Health care and nursing

Many medical success stories are based on the research done by us in the areas of health care and nursing, to continuously improve the quality of life of many people. Our extensive research portfolio includes many aspects and several of our highlights are presented here.

Projects within this future field

SmartTube© - Transport monitoring of medical samples

Intelligent blood tube with a sensory unit that records interfering factors during transport

Infrared Temperature Sensor for Non-contact Clinical Thermometers

Broadband infrared sensors produced in Hahn-Schickard's clean room

Endress+Hauser BioSense

Joint venture between Endress+Hauser and Hahn-Schickard to make food supply more secure

Actome - Detection of next generation proteins

Hahn-Schickard spin-off for advanced analytical methods

Spindiag - Rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases

Spin-off company of Hahn-Schickard for advanced analytical methods

Dermagnostix - Molecular diagnostics

Hahn-Schickard spin-off for the differentiation of psoriasis and eczema

cytena - Single cells on demand

Technology for the encapsulation of individual human cells or bacteria

BioFluidix - Liquid handling in the ultra-low volume range

Automation solutions for miniaturized liquid handling applications

Next generation of smart catheters and implants

The goal of the POSITION II project is to enable innovation in smart catheters and implants by introducing open technology platforms.
NMI: DigiWest® - for better protein profiling

DigiWest® - for better protein profiling

The innovative multiplex protein profiling technology of the NMI and its research partners was published in Nature Communications in 2016.

Vision chip for blind people

Restoring sight of the blind is an everlasting dream of mankind, which becomes true with intelligent implants.
NMI: Implants for regenerative medicine

Implants for regenerative medicine

Cell-based tissues and new types of biomaterials developed by the NMI are expanding the range of regenerative treatment methods in medicine.