Press release - 12/11/2012 GATC Biotech joins a new EU research network for young researchers Seven European research institutions and GATC Biotech have formed a consortium providing cutting-edge training in the scientific study of the human past. The BEAN (Bridging the European and Anatolian Neolithic) Initial Training Network has been awarded four years of funding from the European Commission through the Marie Curie Actions program. It is a new multinational and multidisciplinary Marie Curie Research initiative exploring the origins of…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/gatc-biotech-joins-a-new-eu-research-network-for-young-researchers
Article - 12/11/2012 Autoimmune diseases – when the body sheds its skin Most people believe that snakes and insects are the only animals able to shed their skin. However autoimmune diseases of the largest human organ i.e. the skin can have a similar effect by creating blisters scars peeling and wet wounds. Dr. Cassian Sitaru from the University of Freiburg Medical Centre specifically focuses on blistering autoimmune dermatoses. Using disease models in Petri dishes and laboratory mice Sitaru and his team hope to find…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/autoimmune-diseases-when-the-body-sheds-its-skin
Press release - 12/11/2012 Searching for new strategies against prostate cancer The European Research Council (ERC) has announced that Roland Schüle, Scientific Director at the Department of Urology, University of Freiburg Medical Centre has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. Professor Schüle will receive €2.5 million for a period of 5 years for his research proposal to identify and characterize the molecular and physiological functions of the epigenetic enzyme LSD1 and to explore its role in prostate cancer.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/searching-for-new-strategies-against-prostate-cancer
Press release - 12/11/2012 Spot the difference: The 1000 Genomes Project The 1000 Genomes Project presents a map of normal human genetic variation – everything from tiny changes in the genetic code to major alterations in our chromosomes. In a DNA version of ‘spot-the-difference’, EMBL scientists and their colleagues studied the genomes of 1092 healthy people from Europe, the Americas and East Asia, systematically tracking what makes us different from each other. Their results, published in Nature, open new approaches…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/spot-the-difference-the-1000-genomes-project
Article - 12/11/2012 Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences appoints new professor of bioprocess engineering Volker C. Hass joined the Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences at the beginning of the 2012/2013 winter semester. His presence strengthens the university’s team on the bio- and process engineering bachelor’s degree programme. Every year, two thirds of the 100 or so first-semester students choose biotechnology as part of their main studies and around one third choose process engineering. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/furtwangen-university-of-applied-sciences-appoints-new-professor-of-bioprocess-engineering
Article - 12/11/2012 Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences appoints new professor of bioprocess engineering Volker C. Hass joined the Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences at the beginning of the 2012/2013 winter semester. His presence strengthens the university’s team on the bio- and process engineering bachelor’s degree programme. Every year, two thirds of the 100 or so first-semester students choose biotechnology as part of their main studies and around one third choose process engineering. https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/furtwangen-university-of-applied-sciences-appoints-new-professor-of-bioprocess-engineering
Article - 12/11/2012 HANDTE Umwelttechnik GmbH – a system provider of energy-efficient exhaust air purification solutions The purification of exhaust air, a classical technology for end-of-pipe environmental protection, is commonly used in cases when industrial processes result in malodorous exhaust air or air contaminated with hazardous substances. HANDTE Umwelttechnik GmbH started specialising in such solutions way back in 1889.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/handte-umwelttechnik-gmbh-a-system-provider-of-energy-efficient-exhaust-air-purification-solutions
Press release - 12/11/2012 immatics appoints Peter Chambré as Chairman immatics biotechnologies GmbH, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing advanced therapeutic vaccines that are active against cancer, today announced the appointment of Peter Chambré as Chairman of the Board with immediate effect. Peter Chambré has had extensive senior management experience in the biopharmaceutical sector and now holds several Chairman positions in the life sciences industry. He will replace Thomas Widmann, who has…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/immatics-appoints-peter-chambr-as-chairman
Press release - 09/11/2012 Apogenix’s Apocept™ for glioblastoma multiforme named one of “Top 10 Projects to Watch” Apogenix a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases announced that its lead product Apocept APG101 has been selected by Elsevier Business Intelligence and Windhover Conferences as one of oncologys Top 10 Projects To Watch.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/apogenix-s-apocept-for-glioblastoma-multiforme-named-one-of-top-10-projects-to-watch
Press release - 06/11/2012 Biochemists discover new mechanism in ribosome formation A new mechanism in the formation of ribosomes has been discovered by researchers from the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center. In an interdisciplinary approach the Heidelberg scientists along with colleagues from Switzerland and Japan describe a heretofore uncharacterised protein that plays a specific role in ribosome assembly in eukaryotes organisms whose cells contain a cell nucleus. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/biochemists-discover-new-mechanism-in-ribosome-formation
Article - 05/11/2012 Biophysicist Jens Michaelis takes a look into the molecular machine room Jens Michaelis is extremely interested in the molecular machines that control the gene expression process. He has developed a method that enables basic researchers to localise biomolecules in real time as well as gaining insights into their spatial order. In fact what the method does is actually allow researchers to watch proteins at work.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/biophysicist-jens-michaelis-takes-a-look-into-the-molecular-machine-room
Dossier - 05/11/2012 Cancer – basic research, successes and trends Science is approaching cancer treatment by using new systems biology approaches and setting up large-scale multidisciplinary projects such as the International Cancer Genome Consortium. Progress in genome, epigenome and gene expression analyses of cancer cells, new insights into the regulation and interaction of cells gained in cooperation with stem cell research and virus research contributes to gaining a causal understanding of cancer. This…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/cancer-basic-research-successes-and-trends
