Press release - 26/04/2022 BioLabs Heidelberg announces key partnership and new members in its vibrant life-science community BioLabs, the premier developer and operator of life science coworking spaces, is thrilled to welcome its first three inaugural tenants to its Heidelberg location: Anavo Therapeutics, faCellitate, and Phialogics. BioLabs has announced BioRN, the leading non-profit membership network in the Rhine-Neckar region, as its Founding Partner. This partnership will enable BioLabs to adapt their business model to the German biotech system.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/biolabs-heidelberg-announces-key-partnership-and-new-members-its-vibrant-life-science-community
Press release - 16/08/2021 Heidelberg is calling for life sciences start-ups As a dominant part of southern Germany’s life-science industry hub, Heidelberg will soon have a life-science startup incubator of its own. BioLabs, the premier US network of managed co-working lab space, will open its first German branch in the Heidelberg Innovation Park (hip). On August 16, representatives of city and state governments, BioLabs and the life-science industry celebrated the Heidelberg BioLabs groundbreaking.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/heidelberg-calling-life-sciences-start-ups
PixelBiotech GmbH - 27/07/2021 Searching for tracks with cytogenetics and AI The startup Pixelbiotech combines fluorescence techniques with artificial intelligence to detect DNA and RNA in medical samples. HuluFISH is the name of the method, which allows for countless applications - from detecting viral infections, such as COVID-19 or African swine fever virus, to the quality control of gene and immunotherapeutic procedures in cancer medicine.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/searching-tracks-cytogenetics-and-ai
Heidelberg Technology Park - 05/05/2020 Start-up support for life sciences companies How can scientists turn their know-how into marketable products and services and thereby provide society with real added value? In addition to solid financing, start-up companies need a suitable infrastructure and a dense network of partners for exchanging expertise to help them get off to a good start when it comes to setting up a business. The Heidelberg Technology Park offers company founders in the life sciences exactly these success factors.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/start-up-support-for-life-sciences-companies
The Baden-Württemberg healthcare industry Baden-Württemberg – an attractive business location Baden-Württemberg, the state of inventors and thinkers, is one of the leading economic regions in Germany and Europe thanks to an economic landscape that incorporates many small- and medium-sized businesses. The state’s innovative strength is partly based on the scientific excellence of university and non-university research institutions and innovative companies, and partly on its attractiveness as a base for creating and developing companies.…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/location/location-bw
Article - 26/10/2016 GeneWerk: precision analyses for humans Gene therapy approaches are increasingly being used for treating life-threatening diseases in humans. GeneWerk GmbH, a spin-off of the DKFZ and the NCT in Heidelberg, offers customised, high-resolution molecular and bioinformatic analyses that ensure the efficacy and safety of gene therapy and immunotherapy studies. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/genewerk-precision-analyses-for-humans
The Baden-Württemberg healthcare industry Infrastructure Baden-Württemberg is home to numerous technology parks and thus offers an excellent infrastructure and attractive high-tech locations for life sciences companies in close proximity to scientific excellence. Young companies and business start-ups particularly stand to benefit from the opportunities for cooperation with other companies and research institutions in the technology parks and also from the relatively cheap rents for office and…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/location/infrastructure
Article - 08/12/2014 Stefan Hell – a Nobel Prize for a lateral thinker Stefan Hell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of STED fluorescence microscopy which has made it possible to obtain optical images well below the optical diffraction limit. However, Hell does not really see himself as a developer. His passion is scientific principles, the identification of how things are connected and the exploration of new, uncharted paths.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/stefan-hell-a-nobel-prize-for-a-lateral-thinker
Press release - 22/07/2013 BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg's international relations bring Heidelberg-based Medicyte GmbH in contact with new distribution partner BIOPRO Baden-Württembergs business development activities have led to the establishment of a new distribution partnership between Heidelberg-based Medicyte GmbH and Dutch Westburg BV. When BIOPRO searches for international partners for Baden-Württemberg companies the state agency often makes use of its international network partners and in this case BIOPROs contact with the Netherlands Business Support Office Stuttgart NBSO brought the desired…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/biopro-baden-wuerttemberg-s-international-relations-bring-heidelberg-based-medicyte-gmbh-in-contact
Press release - 29/04/2013 BIOBreakfast: exclusive networking in Chicago The annual Networking Breakfast was held at the Chicago Club on 23rd April 2013 on the occasion of the 2013 BIO International Convention the global event for biotechnology. As part of the event Heidelberg Technology Park HTP and the University Technology Park in Chicago unveiled an expanded partnering programme. Around 70 participants from 12 countries used the exclusive setting to make new international contacts renew old ones and exchange…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/biobreakfast-exclusive-networking-in-chicago
Press release - 16/07/2012 Winners of the "Science2Start" ideas competition honoured BioRegio STERN Management GmbH honoured the three winners of the regional "Science2Start" ideas competition last Thursday evening. The award ceremony was part of the traditional summer soirée given by BioRegio STERN Management GmbH in collaboration with TTR Technologieparks Tübingen-Reutlingen GmbH, the Verein zur Förderung der Biotechnologie und der Medizintechnik e.V. (Society for the Promotion of Biotechnology and Medical Technology)…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/winners-of-the-science2start-ideas-competition-honoured
