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Aachen | Münster

Molecular Biotechnology

Bioprocess Engineering

Functional and Applied Genomics

Industrial Biotechnology

Plant Biotechnology

Fraunhofer IME

Research from molecule to ecosystem

Welcome to the Fraunhofer IME. We conduct research in the field of applied life sciences from a molecular level to entire ecosystems and are your partner for contract research in the areas of pharmacy, medicine, chemistry, agriculture, as well as environmental and consumer protection. Our research and development portfolio is focused on industry, small and medium enterprises and on the public sector.

The overarching goal of our research activities at Fraunhofer IME is the development and use of novel technologies for diagnosis and therapy of human and animal diseases as well as the protection of crop plants and food sources.

Schmallenberg | Gießen

Applied Ecology and Bioresources

Applied Ecology

Bioresources

Frankfurt am Main | Hamburg

Translational Medicine

Translational Medicine and Pharmacology

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1.8.2019

IMI project "GNA NOW" kicks off its battle against resistance

New Partnership will advance three antibacterial programmes as part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private European R&D consortium. The new GNA NOW project, led by Evotec SE and managed by Lygature, will work on the development of novel antibacterial agents to battle antimicrobial resistance in gram-negative bacteria. Fraunhofer IME is one of the 11 beneficiaries.

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25.7.2019

Sustainable precision breeding

One year after the controversial decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the regulation of crop plants developed by new molecular breeding techniques, scientists are once again taking the floor. Undersigners from more than 120 European plant and life science research centres, including Fraunhofer IME, address the open statement to the newly elected European Parliament and the European Commission. The aim is to secure the potential of new molecular breeding techniques for sustainable agriculture and food production.

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18.6.2019

Kick-off for new JPIAMR project RESET-ME

The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME coordinates the research project RESET-ME, selected for funding by the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR). In this project, together with partners from Germany, Latvia, Finland, and Italy, adjuvants for antimicrobial therapies are developed targeting an intrinsic resistance mechanism in Gram-negative bacteria.

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13.6.2019

5th Call for TRANSVAC2 Training Modules

TRANSVAC is a collaborative infrastructure project funded by the European Commission and has set up training modules at leading European centres, three modules take place at Fraunhofer IME.

Assay Development and Validation-Application of SPR Technologies in Vaccine development and manufacturing, 10-11 October 2019
Process Development and scale-up of recombinant protein vaccines, 7-8 October 2019
Requirements for GMP production, 14-15 October 2019

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6.5.2019

Detecting pathogens using quantum technology

Safe diagnoses of diseases, identification of multidrug-resistant germs or detection of toxins and pathogens in drinking water and food in even the lowest concentrations – these are major challenges and goals of current research programs. One of the most promising tools for these tasks are novel and considerably improved biosensors. The project “BioSensing” of the Fraunhofer Institutes ISC and IME and the Leiden University, Institute of Physics aims to overcome the limits of modern biosensors with the help of quantum technology.

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20.2.2019

Kick-off for the new EU project ENDOSCAPE

The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME participates in the EU-funded ENDOSCAPE project a research and innovation action that develops a novel gene delivery technology. ENDOSCAPE is a 6.8 M€ H2020 EU project coordinated by scientists at the Charité in Berlin with participation of 12 industrial and academic partners from 7 European countries.

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29.10.2018

Fraunhofer IME at MEDICA and COMPAMED

»Save the date« From the 12th to the 15th of November 2018, in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institutes for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM, for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI and for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, the Fraunhofer IME exhibitis its novel implant surfaces at the MEDICA and COMPAMED trade fairs in Düsseldorf (Hall 8a, Stand P13). These surfaces protect patients against inflammation at newly inserted implants.

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