DGKL board member Jan Wolter calls for comprehensive health tax instead of pure sugar tax
Jan Wolter, chairman of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL), has called for a far-reaching health tax on high-risk food ingredients in a podcast interview with Diagnose Deutschland . Instead of stopping at a sugar tax, alcohol,...
Laboratory medicine students can also be hackers: “Capture the Egg”
On March 21, 2026, the Wilhelm Büchner University of Applied Sciences invites students and prospective students to a free Capture-the-Flag-Event (CTF) entitled "Capture the Egg" at HUB31 in Darmstadt. The five-hour live hacking event is intended to make practical...
Review: Roche Laboratory Forum 2026 – The laboratory as a strategic control centre
The Roche Laboratory Forum 2026 in Mannheim was a complete success. We would like to thank all participants for the intensive exchange and the well-founded discussions during this fully booked event. On March 11 in Mannheim, we outlined a clear vision for the coming...
EDENT1FI: 100,000 children in Europe screened for early type 1 diabetes
The European research project EDENT1FI has reached an important intermediate stage: Of the planned more than 200,000 children and adolescents, 100,000 have already been examined for early stages of type 1 diabetes. Screening is currently underway at a rate of about...
Podcast launched with DGKL CEO Jan Wolter: “We should not stop at a sugar tax”
In the first episode of the US podcast Diagnose Deutschland , DGKL board member Jan Wolter sheds light on the fatal effects of the lack of a sugar tax on the health of millions of people - and calls for the introduction of a more far-reaching health tax on other risk...
Sensation synthesis: Researchers overcome decades-old shortage of chemotherapy drug doxorubicin
An international research team has achieved a breakthrough in the biotechnological production of doxorubicin, a key chemotherapeutic agent. The scientists identified and eliminated molecular bottlenecks that had severely limited the natural production of the active...
Berlin: Akkon University of Applied Sciences Extends Application Deadline for Master’s Degree Programs in Health and Education
The Akkon University of Applied Sciences in Berlin is extending the application deadline for two part-time master's degree programs due to the continuing high demand for qualified specialists in the health and education sectors. Applications for Advanced Nursing...
Kaiserslautern: Graphene massively increases the sensitivity of plasmonic biosensors
A research team at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences has developed a method that significantly increases the sensitivity of plasmonic biosensors by means of a wafer-thin graphene layer. The results were published in the journal "Advanced Healthcare...
Roche receives CE mark for blood test for the identification of ApoE4 carriers in Alzheimer’s disease
The pharmaceutical company Roche has received CE approval for the Elecsys ApoE4 test. It is the first in vitro diagnostic immunoassay (IVD) to identify carriers of the genetic variant ApoE4 using a simple blood sample. The ApoE4 gene variant is associated with an...
Würzburg: Magnetic particle imaging used on humans for the first time
Researchers at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) and the University Hospital Würzburg (UKW) have applied magnetic particle imaging (MPI) in vivo to humans for the first time. The method enables radiation-free imaging of vascular structures and blood flow...
