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…

Since the beginning of discussions about electronic voting, its integrity has been questioned: Are the results 100% correct and complete? Do they remain unchanged during processing in a database? Is there sufficient protection against possible hackers? In the processes of the life sciences industrie…

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous countries around the world have been working hard to develop new vaccines against the virus. A U.S. pharmaceutical company based in Italy will also be involved in the mass production of the vaccine and is preparing for it. There must be no dosing er…

With a mobile test laboratory, researchers from the Fraunhofer IPA can now quickly and reliably detect fragments of coronaviruses in wastewater. These are an indication of increased infection rates and thus an indicator of pandemic hotspots. It is scheduled to start in September.

The countdown is on…

Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in cleanroom microbiology solutions, announces that it has recently delivered its biggest ever single order for microbial air sampling equipment to support the large-scale manufacturing programme for COVID-19 vaccine supply. The new SAS air sampling equipment will…

In Stuttgart, the second trade fair and conference on infection protection will take place on September 21 and 22, 2021. The organizer, as with the first fair in November 2020 in Erfurt, is Messe Erfurt GmbH.

After months of digital events, pro.vention - Trade Fair and Conference on Infection Protect…

More than 180 million people have become infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which has already mutated multiple times. Effective vaccines have been developed in record time, but billions of vaccine doses are needed to defeat the pandemic. In order to expand production, sensor components – amon…

Since colleagues live in fear of infecting each other with a dangerous virus, the working world has changed for good. Due to the pandemic protection and hygiene at the workplace play a more important role than ever in companies – in some cases there is even a bed put up at the power plant in case of…

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on all areas of life. Almost everyone is affected in some way – in their health, their professional activities, and their entire lives. But there are also notable bright spots. These include, above all, the rapid development of vaccines, test kits, and…

- Pivotal study conducted in 10 countries in fast changing environment of at least 29 COVID-19 variant strains; original strain almost completely absent
- At second interim analysis, statistical success criteria not met. Favorable safety profile confirmed
- Initial analyses show trend for age and vari…