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17/09/2019
Germany takes lead in testing innovative antibacterial implant coating
The Berlin-based medical device company aap Implantate AG (app) is becoming the first company in the world to conduct human clinical trials for an antibacterial silver coating on anatomical plates for treating broken bones. In August, Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) …
11/09/2019
CureVac financing research at Yale to advance drug development
The German biopharmaceuticals company CureVac has signed a collaborative research agreement (CRA) with Yale University to discover new, candidate drugs for treating lung diseases. The Tübingen-based company is financing the entire research project and retains an option to acquire any rights …
03/09/2019
Major German project addresses challenges of digitizing patient data
Six of Germany's Helmholtz centers are cooperating to ensure patient privacy is protected while allowing science to use patient data to advance innovative medicine. They have set up the Helmholtz Medical Security, Privacy, and AI Research Center (HMSP) to pursue this aim.
28/08/2019
German program to further the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine
The German government is pursuing the development of medical uses of AI. At a panel discussion held in conjunction with the country's Science Year 2019 (Wissenschaftsjahr 2019) Germany's Minister of Education and Research, Anja Karliczek, and a group of experts spoke about how to lay the groundwork …
20/08/2019
Germany supplies implant materials for HIV preventive prototype
The multinational pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) has developed an implantable product capable of delivering a drug that provides protection from infection with HIV for one year. The matchstick-sized implant releases the antiretroviral drug islatravir, formerly called EFdA or …
14/08/2019
German medical biotechnology in the spotlight
Germany's medical biotechnology sector is one of the most dynamic in the world. A new video from Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) and the Export Initiative for the German Healthcare Industry, HEALTH MADE IN GERMANY, provides insight and facts & figures on this innovative, growing field.
06/08/2019
Thriving German medtech ready for medical revolution
The association that represents Germany's medical technology companies, BVMed, is predicting that the medtech sector will continue growing. It cites experts forecasting an annual growth rate of four to five percent. This is according to the BVMed Annual Report 2018/19, which is based on a survey of …
31/07/2019
German medical biotechnology's record breaking trend
The German medical biotechnology industry is growing and surpassing its performance year after year. The Biotechnologie Jahrbuch 2018 (Biotechnology Yearbook 2018), published by biotechnologie.de and prepared by BIOCOM, says that last year, financing for innovation and research and development (R&D) …
23/07/2019
Innovation awards for promising biotechnology
The Council of German BioRegions (AK BioRegio) has presented the annual Innovation Prize of German BioRegions to some of the country's most promising concepts in biotech research. In 2019, the jury used an interactive format in reaching its decision for the first time in the 12-year history of the …
16/07/2019
Germany the place to be for innovative healthcare
Germany is proving to be an attractive location for groundbreaking innovation in a number of areas, including healthcare. In its latest issue called "Outsourcing 4.0," Markets Germany magazine presents a company called Innoplexus as an example of the opportunities Germany holds for developers of …
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