Digitalization Entails Change!
Steinbeis experts organize a Network event on the role played by the media in digital transformation
Digitalization is fundamentally changing the world of work. The fast rate of change continually fuels new forms of technology convergence, putting the meaning and …
Feature Topic: Life Science
Insights from Steinbeis experts into recent projects
The life science market is expanding worldwide. There are several reasons for this – demographic developments, increasing levels of chronic disease, and general growth in the global population. Personalized medicine is now considered …
Dear Readers,
The feature topic of this issue of TRANSFER is life science and its important influence as a key area of interdisciplinary research and development. The German economy would be inconceivable without the work going on in the fields of health …
“The diversity of people is an enrichment”
A TRANSFER interview with PRISMA CEO Stefan Nachbaur
Stefan Nachbaur is passionate about networking. As CEO of the PRISMA group of companies in Vorarlberg and Germany, he plays an active cross-border role in economic and regional development. It would be …
Can Nanoparticles Make People Sick?
A team of Steinbeis experts draws on the findings of stem cell research into environmental toxicology
Atmospheric pollution caused by particulates is emerging as a central factor in the development of cardiovascular, blood, and tumor diseases. Increasing exposure to nanoparticles …
“At the end of the day, the key consideration has to be what is best for the patient”
An interview with Professor Dr. Tobias Preckel, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center Medical Engineering & Life Sciences, and Professor Dr. Sascha Seifert, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center E-Health-Systems and Medical Informatics
The future of medicine, data protection, and …
WeSeniMuS: Wearable Technology in MS Research
The use of mobile technology and wearables in clinical studies
The development costs of new pharmaceuticals have increased many times over the last decades. More than 50 percent of all expenditures are now channeled into clinical development. Using mobile technology …
“It’s not just the medical experts who have challenges to face, but the entire healthcare system”
An interview with Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Deigner, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Personalized Medicine
Personalized Medicine: What exactly is it, what benefits does it offer and what challenges does it present? What does the future have in store …
Minimizing Risk with IMMODGEL and PANBioRA
New research findings on the prevention of immune responses after the fitting of implants and assessing the risk posed by biomaterials
To avoid or at least reduce often undesirable immune responses to implants, an innovative system comprising chemical and biological …
„Combining ultrastructural and molecular biology analysis would be ideal for gaining new insights“
An interview with Professor Dr. Ulrich Schraermeyer, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center OcuTox
Professor Dr. Ulrich Schraermeyer talked to TRANSFER magazine about current developments in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration and his fascination with electron microscopes and the …
Innovation Knows No Borders
Steinbeis Innovation Center coordinates cross-sector business network for medical technology
Digital transformation is a door to opportunity, but it also presents a number of new challenges to many sectors of industry. It is resulting in networks between a multitude of …
„A technology isn’t an end in itself – it’s an engine of innovation“
An interview with Professor Dr. Ralf Kindervater, director of BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH
In an interview with TRANSFER magazine, Professor Dr. Ralf Kindervater describes the work of BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH, its goals, how its work translates into business practice, and much …
An Impressive Treatment: Enzyme Therapy
Steinbeis experts conduct research into diagnostic and treatment processes for lysosomal storage diseases
Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are a group of metabolic diseases in which defects in a specific enzyme lead to severe pathological changes in organs. Although individual types …
Leveraging the Full Potential of Digital Solutions
EU-backed training on digital solutions in the healthcare industry
In January 2018, the Steinbeis Transfer Institute Therapeutic Communication and integrated Health Promotion embarked on a three-year project with twelve partner organizations from eight European countries. The project is called Digital …
Continuing Professional Development That Pays
A hybrid education concept for Six Sigma projects
Since June, the Steinbeis Business Academy (SBA) at Steinbeis University Berlin has been working with the Six Sigma Akademie Deutschland to offer training as a project manager for Six Sigma improvement projects. …
Smart Thermal Management for Future Fuel Consumption
Steinbeis experts develop a system approach for achieving future fuel consumption targets in China
The Chinese government has drafted a fuel consumption standard called China Phase 4 under which it is anticipated that vehicles will have to achieve an average …
World-Class Research Requires World-Class People
Global market leader in the metal industry promotes material research at Saarland University
The raw material niobium is subject to strong global demand, especially in the steel industry. For example, it’s used in pipelines because of its ability to prevent …
Cross-border Enthusiasm for Science
Steinbeis Romania acts as project partner to European initiative
The European macro-region along the Danube corridor faces a number of societal challenges, with a shortage of skilled workers in the west and a lack of innovative power in the east. …
Everyone on Board?
Steinbeis experts use digital onboarding to introduce new employees to a company
Welcoming new employees to a company – through inductions or onboarding – is about more than just sharing information and describing processes. People indirectly learn about the actual …
Well Welded, Whatever the Position
Steinbeis experts develop orbital micro-plasma powder welding torch
Tubes and pipes, cylindrical components, and containers made of steel have become an indispensable part of plant facilities in many sectors of industry. They are needed for transporting, processing, and storing abrasive …
Innovation in the Craft Industry – Locally and Internationally
Steinbeis 2i GmbH provides advice on going international and innovation management
Internationalization and the ability to innovate often go hand in hand. Together, they offer enterprises an important opportunity to develop, especially in the craft industry. Despite this, many small …
Creating a Map of Corrosion
Steinbeis experts map global corrosion conditions for metal components
The performance and longevity of any material or technical system exposed to the outdoor elements are influenced in a variety of ways by local environmental conditions. Atmospheric conditions, i.e. the weather …
Social Entrepreneurship – A Corporate Mission to Solve Social Issues
Steinbeis University alumnus sets up web-based platform for acquiring competencies
Companies first started combating social problems as part of their business models as early as the beginning of the 20th century. The aim of these companies was not just to …
Harald Herrmann Appointed New Steinbeis Trustee
President of Reutlingen Chamber of Craft Industries Stepping in for Rainer Reichhold
Welcome to the Steinbeis Board of Trustees: This year, Harald Herrmann started deputizing for Rainer Reichhold as a member of the Steinbeis Foundation Board of Trustees. The businessman …
Order of Merit Awarded to Rainer Reichhold
Steinbeis Board of Trustees member receives important award from the Federal Republic of Germany
In his role as president of the Baden-Wuerttemberg Crafts Congress, Rainer Reichhold has been representing the organization on the Steinbeis Board of Trustees since 2005 and …
Networking at the Entrepreneur Forum
Invitation from Steinbeis to the 6th exchange forum for experts
July 20, 2018: the next round of the Steinbeis Entrepreneur Forum, now taking place for the sixth time. The event will be staged in the Steinbeis House for Management and …
And the Winner Is…
Votes for the best TRANSFER article in 2017
As in the previous year, it was you who picked our winner, and the most popular article among readers in TRANSFER magazine in 2017 was: "Digital Solutions: A Curse, Blessing, or Both?" …