Issue: Health and Medicine

Fraunhofer IPK supported a globally active pharmaceutical company in establishing a learning factory in Berlin. It is helping to implement Lean methods and train employees in their application.

When manufacturing medical technology, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical products, a high level of engineering expertise is essential.

The Tübingen-based company conducts research on mRNA-based agents. It became world-famous almost overnight – thanks to a promising vaccine candidate against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

mRNA-based vaccines against the novel coronavirus are one of the most important steps on the way out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Can the production of mRNA-based vaccines be accelerated using new methods?

A guest article by Dr. Philip Elsner, Berlin Heart GmbH

Interview with Dirk Michels, Abiomed Europe GmbH

3D X-ray procedures are invaluable as diagnostic aids, but radiation-intensive. Novel simulation methods can help reduce radiation exposure.

Documentation is the mantra for opensource hardware communities. This was found by the OPEN.Effect study, which evaluated ventilator manufacturing projects.

Protective medical masks are an essential component for combating the pandemic. Their quality ought to be verified automatically and reliably.

Since 2012, Fraunhofer IPK has been assisting the Brazilian industry training service SENAI with establishing innovation institutes based on the Fraunhofer model.