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Hand exoskeletons aid stroke and injury recovery

05.09.2025

Fraunhofer develops custom 3D-printed hand exoskeletons to support patient rehabilitation and relieve therapists in daily clinical care.
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Kiel University

3D printing advances inhaler drug delivery

01.09.2025

Kiel University develops 3D-printed carrier particles that enhance drug release in dry powder inhalers.
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Inside the making of diabetes pen technology

14.08.2025

How are the components of diabetes pens made? Our video gives an exclusive insight into production at Servomold.
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Medical packaging: 6 production phases

11.08.2025

How does an initial idea become safe medical packaging? This article provides an overview of the production process.
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What's new at COMPAMED 2025

23.04.2025

Who are the people behind medical technology? You can meet them 17 to 20 November 2025 at COMPAMED in Düsseldorf.
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Fraunhofer IPMS

High-precision imaging and laser

10.02.2025

A recent development from the the Fraunhofer IPMS: the first hybrid 2D vector scanner modules with electromagnetic drive.
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Additive manufacturing trends

10.02.2025

Additive manufacturing enables the precise production of highly complex and customized products and offers valuable advantages.
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indigo/Fraunhofer IOSB AST

New UVC LED disinfection box

16.01.2025

The Fraunhofer Institute has developed a UVC LED disinfection box for use in laboratories, clean rooms and clinics.
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Quality management in MedTech

17.12.2024

For manufacturers of medical devices, QM is not only a legal obligation, but also the basis for trust and market success.
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Shaping health with silicone

13.11.2024

Saint-Gobain Medical Corporation will be presenting its exciting solutions for medical technology at COMPAMED 2024.
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About team work and new supply chains

06.11.2024

BYTEC Medizintechnik offers its customers an all-round package: from idea to implementation, including shipping and service.
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Julia Siekmann, Kiel University

New production method for an antiviral coating

07.10.2024

Researchers have investigated and compared six biomedical coating materials to understand their interactions with cells, skin and viruses.
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Fraunhofer IAP / Jadwiga Galties

3D bioprinting: Personalized implants for cartilage therapy

02.10.2024

Researchers are developing 3D printing inks with the body's own cartilage cells for personalized cartilage implants.
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Karin Kaiser/MHH

Latest generation of self-dissolving stents conquers hearts

11.06.2024

Dissolving stent offers new hope for narrowed arteries - 2nd-ever implant at Hannover Medical School, ideal for younger patients.
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The versatile world of 3D printing

10.06.2024

In our video, we shed light on the possibilities of current printer models and their medical applications.
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Qant

Sensor technology for prosthesis control

14.05.2024

Q.ANT’s innovative magnetic field sensor enables new possibilities in prosthesis control and medical sensor technology and beyond.
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Envato/Tatiana_Mara

3D: Laser Powder Bed Fusion

08.05.2024

New 3D printing technology: highly complex components made of metallic materials with Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF).
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Ottobock

Ottobock presents GreenLine: Sustainable materials

08.05.2024

Ottobock’s new GreenLine merges sustainability with function: eco-friendly prosthetics and orthotics for modern medical technology.
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PolyPrint: 3D printing for medicines

12.04.2024

Better therapies, fewer side effects - 3D printing for personalized medicines.
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ninelutsk / Envato

Small technology for powerful hearing

14.12.2023

The smallest components are needed for hearing aids. We take a look at the microtechnology in devices.
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bellaSeno

3D printing: composite material for bone healing

28.11.2023

After a bone fracture, some patients experience healing disorders. To enable effective treatment in these cases, the Fraunhofer Institute IFAM (Germany) is researching a new composite material for use in the operating theater as part of the SCABAEGO joint project.
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SMWA

Optimization of chip production through AI

23.11.2023

TUD’s Chair of Databases joins ERDF project LOTSE, using AI to optimize chip production and strengthen Saxony’s semiconductor industry.
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BellaSeno

COMPAMED 2023: Bioactive composite supports healing

09.11.2023

Fraunhofer develops composite implant to boost healing and success in non-union bone fractures, easing patient burden.
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Fraunhofer IKTS

COMPAMED 2023: Piezoceramics for root canal treatment

08.11.2023

A new piezoceramic actuator adds vibration to root canal files, reducing jamming and improving efficiency during tissue removal.
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envato/svitlanah

PFAS: risk or no risk?

