For years, bacteria with high resistance to common antibiotic therapies have been spreading primarily in hospitals. These infections are becoming a serious problem not only in healthcare but also in nursing and care homes, kindergartens and schools, as well as food producers – followed by agricultur…

The endowed with 60,000 euros "Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Award" goes to neuroscientist Michel Goedert from Cambridge, UK, this year. Goedert is being honored for his groundbreaking research on the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The native Luxem…

Imec, the world-leading research and innovation center in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and EUROPRACTICE announced today the winners of their 2021 GaN-IC design contest. The contest aims to encourage innovation in power electronics applications using imec’s Gallium Nitride technology for…

– Expansion in Carlsbad, California, USA, doubles production capacity to support commercialization and industrialization of viral vectors
– Investment serves customers in addressing larger patient populations with new curative treatments
– Enables suspension production of viral vectors up to 1,000-lit…

The business fields of SKAN AG have expanded in recent years. As a pioneer in isolator manufacturing for the pharmaceutical industry, the demands in automation and service have increasingly come into focus to keep up with growing customer requirements. But also the area of trading products, based in…

After ACHEMA Pulse 2021 – the pioneering digital event for the process industry – ACHEMA 2022 is back in Frankfurt: from 4 to 8 April 2022, the Frankfurt Fairground will once again be the meeting place for the global process industries. In times of a pandemic, a comprehensive hygiene concept ensures…

Metal processing with lasers and plasma releases many different pollutants into the ambient air. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, together with partners, has developed a filter system that efficiently removes these substances from the air. The filter can be adapted to t…

After COMPAMED, the international leading event for medical technology suppliers, was held digitally last year due to the pandemic, it will take place again in a face-to-face format from November 15 to 18, in close parallel to the world-leading MEDICA medical trade fair. Nearly 500 exhibitor registr…

Imec, a globally leading research and innovation center for nanoelectronics and digital technology, and miDiagnostics, a spin-off from imec in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, which specializes in the development of point-of-care tests for screening, diagnosing, and monitoring a variety…

It is often seen among cyclists and hikers, but Ötzi, the glacier mummy, also wore it, as well as the bog body from Kayhausen — a cape: a sleeveless, lightweight cloak designed to protect against wind and weather. 5,000 years ago, it was made of grass; in 364/350 BC, from fur; today, from textile an…