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“The future of medicine lies in the networking of technologies”

Exchange data between medical devices from different manufacturers securely and in a user-friendly manner: The answer to this is IEEE 11073 Service-oriented device connectivity (SDC). A networking technology that is primarily used in operating rooms and clinics and was co-developed at the University of Leipzig.
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20 years of BIO CITY LEIPZIG - From delicate plants to high-tech biotopes

In 2003, the foundation stone for Leipzig's life science and tech park, the BioCity Campus Leipzig, was laid with the opening of the biotechnology and start-up center BIO CITY LEIPZIG. To date, over 4.500 highly qualified jobs have been created in research institutions and companies, including white and red biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, cell and gene therapy and diagnostics. The 20th anniversary was celebrated today with a ceremony.
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The Leipzig University Hospital and Saventic Health are starting a collaboration to diagnose rare diseases using artificial intelligence

Leipzig University Hospital and the MedTech start-up Saventic Health are pleased to announce the immediate start of their groundbreaking partnership. The collaboration will support doctors and medical staff in discovering rare diseases more quickly with the help of state-of-the-art AI algorithms.
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University Hospital Leipzig: Study - Flowing makes tumors dangerous

Consistency of the tumor can have a decisive influence on the further course of cancer. For as long as anyone can remember, doctors have been feeling suspicious hardening under the skin. Scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the University of Leipzig, in cooperation with clinical-diagnostic radiology and basic biophysical research, have now proven that this ancient examination technique is a pioneering diagnostic method.
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After Work BIO CITY LEIPZIG: August 23 from 17 p.m

On August 23rd we invite everyone to the cozy after work event in BIO CITY LEIPZIG. Friendly sponsor this time: c-LEcta
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13,3 million euros for Sankt Georg Clinic

The clinic will receive a total of 13,3 million euros to comprehensively renovate and equip its 110-year-old listed building 6. In this way, a state-of-the-art training complex for various nursing, assistant and medical professions is created. The funds come from the Coal Regions Investment Act.
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University Hospital Leipzig: Endoprosthetics with minimal blood loss

Using endoprostheses with minimal bleeding – this is the goal that orthopedics at the University Hospital Leipzig (UKL) has set itself very successfully. After various changes in the processes during and after the operation, the surgeons around Prof. Andreas Roth can not only avoid the sometimes high blood loss when inserting a knee or hip prosthesis and subsequent problems such as infections, but also help the patient get back on his feet faster .
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MPI EVA: New method increases efficiency, precision and reliability of DNA editing

In a newly published study, a research team from Leipzig's Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology describes improvements in the methods by which mutations can be introduced into human and other genomes. These make the methods much more efficient and less error-prone.
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