High security laboratories

© Fraunhofer IME | Kim Weigand
© Fraunhofer IME | Kim Weigand
© Fraunhofer IME | Kim Weigand

Identification of new and innovative active pharmaceutical ingredients

The high-security laboratories of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME Bioresources Division in Giessen enable the research and testing of active substances on clinically relevant pathogens up to risk group 3. Work focuses on the identification of new and innovative active pharmaceutical ingredients from previously unnoticed sources, such as insects, the development of novel plant protection products for the control of invasive insect pests or the research of alternative, environmentally friendly pesticides for the preventive control of vector insects.

 

Flexible laboratories

Two laboratory rooms, each with their own airlock systems, can be used and equipped separately for individual projects. The technical requirements allow the laboratories to be securely separated so that sample and data protection are guaranteed. However, the two laboratories can also be combined for demanding projects, such as the establishment of high-throughput screening procedures.

 

Microbiological research and development

The laboratories have the technical equipment to work with airborne pathogens such as influenza viruses, the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and tuberculosis bacteria.

 

Insectarium

The high-security laboratories provide the necessary infrastructure to carry out work on insects. Mosquitoes, for example, are an important vector in the transmission of originally animal viruses to humans or farm animals. The establishment of insect models for research into antiviral substances represents a decisive contribution to the development of new types of drugs. In addition, the insectarium enables the development of new approaches to the biological control of insect pests.

Our Projects

 

»ASCRIBE«

Screening bioresources to identify novel antiviral agents for the treatment of influenza infections

How you work with us

If you are interested in a collaboration or a research and development service, please contact us!

Dr. Alice Czudai-Matwich

Head of the High security laboratories

Fraunhofer ME
Ohlebergsweg 12, 35392 Giessen, Germany

Phone +49 641 97219-225

 

Institute Section Bioresources