31.10.2023

Many companies in the medical technology sector fear that they will no longer be able to manufacture products as before.
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Rimidolove

Sustainable materials and recycling

19.09.2023

Where are the difficulties and how can the the industry become more sustainable, despite strict safety regulations?
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Empa

Sustainability: wood instead of plastic?

06.09.2023

Could manufacturers even do without plastics to become more sustainable?
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RUB

Hardware Trojans in microchips

29.08.2023

While we are sensitized to software Trojans, hardly anyone knows that Trojans can also hide in hardware.
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ellinnur

Biomaterials: toolbox for the development of bioadhesives

27.07.2023

Prof. Scheibel’s team at Uni Bayreuth reviews latest research on protein-based bioadhesives.
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University of Stuttgart, FSM-Labor

Intelligent rubber materials

20.07.2023

Stuttgart and Tübingen researchers develop autonomously switchable polymers for advanced material applications.
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Joseph Puthussery

Biosensing: air monitor can detect COVID-19 variants

12.07.2023

Scientists are looking at ways to surveil indoor environments in real time for viruses. By combining recent advances in aerosol sampling technology and an ultrasensitive biosensing technique, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have created a real-time monitor that can detect any of the SARS-CoV-2 virus variants in a room in about 5 minutes.
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Fraunhofer IZM

Pregnancy: intelligent patch for remote monitoring

29.06.2023

A patch equipped with highly sensitive electronics is meant to collect and evaluate vital data. In addition, the sensors will be integrated into baby clothing in order to improve the future of medical monitoring for newborns with the highest level of data security.
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Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University

U.S. patent for portable tool to diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

28.06.2023

In the United States, sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people and about 2 million Americans carry this genetic mutation. The most common and serious problems caused by sickle cell disease are anemia, pain and organ failure – stroke affects about 10 out of 100 children who have this disease. The national median life expectancy for people who have sickle cell disease can reach up to age 50.
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Fraunhofer IWU

Speech recognition for machine control

12.06.2023

Controlling a machine by giving specific spoken commands? Fraunhofer speech recognition software makes it possible.
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Fotogenia - Renate Trummer

Tissue Engineering: TU Graz revolutionises production of biocompatible microfibres

01.06.2023

Using a newly developed method for the efficient and cost-effective production of biocompatible microfibres, the production of autologous skin and organs can be significantly accelerated.
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HZDR/Sandoval Bojorquez

Nanobiosensor developed for detecting SARS-CoV-2

31.03.2023

Infection and immunity status of the population are considered key parameters for handling pandemics. For this purpose, detecting antigens and antibodies is of great importance. The devices currently used for this purpose - what are known as point-of-care (POC) devices- are one option for rapid screening.
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Amac Garbe/Fraunhofer IWS

Sharp hyperspectral eye for chip production

23.03.2023

Precise two-dimensional analysis of high-tech layers in microelectronics, battery factories or even in the automotive sector approaches within reach. A measuring system developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS.
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SUSS MicroOptics

The significance of microoptics

01.03.2023

Aside from medical specialties, micro-lenses have also made their way into many applications, including wearables.
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phwt

Wound dressing with sensor monitors healing process

06.02.2023

Is the wound healing or is it infected? A new wound dressing is expected to bring the answer through technology.
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Fraunhofer IMWS

Tropoelastin: The quest for innovative materials for wound care treatment and management

06.02.2023

In a joint research project that ended at the end of 2021, the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems, the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and Skinomics GmbH examined whether a structural protein is suitable as a wound dressing material.
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