Blog – Potsdam Science Park

20.8.21

“Our Technology for the Production of Antibodies is a kind of Turbocharger” – Interview with Prof. Katja Hanack

Katja Hanack is Professor of Immunotechnology at the University of Potsdam and is among the most renowned scientists worldwide in the field of research into antibodies. Thanks to her intensive research, she is now able to offer a comprehensive and innovative technology portfolio with which to produce antibodies quickly and effectively. With the aid of…

13.8.21

Insight into the development of the Respiratory Mask with an Integrated Corona Test – with Dr. Cornelia Hettrich

Corona tests are an important component of the measures aimed at containing the spreading of SARS-CoV-2. The standard test procedures do have their disadvantages, however. In a joint project between Fraunhofer IZI-BB and Fraunhofer IAP, a team headed by Dr. Cornelia Hettrich is working on possibilities to make a test procedure possible without the need…

6.8.21

“The Next Generation of Protective Textiles”: Respiratory masks that kill off Corona viruses and are washable – Dr. Katja Uhlig

Respiratory masks could soon be experiencing a minor revolution: it is said that, in the foreseeable future, they will kill off viruses on their surfaces already and be washable at 40°C. It is on this precise aspect that Dr. Katja Uhlig and Dr. Sebastian Kersting of Fraunhofer IZI-BB and Dr. Erik Wischerhoff of Fraunhofer IAP…

30.7.21

“If everything goes well, a drug against COVID-19 could be on the market in a few years based on our research.” — Interview with Dr Ruben R. Rosencrantz

In the Potsdam Science Park, institutes and companies are working on treatments and solutions to further contain the spread of coronavirus or to accelerate the cure. Dr Ruben R. Rosencrantz heads the “Life Science and Bioprocesses” research area and the “Biofunctionalised Materials and (Glyco)Biotechnology” department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP. The…

18.6.21

“Such a soil moisture field laboratory as the one here in Potsdam has no equal anywhere in the world.” — Interview with Prof. Sascha Oswald

In the DFG (German Research Council) research group entitled “Cosmic Sense”, Prof. Sascha Oswald is working on methods to determine soil moisture based on neutron density. This forms the basis for all agriculture and forestry and plays an important role in climate research. In this conversation, we talk about the desire to set new impulses…

11.6.21

The Architect of a National Education Platform – Prof. Ulrike Lucke

For many years, Prof. Ulrike Lucke has been a sought-after expert in the field, is a member of the board and spokesperson for numerous committees, gives lectures and publishes scientific articles. Since the coronavirus pandemic, things have changed. Suddenly, a topic that she has been researching for more than 20 years, but which was previously…