all-rounders.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/computer-models-for-underestimated-all-rounders
Article - 03/10/2010 Measuring body forces with sensors contained in the implant In collaboration with WITTENSTEIN intens GmbH and Prof. Rainer Baumgart ZEM Munich researchers from the University of Konstanz have further developed the fully implantable telemetrically-controlled distraction nail FITBONE. They have equipped the nail with sensors and energy- and data transmission modules to carry out biomechanical movement and load-bearing analyses of the locomotor system in vivo. The researchers goal is to develop a system to…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/measuring-body-forces-with-sensors-contained-in-the-implant
Article - 09/08/2010 Computer-assisted drug design Bioinformaticians from Tübingen have developed the “BALL” software platform that accelerates and simplifies the search for active agents. Computer modelling and simulation enables the assessment of molecule modifications and the optimisation of their function accordingly.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/computer-assisted-drug-design
Article - 17/05/2010 Dietmar Hopp: Awarded Great Cross of Merit on his 70th birthday Dietmar Hopp entrepreneur and co-founder of SAP sports patron biotech investor provider of funds and great promoter of his native region has turned 70. To celebrate the occasion the German Federal President has awarded Hopp the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Bundesverdienstkreuz which was presented to him by the Baden-Württemberg Minister President Stefan Mappus.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/dietmar-hopp-awarded-great-cross-of-merit-on-his-70th-birthday
Article - 16/12/2009 BioValley “Science meets Business Day 2009” This year’s presentations at the “Science meets Business Day 2009” once again showed that the exchange between science and the industry in the BioValley works extraordinarily well. The “Science meets Business Day 2009” concluded this year’s BioValley Life Science Week, where researchers from five completely different disciplines and their industrial partners presented their views on what makes the economic location in the area bordered by…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/biovalley-science-meets-business-day-2009
Press release - 17/11/2009 iGEM team Freiburg: a standing order for gold medals The Bioware team from Freiburg, an important part of the bioss cluster of excellence, has once again achieved resounding success: one gold medal and two special prizes at the iGEM competition (international Genetically Engineered Machine), the largest event for up-and-coming scientists focusing on synthetic biology. It was the turn of the research group heads, junior professor Dr. Kristian Müller and Dr. Katja Arndt, to participate in the…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/igem-team-freiburg-a-standing-order-for-gold-medals
Article - 16/11/2009 New network for systems biology seed research What happens to plant seeds during germination? Researchers led by Dr. Gerhard Leubner from the University of Freiburg in collaboration with six international groups of researchers will be jointly looking into these processes. The virtual Seed (vSEED) consortium took first place in a field of 54 contestants in the European Research Era-Net Plant Genomics competition. What makes the scientists’ project so special is that they are planning to…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-network-for-systems-biology-seed-research
Press release - 10/11/2009 Nexxor GmbH - Semantic technologies enable future-focused knowledge management Stuttgart-based Nexxor GmbH uses its topicWorks platform as a basis for developing “knowledge-oriented” information systems specifically for the pharmaceutical, biotech and life science sectors. These standardised software systems are no longer based solely on data and documents. They employ an innovative concept to map the meanings and semantic relationships of content in a flexible way, similar to processes used by the Semantic Web.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/nexxor-gmbh-semantic-technologies-enable-future-focused-knowledge-management
Article - 27/10/2009 New ways of looking at computer data: H-Maps Databases are classical tools for the collection, administration and presentation of computer data in table form. Tübingen-based Hölle & Hüttner AG has developed a completely new solution – H-Maps: a semantic knowledge matrix that associates and represents information as clearly arranged networks. This gives users a rapid overview and enables them to recognise new relationships.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-ways-of-looking-at-computer-data-h-maps
Press release - 24/09/2009 Call for innovative technologies that address global health concerns 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.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/call-for-innovative-technologies-that-address-global-health-concerns
Article - 18/09/2009 Patents promote creativity and motivation The protection of innovations and patents is an important issue for Stockach- based Sensovation AG in terms of the companys proprietary developments. According to Paul Hing Chief Technology Officer of the company which develops and manufactures intelligent detection systems Sensovation has already filed three patents and further ideas for potential patents are currently being evaluated. But how does a medium-sized medical device company such as…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/patents-promote-creativity-and-motivation
Article - 30/07/2009 Tikanis GmbH Freiburg – flexible modelling and planning software Experiments in modern cell biological laboratories or the scheduling and task management of rehab clinics – all of this leads to a flood of data, which needs to be organised and analysed. The Freiburg-based start-up company Tikanis GmbH offers innovative and inexpensive software solutions for modellers of dynamic processes, clinical researchers or therapists. The founders of the company, Dr. Thomas Maiwald and Julie Blumberg, are well aware of…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/tikanis-gmbh-freiburg-flexible-modelling-and-planning-software
Article - 10/06/2009 Colleagues who became customers Should they work with a long-standing cooperation partner or should they set up another company that was the decision faced by the staff of the Discovery-IT department of Nycomed formerly ALTANA Pharma in the spring of 2007.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/colleagues-who-became-customers
Article - 09/06/2009 We would gladly finance more biotechs For four years, the High-Tech Gründerfonds (high-tech company establishment fund) has been supporting technology-oriented company founders. The project, which is backed by the Federal German government and major businesses, has 272 million euros of largely federal funds at its disposal, and its objective is the accelerated marketability of ideas. We spoke with Marco Winzer, representative and Investment Director at High-Tech Gründerfonds,…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/we-would-gladly-finance-more-biotechs
Dossier - 25/05/2009 The different phases of company foundation Founding a company is a very complex process especially in knowledge-intensive sectors such as biotechnology. Turning a vague business idea into a successful company is characterised by different phases that place great demands on the qualifications and learning aptitudes of the company founders. Financing and economic organisation often means that company founders have to enter completely unknown new territory.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/the-different-phases-of-company-foundation
Article - 04/03/2009 New modern microscopy centre brings together different disciplines Microscopy service imaging support and method development these are the three major pillars of the Bioimaging Center BIC at the University of Constance that was inaugurated in October 2008. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/new-modern-microscopy-centre-brings-together-different-disciplines