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Innovation|Science & Translation Breast cancer biomarkers identified more quickly with liquid biopsy
Expert Neus Feliu Torres and her team at the Fraunhofer Institute have found a way to detect breast cancer more quickly using liquid biopsies. She explains how these biomarkers work.
Science & Translation Applied Hygiene: Effective against outbreak strains
The effectiveness of disinfectants against antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains was investigated in a joint project of the HIHEAL network. The results and future of HIHEAL are discussed here.
Innovation Mindpeak: Global frontrunner in digital pathology
Digital pathology is a major medical application using AI-powered imaging analysis. Hamburg-based Mindpeak is a global frontrunner, releasing products used in clinical practice.
Innovation|Portrait Digitalization in the healthcare sector with GAIA-X
Thanks to Dirk Schrödter and his team, northern Germany is developing into an ecosystem for medical AI with international appeal. Dirk Schrödter reports on how he and his team achieved this.
Portrait UKE CEO Christian Gerloff: The brainstormer
Brain imaging specialist Christian Gerloff has taken on the top job as Medical Director of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). He is keen on shaping the future of one of the most modern hospitals in Europe with more than 14,000 employees. His major aims include driving forward the process of digitalization and the future development of the campus – including AI-based technologies.
Science & Translation How a revolutionary AI tool transformed protein science
Since DeepMind published the AI tool AlphaFold2 in 2021, molecular and structural biology has made rapid progress. Players from Northern Germany are in the middle of this protein folding revolution and are involved in improving applications of the software.
