BUND Christmas tree test 2023: Over two thirds of trees contaminated with pesticides

Environmental association calls for pesticide reduction and glyphosate restriction

22-Dec-2023 - The Christmas tree is indispensable for many people. It is often in the living room before December 24th. But how has the tree grown in recent years? The German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) has had Christmas trees tested for pesticide residues by an independent ...

BioM and Munich Biotech Cluster celebrate its 25th anniversary

A quarter century of success in biotechnology

01-Aug-2022 - BioM and the Munich Biotech Cluster celebrated their 25th anniversary. Together, they can claim a great success story. With the support of the biotech cluster management organization, the life science region has become one of the most successful biotech hotspots in Europe. At the celebration ...

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG wins patent infringement action on trifocal intraocular lens

29-Mar-2017 - The patent protects a special aphakic intraocular lens (IOL), with which light can be focused on three focal points (near, intermediate and distance vision). The patented trifocal lens reduces the impact of pupil shrinkage and lens eccentricity. VSY Biotechnology BV and its exclusive supplier ...

How good is the measurement method?

Three more interlaboratory tests on safety of chemicals

29-Nov-2016 - The causes of accidents can be diverse, whether it is an explosion in a chemical plant or a fire on a dangerous goods freighter. Prevention starts in the laboratory where chemicals are tested for their hazardous properties. Safety experts, haulage contractors or traders must be able to rely on ...

Measurement of the dynamic mechanical properties of viscous materials

DIN standard for the determination of the tip radius and the probing force of stylus instruments developed

07-Jun-2016 - In microsystems metallic components are increasingly being replaced by those from low-cost polymers. For the thickness measurement of polymers, there is now the DIN standard 32567 available, which describes both, optical and tactile surface measuring methods for the precise measurement of the ...

WDR Research Questions Russia's Doping Campaign

Highly-effective unknown doping agents have emerged; cannot be tested

07-Feb-2014 - A few days before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, WDR research has revealed serious doubts about a credible anti-doping campaign in the Olympics' host country. In the ARD Sports Show and the WDR broadcast "Sport Inside", WDR reporters cover encounters of a Russian scientist with ...

Food chain control - refined detection, improved assessment

13th BfR Consumer Protection Forum on challenges in food and feed analysis in the face of the global flow of goods

04-Jul-2012 - Trust is good, but reliable and regular controls are even better. Adopting this motto, Europe has succeeded in setting high standards in the area of food and feed safety. Good and notably legally secure monitoring of standards required by law is only possible, however, if reliable and, more ...

ATLAS Biolabs fulfills the DIN EN ISO 13485:2003 + AC: 2009 standard for designing and manufacturing medical devices

13-May-2011 - By gaining certification according to the internationally recognized quality standard DIN EN ISO 13485 + AC:2009, ATLAS Biolabs GmbH has reached another milestone in its advances in the field of molecular diagnostics. DIN EN ISO 13485 + AC:2009 provides the criteria for quality management in the ...

Accredited Analysis Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology at Fraunhofer IISB

05-Feb-2010 - The Analysis Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology at the Fraunhofer In-stitute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB in Erlangen was accredited by the ‘Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akkreditierung’ following DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The testing laboratory in Erlangen carries out ...

InProcess Instruments is now DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 certified

07-Aug-2009 - InProcess Instruments was successfully certified for the areas of Research & Development, Manufacturing, Sales and Servicing by TÜV NORD CERT GmbH in spring 2009. For the IPI staff the certification was preceded by one year of concerted effort targeted at defining processes and procedures more ...