Guest article - 05/11/2012 Field report: research in China’s capital Jacqueline Hirsch spent four months as a post-doc at the State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests SKLBPI in Beijing where she worked with the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture MoA CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-safety Joint Lab doing research on insect pests and their natural enemies in transgenic cotton. Her research stay at SKLBPI was sponsored by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science Research and the Arts. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/field-report-research-in-china-s-capital
Article - 05/11/2012 Walter Vetter: analytics that guarantees consumer safety How do consumers know whether the food item they have purchased actually is the product with the desired properties or whether the packaging promises more than the product actually delivers? This is not a judgement that can be made based on the product’s appearance or taste. Only analytical methods can get to the bottom of the molecules inside the food item. Prof. Dr. Walter Vetter at the Institute of Food Chemistry at the University of Hohenheim…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/walter-vetter-analytics-that-guarantees-consumer-safety
Press release - 30/10/2012 DKFZ and Genetic Immunity Sign Collaboration Agreement to Develop HPV Therapeutic Vaccine Genetic Immunity, Budapest, a leader in immunotherapy technology product development, and DKFZ (German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany) signed a collaborative agreement to develop a DNA-based vaccine for the treatment of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection that causes cervical cancer and other cancers of the anus, penis, vulva, vagina, and oropharynx. Present HPV vaccines (Cervarix, Gardasil) have no therapeutic effect on…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/dkfz-and-genetic-immunity-sign-collaboration-agreement-to-develop-hpv-therapeutic-vaccine
Article - 29/10/2012 Friederike J. Gruhl – biology is not always enough Researchers are usually only able to explore the development and growth of tumours with animal models. This is because many human cells lose their typical characteristics once outside the body. Friederike J. Gruhl from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT is working to create a biomimetic environment in Petri dishes in which prostate cells thrive and can be manipulated to become tumours for example - if required. The three-dimensional…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/friederike-j-gruhl-biology-is-not-always-enough
Press release - 29/10/2012 First Integrated Design of an Artificial Eye Lens By changing the optical power of the lens (accommodation), the human eye focuses on an object as its distance varies. However, this ability decreases with increasing age. For her research into an artificial accommodation system, Dr. Liane Rheinschmitt of the Institute of Applied Computer Science (IAI) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has now been granted the Bertha Benz Prize in the amount of EUR 10,000. With this prize, the Daimler and…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/first-integrated-design-of-an-artificial-eye-lens1
Article - 29/10/2012 Tilman Schäffer: Biology and medicine – from the point of view of physics Tilman Schäffer at the University of Tübingen creates a bridge between physics, biology and medicine. His speciality is innovative microscopic detection methods such as atomic force microscopy. In addition to application, Schäffer is working on improving scanning probe microscopy instrumentation and methods. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/tilman-schaeffer-biology-and-medicine-from-the-point-of-view-of-physics
Article - 29/10/2012 Hydrocarbons 3.0 – European Union decides to focus on bioeconomy Industry is being greened. The EU has put in place schemes to boost the bioeconomy Germany Finland Norway Denmark and the Netherlands are working hard on bioeconomy strategies. Even regional stakeholders are developing concepts aimed at supporting the bioeconomy. Things are moving in the right direction. https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/hydrocarbons-3-0-european-union-decides-to-focus-on-bioeconomy
Press release - 29/10/2012 First Integrated Design of an Artificial Eye Lens By changing the optical power of the lens (accommodation), the human eye focuses on an object as its distance varies. However, this ability decreases with increasing age. For her research into an artificial accommodation system, Dr. Liane Rheinschmitt of the Institute of Applied Computer Science (IAI) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has now been granted the Bertha Benz Prize in the amount of EUR 10,000. With this prize, the Daimler and…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/first-integrated-design-of-an-artificial-eye-lens1-1
Press release - 26/10/2012 What causes chronic bowel disease? Europe-wide network for investigating irritable bowel syndrome headed by Heidelberg University HospitalEuropean Science Foundation provides 500000 euros in funding for understanding causes improving options for diagnosis and treatment.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/what-causes-chronic-bowel-disease
Article - 22/10/2012 How can a green economy protect the environment? Jointly organised by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the recent Green Economy conference focused on how a sustainable bioeconomy can contribute to creating an environmentally friendly future. The conference participants agreed that immediate action was needed. Research programmes have been put in place to explore the…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/how-can-a-green-economy-protect-the-environment
Press release - 22/10/2012 New Commission proposal to minimise the climate impacts of biofuel production On 17th October 2012, the Commission published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production, and raise the climate benefits of biofuels used in the EU. Through changes of the current legislation the Commission wants to promote biofuels that help achieving substantial emission cuts, do not directly compete with food and are more sustainable at the same time.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-commission-proposal-to-minimise-the-climate-impacts-of-biofuel-production
Article - 22/10/2012 How can a green economy protect the environment? Jointly organised by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the recent Green Economy conference focused on how a sustainable bioeconomy can contribute to creating an environmentally friendly future. The conference participants agreed that immediate action was needed. Research programmes have been put in place to explore the…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/how-can-a-green-economy-protect-the-environment
Dossier - 22/10/2012 Environmental biotechnology Biotechnologists are increasingly learning how to apply the knowledge about biological metabolic processes in the field of environmental protection including waste management and environmental rehabilitation. Environmental biotechnology is a field with great potential. In future bacteria and other microorganisms will most likely also contribute to sustainability and cost efficiency in other areas including the cosmetics and detergent industry as…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/environmental-biotechnology