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12/05/2022
World Health Organization lauds German pledge
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed Germany’s commitment to meet its “fair share” of the ACT-Accelerator (ACT-A) 2021/2022 budget. ACT-A is a WHO initiative to improve significantly access to COVID-19 medical countermeasures in low income countries.
20/04/2022
Video on German biotech’s role in the fight against COVID-19
The video, STRONG AGAINST COVID – BIOTECHNOLOGY IN GERMANY, tells the story of how Germany’s medical biotechnology industry made significant contributions to management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The film produced by the Export Initiative for the German Healthcare Industry – HEALTH MADE IN GERMANY – …
10/03/2022
Promoting global access to innovative tests for respiratory disease
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding development of new tests for diagnosing respiratory diseases in developing and emerging economies. The effort is unfolding under the auspices of a global diagnostics alliance called FIND.
25/02/2022
Germany expands Medical Informatics Initiative
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) continues to pave the way for innovation by extending its Medical Informatics Initiative (MII). According to the BMBF, one of the main objectives of the program is to reliably and rapidly provide digitized data from routine medical care for …
07/02/2022
New center dedicated to advancing computer-aided medicine
The multidisciplinary Center for Digital Neurotechnologies Saar (CDNS) has opened in the German federal state of Saarland. Based at the Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) in Homburg, the CDNS is researching ways to further apply digitization in medicine, with a focus on surgery and patient …
31/01/2022
BioNTech starts clinical trial for new omicron-based vaccine
BioNTech and Pfizer have begun a clinical trial to evaluate their latest vaccine for COVID-19. The study will compare the current Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine with one based on the Omicron variant.
25/01/2022
New German government set to innovate
Germany’s new, government made up of Social Democrats (SDP), Alliance 90/The Greens, and liberal Free Democrats (FDP) has emphasized advancing technology in its coalition agreement. The accord says the government is dedicated to promoting “technological, digital, social, and sustainable innovative …
12/10/2021
Ranking shows German healthcare SMEs among innovative leaders
The Mittelstand – or small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – have long been considered a main pillar of the German economy, in part because of their flexibility and innovative drive. The “Innovation Champions 2021” ranking carried out by the German business weekly, WirtschaftsWoche, shows that …
09/09/2021
Germany selected as site of WHO pandemic response hub
The World Health Organization (WHO) is locating a new center for responding to global pandemics in the German capital Berlin. Called the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, its main function will be to rapidly advise public health experts and policymakers around the globe when urgent …
31/08/2021
Record-breaking year for German medical biotechnology
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reports that Germany’s biopharmaceutical industry posted record market share and employment figures last year. The study also said sector turnovers were EUR 14.6 billion in 2020, an increase of 14 percent on 2019.
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