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In a world confronted with ever new and more dangerous infectious diseases, knowledge of microorganisms and their interactions plays a crucial role. The focus is on ever-improving and faster diagnostics. Groundbreaking news about infections and microbiology can be found on this page.
Image: A hand drops reagent into test strips

Article

18.03.2025

Faster and more precise: viral rapid tests more effective than ever

Two men walk through a hall at the MEDICA medical technology trade fair, one is interviewing the other; copyright: beta-web GmbH / Messe Düsseldorf

Highlight-Tour

11.11.2024

Point-of-care tests – the future of on-site diagnostics
Image: Person in protective clothing conducting research in a laboratory and holding a tablet in their hands

Article

01.10.2024

Optimizing infection diagnostics with AI, masks and antibody tests
Image: A pile of white lateral flow test cassettes; Copyright: SteveAllenPhoto999

Interview

23.07.2024

DIANA: Alliance for innovative point-of-care tests
Image: Laboratory technician places a tube with a urine sample in a centrifuge for diagnosis; Copyright: kolesnikovsergii

Interview

27.02.2024

Smart infection diagnostics: UTI detection with AI
Image: A woman in a blue lab coat sticks a patch on the arm of a young girl, both wearing a mask

Interview

29.01.2024

Microneedle array patches: vaccinations made easy
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Video

02.10.2023

COMPASS: Inexpensive and fast detection method for viruses
Image: A woman hands a yellow piece of paper to a man across a table where another person is also sitting; Copyright: InfectoGnostics

Interview

05.09.2023

InfectoGnostics study: Benefits of on-site tests in general practices
Image: A woman in personal protective clothing examines samples under a microscope; Copyright: monkeybusiness

Interview

15.08.2023

Pandemic prevention: progress in research infrastructure
Image: Child being tested for viruses in the throat by a doctor using a test swab; Copyright: drazenphoto

Interview

04.07.2023

Revolutionizing virus detection: the power of AI and CRISPR
Image: A microwell plate on a laboratory bench is filled with a multi-tip pipette; Copyright: Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin

06.06.2023

Panadea Diagnostics: new start-up for better infection diagnostics
Image: Rows of rapid tests on a table; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf

01.09.2022

Mobile, handy, point-of-care – flexible infection diagnostics
Image: A person in a lab coat is holding a device with an antenna extended into a glass; Coypright: Universität des Saarlandes

10.01.2022

Coronavirus: Using odors to detect an infection
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17.11.2021

The laboratory industry between Corona and AI
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15.10.2021

LampSeq – Scalable and cost-effective mass test
Image: Two people wearing protective suits stand next to a workbench in a laboratory; Copyright: Fraunhofer IBMT/Foto Bernd Müller

08.07.2020

epiLab: Coronavirus testing in the mobile safety laboratory
Image: diagnostic test on a table; Copyright: beta web GmbH/Melanie Prüser

12.12.2019

Single-use tests: sensitivity and easy use combined for diagnostics
Image: Two petri dishes with different kinds of agar plates on which bacterial cultures are growing; Copyright: panthermedia.net/photographee.eu

01.08.2019

Technology against resistances