Press release - 28/11/2011 CeCo Labs develops new method for isolating bacterial cell walls CeCo Labs UG, founded as a spin-off from the University of Tübingen, has developed an internationally unique method for isolating bacterial cell walls. These are used in research to investigate antibiotic resistance, for example. Unlike conventional techniques, the method developed by CeCo Labs is able to supply a very high number of ultra-pure cell walls extremely quickly. Orders have already been placed by customers across the globe.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/ceco-labs-develops-new-method-for-isolating-bacterial-cell-walls
Press release - 15/11/2011 PANATecs GmbH will move into new laboratories in Heilbronn in 2012 In Summer 2012, PANATecs will move its headquarters to Heilbronn, where the firm will have modern and purpose-built laboratories in the Wohlgelegen Research Park.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/panatecs-gmbh-will-move-into-new-laboratories-in-heilbronn-in-2012
Press release - 10/10/2011 Vetter’s state-of-the-art Chicago facility is fully operational Vetter, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization that specializes in aseptic filling, today announced that its first U.S. facility is now fully operational. Located at the Illinois Science + Technology Park in suburban Chicago, the 24,000-square-foot site includes microbiology and chemical analysis labs, material preparation and compounding functions, three cleanrooms for aseptic filling, and visual inspection. The first to…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/vetter-s-state-of-the-art-chicago-facility-is-fully-operational
Press release - 04/05/2011 Vetter’s Chicago Facility Now Accepting Projects Vetter, a leading provider of aseptic prefilled drug-delivery systems, announced that its Chicago facility is accepting client projects. Located at the Illinois Science + Technology Park in Skokie, Illinois, the site supports preclinical through phase II products. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/vetter-s-chicago-facility-now-accepting-projects
Press release - 23/06/2010 Technology park „bioBAY“ - life science infrastructure the Chinese way Being one of Baden-Württemberg’s global partner regions, the Chinese province of Jiangsu deserves special attention in the field of life sciences. The highly dynamic bioBAY park located in the city of Suzhou puts a strong emphasis on bio- and nanotechnologies. With its numerous science and business opportunities bioBAY has a lot to offer also to potential partners from Baden-Württemberg. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/technology-park-biobay-life-science-infrastructure-the-chinese-way
Press release - 08/04/2010 Launch of FASILIS transnational cooperation forum On Tuesday 23 March, the Tübingen-Reutlingen Technology Park (TTR) was the destination for entrepreneurs keen to find out more about the FASILIS EU project. This transnational pilot project helps small and medium-sized businesses benefit from the research, infrastructure and service portfolios of the participating European regions. The cooperation forum uses a voucher system to promote innovation and the establishment of new business…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/launch-of-fasilis-transnational-cooperation-forum
Press release - 03/12/2009 Vetter to open new facility in suburban Chicago On 1st December 2009, the Ravensburg-based contract manufacturer Vetter dedicated its new production facility which will focus on early clinical projects. At the new site in Chicago, Vetter Development Services USA, Inc. will fill very small quantities of product required for pre-clinical through Phase IIb projects. Phase III projects and commercial large-scale production will in future be conducted by the company’s German facilities in…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/vetter-to-open-new-facility-in-suburban-chicago
Press release - 30/09/2009 New managing director for BioRegion Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck e.V. Biotech expert Dr. Julia Schüler is leaving Ernst Young to join BioRegion Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck e.V. Rhine-Neckar BioRegion. The biologist is to succeed Ernst-Dieter Jarasch the associations managing director since its establishment in 1996.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-managing-director-for-bioregion-rhein-neckar-dreieck-e-v
Press release - 24/09/2009 CeGAT: Tracking genes using cutting-edge technologies To adequately meet the growing demand for genetic diagnostics doctor scientist and bioinformatician Dr. Saskia Biskup and her husband business graduate Dr. Dirk Biskup founded the Center for Genomics and Transcriptomics or CeGAT for short in July 2009. As a supplier of DNA and RNA sequencing in the STERN BioRegion CeGAT which is based in the Technology park Tübingen Reutlingen TTR uses state-of-the-art high-throughput technologies to examine…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/cegat-tracking-genes-using-cutting-edge-technologies
Press release - 04/09/2008 Rhine Neckar Biotechnology Cluster wins German Top Cluster Contest The Rhine-Neckar biotechnology cluster BioRN was distinguished as one of the five most significant high-tech regions in Germany and will receive part of the 200 million Euro federal grant. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/rhine-neckar-biotechnology-cluster-wins-german-top-cluster-contest
Press release - 23/06/2008 PathoScan: Sowing clean seeds - and reaping a rich harvest Dr. Frank Brändle and Dr. Marco Thines managing directors of PathoScan GbR in Hohenheim have developed a PCR-based test system which allows the detection of fungi and bacteria in seed at very early stages. The test system will be patented in the near future.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/pathoscan-sowing-clean-seeds-and-reaping-a-rich-harvest
Press release - 07/05/2008 ChemCon – and how an ideal niche was found and occupied At first sight the business idea seems somehow strange Who would deliberately choose to develop and produce pharmaceutical substances that are hardly required and if so only in small quantities. Dr. Raphael Vogler and Dr. Peter Gockel the founders and owners of Freiburg-based ChemCon GmbH have done exactly that - and found an ideal niche for their company. Even the largest companies of the industry are benefiting from ChemCons know-how and…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/chemcon-and-how-an-ideal-niche-was-found-and-occupied
Article - 18/02/2008 Baden-Württemberg to fund MediCyte research MediCyte GmbH based in the Heidelberg Technology Park is among the winners of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science Research and the Arts biotechnology funding programme. The company will establish innovative cell culture systems.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/baden-wuerttemberg-to-fund-medicyte-research