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29.01.10: Neuronal microchip helps identify neurotoxins
Category: Press releases, Miniaturisation

Scientists from the „Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften“ (ISAS) in Dortmund have invented a rapid method for screening neurotoxins. ... » more

15.12.08: Big Brother for Single Cells
Category: Press releases, Metabolomics

Cells are individuals as well. That is at least likely, as it can still not be definitely proven due to the fact that these smallest components of life cannot easily be caught separately. Till today all statements concerning the functionality of cells are purely statistical. But scientists from ISAS have now changed that: With a microchip they can not only educe single cells but also monitor them for several hours. ... » more

29.08.08: New professor at ISAS
Category: Press releases

Ruhr-Universität Bochum and ISAS together have appointed Albert Sickmann from Universität Würzburg for a new professorship. ... » more

24.07.08: Norbert Esser new head of ISAS
Category: Press releases

Prof. Norbert Esser, until now head of ISAS Berlin, has accepted the office as new head of the institute in Dortmund and Berlin. New representative of the TU Dortmund at the executive board ot the ISAS is rector Prof. Eberhard Becker. Further member stays Guido Baranowski, general manager of the Technologiezentrum Dortmund. ... » more

30.04.08: Andreas Manz leaves
Category: Press releases

Andreas Manz will resign his position as head of ISAS on 31st of May for private reasons. Guido Baranowski, head of Technologiezentrum Dortmund and Metin Tolan, professor at Technische Universität Dortmund will be interim managers. ... » more

29.01.08: EU Starting grant for Petra Dittrich
Category: Press releases, Miniaturisation

For her project about ‚Nano-Micro-Lipids“ Petra Dittrich gets about two million Euro for the next five years. More than 9000 young researchers had applied, only 201 of them were successful and now get the so called Starting Independent Research Grant of the European Research Council (ERC). ... » more

29.01.08: Genetic Material under a Magnifying Glass
Category: Press releases, Proteomics

The genetic alphabet contains four letters. Although our cells can readily decipher our genetic molecules, it isn’t so easy for us to read a DNA sequence in the laboratory. Scientists require complex, highly sophisticated analytical techniques to crack individual DNA codes. ... » more

04.12.07: Breathing for your doctor
Category: Press releases, Metabolomics

ISAS scientists have developed a methode to analyse the breath of patients for diseases. In a new project, funded by the german research ministry with a million Euro, the team around Jörg Ingo Baumbach will create a device that will be applicable in surgeries and clinics.
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19.09.07: CLINICIP - EU commission's project of the month
Category: Press releases, Material Analysis

The project CLINICIP is developing an intelligent glucose monitoring and control system for critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs). The ISAS is one of 14 project partners, the institute is working on a sensor which will be able to monitor the glucose level continously. The sensor works on infrared absorption spectrometry and is able to identify not only glucose but also other metabolic parameters. ... » more

08.03.07: Brushes with switch
Category: Press releases, Interface Spectroscopy

New project about functional coatings of polymer brushes
Together with the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden and four other institutes in Germany and the USA the ISAS will research polymer brushes which can be 'switched' by conditions of their environment, e.g. temperature or pH-value. ... » more

17.11.06: Minister Pinkwart turned the first sod
Category: Press releases, Events

Together with Andreas Manz, head of ISAS, the nordrhine-westfalian minister of science did the first cut of the spade for the new ISAS building. ... » more

26.10.06: Wanted: Single cells
Category: Press releases, Metabolomics

Cells are individuals as well. That is at least likely, as it can still not be definitely proven due to the fact that these smallest components of life cannot easily be caught separately. Till today all statements concerning the functionality of cells are purely statistical. But scientists from ISAS – Institute for Analytical Sciences - and Universität Dortmund want to change that now: In a joint project with the title ICA they are looking for the individual “personality” of cells. ... » more

24.05.06: Science-Award 2006
Category: Press releases, Metabolomics

Scientists from the ISAS and from the University of Dortmund (department statistics) together with physicians from the Hemer Pulmonary Clinic got the Science-Award 2006 from the Germany Society of Pneumology for their work on diagnosis of lung cancer or respiratory infections. ... » more

28.03.06: Cells coming out of Chips
Category: Press releases, Miniaturisation

Scientists from ISAS were able to produce nature-like artificial cells with a microchip. Different to other methods this one does not only enable mass production, it also facilitates further treatment of the cells. Not yet of practical use but still surprising: in addition to the usual vesicle shape of cells the method can also produce remarkably long tubes. ... » more

21.03.06: Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Award 2006
Category: Press releases, Material Analysis

Dr. Volker Deckert, director of the department of proteomics at the ISAS – Institute for Analytical Sciences, will get the “Bunsen-Kirchhoff Award” 2006 of the „Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Angewandte Spektroskopie“ (DASp) for his scientific work in the field of tip-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy.

 
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