Posts tagged: COVID-19

Nowadays, there is a great need for highly efficient and accurate diagnostic systems. In order to save both time and money, you can transform passive diagnostic test into active microfluidic systems. These test are not only faster than their passive counterparts, but also more accurate and comprehensive.

Cancer diagnostics, analysis, sensors and, of course, cartridges-all these are terms that gather around research at Fraunhofer IMM. As one of the pioneers in the use of microfluidics and the associated system technology for handling liquid volumes in the micro- to picoliter range, the so-called lab-on-a-chip technology, the Mainz-based institute has been developing microfluidic systems as well as new analysis methods for analytics and life science applications for more than 20 years.

When WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus admonished nations to “test, test, test”, back in March of this year, testing was already recognized as a key strategy in the fight against COVID-19. In response to this, the diagnostics industry has been racing to develop new high-speed test platforms that can quickly and accurately carry out the wide-scale testing needed.

The impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the European economy is currently difficult to assess. What is certain, however, is that the longer the epidemic persists, the stronger the effects will be for each individual industrial company and service provider. At this point, IVAM would like to keep you up-to-date on current measures in the European countries, mainly in which our members are based.

Die Auswirkungen der Corona-Epidemie auf die deutsche Wirtschaft sind aktuell nur schwer abzuschätzen. Sicher ist jedoch, je länger die Epidemie anhält, desto stärker werden sich die Auswirkungen bei jedem einzelnen Industriebetrieb und Dienstleistungsanbieter zeigen. Ich möchte Sie an dieser Stelle gerne über aktuelle Hilfsangebote und Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten für KMU auf dem Laufenden halten.