News Archive

2020/05/04

On the trail of the coronavirus

Viruses are very small, so ISAS and TU Dortmund University make what they do visible.

The PAMONO virus sensor can make visible what viruses do.

2020/04/24

A spacer for heart health

The heart grows not only through sport, but also through illness. Researchers have discovered a point of attack.

Neonatal cardiomyocytes stained with phalloidin: The figure shows heart muscle cells, blue is the nucleus and green the cytoskeleton. Picture: Constanze Schanbacher and Theresa Brand

2020/02/27

Research project: Detecting drug allergies easier

A research project at Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices is dedicated to the improved detection of drug allergies.

The INA (In Vitro Detection of Drug Allergy) project therefore aims to further develop an existing in vitro method so that it is suitable for the routine use of many drugs and various forms of allergy.

2020/02/14

Protection for biocatalysts: RUB and ISAS bring iodide salts into play

Oxygen is the biggest enemy of biocatalysts for energy conversion. A protective film shields them.

2020/02/05

ISAS participates in drug development for heart patients

In the fight against heart failure and heart hypertrophy, a consortium is now starting work.

Research will focus on GRK5, a protein kinase that has so far received little attention in drug development, despite being implicated in the development of heart failure or hypertrophic heart muscle in the vast majority of cases.