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DIHK survey of manufacturers of in-vitro diagnostics until October 9, 2020

In May 2017, the new regulation for in-vitro diagnostics (IVDR) came into force, which will apply from May 2022 and in particular provides for higher requirements for placing these products on the market. At the same time, the Corona crisis has shown the importance of efficient and innovative diagnostics.
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Kretschmer sees "exciting and great future" for Saxony's biotechnology industry

Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer has described the development of biotechnology in Bavaria over the past two decades as a success story and sees a great future for the industry.
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New cluster brochure for healthcare and biotechnology

The Office for Economic Development has published a new brochure for the health care and biotechnology cluster. The occasion is the 20th anniversary of the biotechnology offensive in Saxony.
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Blood, oxygen, food: modern organ perfusion equipment prepares donor livers

Machine simulates human organism and ensures more safety for patients, more time for transplanters and fewer organ rejections. New hope for patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation: As one of currently only three centers in Germany, the University Hospital Leipzig (UKL) recently had a fully automated organ perfusion device available for liver transplantation.
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Basis for further research on the actual spread of the corona virus in the population

As part of a broad-based research project, Leipzig scientists have developed a high-quality corona antibody test that is also suitable for taking samples at home. The result was presented to Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer and Science Minister Sebastian Gemkow at midday in the BioCity in Leipzig.
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Renowned vaccine researcher comes to the University of Leipzig

Development of vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 and other corona viruses planned One of the most valuable science prizes in Germany, the Sofja Kovalevskaja Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, brings Dr. Torben Schiffner from the USA back to Germany. The award, worth 1,65 million euros, enables the virologist to set up a new working group and laboratory for vaccine development at the University of Leipzig over the next five years. The scientist uses the methods of computer-aided protein design to be prepared for the coming new corona viruses.
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EU Commission: Strengthen medtech in Europe

EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides assures BVMed that EU production will be strengthened and the necessary supply chains secured. In its position paper on the German EU Council Presidency, BVMed advocated the establishment of a European strategic pandemic reserve for medical devices and offered its cooperation in order to prevent the borders within Europe from being closed again. EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides has now commented on the medical technology association, as reported by BVMed.
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Biotechnology Days 2021 on September 20th and 21st in Stuttgart

The Biotechnology Days 2021 will take place on September 20th and 21st, 2021 in Stuttgart. After the cancellation of the DBT 2020 in Wiesbaden due to Corona, the initially mentioned date in April 2021 had to be postponed to autumn. The German Biotechnology Days will be organized next year in Stuttgart by BioRegio STERN Management GmbH, in joint responsibility of BIO Deutschland and the working group of the BioRegions. The partner region is the health network BioLAGO eV from Konstanz.
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