Individual Solutions for IVD-Devices, Interoperability Standards and Medical Image Analysis

Individual Solutions for IVD-Devices, Interoperability Standards and Medical Image Analysis

Digitalization and artificial intelligence are changing diagnostics in clinical routine and pharmaceutical research. New IVD devices are coming out, laboratory data is connected to the hospital IT system and AI-based image analysis enables new and efficient processes in digital pathology an ... more

Rapid Detection Systems for Medical Demands, Animal Health, Food, Cosmetics and Environment

At Fraunhofer IZI-BB we develop analytical and biotechnological solutions for medical issues, animal health, food, cosmetics and the environment. Our research focuses on sample preparation, development of molecular recognition elements and data acquisition as well as miniaturization and aut ... more

Point-of-care diagnostics for multiple diseases, courtesy of photonics technology

COVID 19 has turned PCR and other antigen tests from tools known only to medical professionals into an everyday experience for all of us. To mark the successful completion of their research on the PoC-BoSens platform, the project consortium led by Fraunhofer IZM can announce the birth of a ... more

New light source: A million times brighter than the sun

A new high-performance white-light laser is expected to speed up quality control in the semiconductor industry and provide closer monitoring of toxicity tests in microbiology. In one step, this laser enables the two-sided characterization of surfaces and can be integrated into production ch ... more

Lab-on-chip systems: From prototype to series production in no time

It is used millions of times a day all over the world: as a portable miniature laboratory, the Corona antigen rapid test is currently clearly demonstrating the potential of lab-on-chip systems. Analysis within a very short time is of immense importance, especially during a pandemic. Ever mo ... more