Detect food allergens in real time with RESAS
The RESAS project’s goal at TU Clausthal is to fabricate a portable device able to sense extremely low concentrations of food allergens within minutes.
Horizon Europe
Combating climate change with SpongeScapes
Too hot, too dry, too wet: Europe’s landscapes have already been visibly affected by climate change. In recent years, floods and droughts have caused damage amounting to billions of Euros. The SpongeScapes project was launched in October 2023 and aims to counteract the consequences of climate change by establishing sponge landscapes. The European Commission is funding the research project with a total of 2.6 million euros under the Horizon Europe programme.
From the lab to the market: enabling bone repair
When bones fail to heal – for example after an accident or cancer treatment – bone defects remain, placing a burden on patients as well as society and the economy. “Worldwide, more than four million operations per year require bone grafts or substitutes. At the same time, current treatment options are limited.
More impact against cancer
Natural killer cells (NK cells) are part of the first line of defense of our immune system. They eliminate virus-infested cells and tumor cells. This makes NK cells interesting helpers in cancer therapy. Professor Dr. Dr. Axel Schambach, head of the Institute of Experimental Haematology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), wants to genetically modify the immune cells in such a way that they detect and destroy the tumor cells even more reliably.
More safety for medicines
Medicines that are injected must be continuously tested for impurities as part of their production and release, as these can cause fever or even blood poisoning. Until now, this has mostly been done using animal tests, animal products or the so-called monocyte activation test (MAT).
MHH researcher wants to develop gene therapy against hearing and balance disorders
There are various reasons why people suffer hearing loss. In the case of so-called sensoneural hearing loss (SNHL), congenital changes in the genetic material usually play a role. It is one of the most common genetic disorders of the sensory organs and affects more than 430 million people worldwide.