Everyone is talking healthcare – we’re (also) talking technology!
Following the successful kick-off in late 2019 of the #techourfuture series of events on current and future developments in the field of autonomous flying, the second event organized by the Ferdinand …
#techourfuture: The Future of Healthcare – Medicine, People, and Technology
“Data must be properly protected”
An interview with Professor Dr. Tobias Preckel (Steinbeis Transfer Center for Medical Engineering & Life Sciences) and Professor Dr. Sascha Seifert (Steinbeis Transfer Center for E-Health Systems and Medical Informatics)
Artificial intelligence, big data, the cloud – digital transformation is …
The Key Importance of Data
Steinbeis experts develop a digital data ecosystem for clinical studies
Somehow it sounds like a paradox: Advancements in medicine over the last decade are one of the reasons why in the future, caring for people will still be a major …
CYTOREADER: AI and Fighting Cancer
Steinbeis experts tap into artificial intelligence for the early recognition of cervical cancer
Cervical carcinoma – more commonly known as cervical cancer – does not normally start with any obvious symptoms, or discomfort that makes it easier to make an …
Discovering the World through Experimentation
Experimentation World in Rottweil combines play with education
July 24, and everything was ready to go: Experimentation World on the Schule-Wirtschaft Campus in the Neckar Valley in Rottweil opened its doors and invited visitors to try experimenting with technology. It …
World-Class COVID Research in Oncology
Steinbeis experts investigate the progression of SARS-CoV-2 infections in oncological patients as part of a consortium project
How can the oncological treatment of cancer patients with COVID-19 be optimized? This is the question posed by experts working on a project …
Who Needs This Stress?
Steinbeis experts provide help with understanding stressful situations at work and dealing with them early
Absenteeism caused by mental problems is on the rise, resulting in significant damage to the economy. What can companies do to recognize stressful situations early …
Seeing is Believing – the Qualileo Monitoring System
A brief journey into the realms of automated industrial quality assurance
The experts at Steinbeis Qualitätssicherung und Bildverarbeitung GmbH (SQB) believe in looking at things in detail ... and looking again. The team in Ilmenau has developed a smart fault …
Focusing on Excellence: Green Technology in Emerging Markets
Using integrated technology management to generate energy from waste
What can be done to make mega-cities more resilient? And how can their carbon footprints be reduced in the long term? One answer to these questions is the use of latest …
The Augsburg Journey – Seven Steps to a Healthy Business
Steinbeis experts provide support with the promotion of occupational health management
Healthy Work, the core competence center at the Institute for Effective Management, a Steinbeis Consulting Center, helps businesses of all sizes and sectors of industry with programs aimed at …
A Hydrogen Ecosystem for the Heilbronn-Franconia Region – Made Possible by the H2 Innovation Lab
Steinbeis experts conduct joint research into the potential of the hydrogen industry
There are number of reasons to use hydrogen as an energy source. Not only does it make it possible to store excess electrical energy, hydrogen can also be …
“One decisive factor for data analytics projects to succeed is combining artificial and human intelligence”
An interview with Dr. Philipp Liedl, Managing Director of STASA Steinbeis Angewandte Systemanalyse GmbH
We are surrounded by data, at work and at home. Filtering out information that is actually relevant and using it properly is one of the biggest …
Calliope – Digital Support for Care Services in Rural Areas
Steinbeis experts turn to digital technology and collaboration
Caring for others – as a relative at home or as a professional care worker at a care facility – is strenuous, physically and mentally. It is also becoming increasingly challenging, not …
Leading by Using Psychology
Steinbeis experts recommend dovetailing psychology with business and applying it to the everyday situations faced by managers
Specialists and managers face a number of big challenges in day-to-day business. They often have to cope with difficult conversations and are forced …
People and Robots – A Strong Team
Steinbeis experts in Friedrichshafen use robots to provide assistance to people with disabilities
Modern human-robot collaboration makes it possible for people to work on tasks side-by-side with robots. But if you look closer and examine how collaborative robots (cobots) are …
“It is key that organizations have a clear strategy at all”
An interview with Dr. Stefan Pastuszka, lecturer at Steinbeis University
Typically, it is impossible to know upfront whether a strategy will be successful or not. Only time will tell. This is why it is all the more important for organizations …
How to Keep Old Machines Going
EU project uses smart factories and closed loop strategies to extend the life of machines
Can European manufacturing improve its productivity and competitiveness by adopting digital solutions and transitioning to closed loop strategies? This is the question being tackled by …
Fit for the Future: Industry 4.0 in Vocational Training
The challenges faced by European skilled workers as a result of digital transformation
Erasmus+ is a European funding program aimed at supporting cross-border initiatives with a bearing on vocational training. One such initiative is called A.U.T.O. 4.0 – Understanding and …
Making Better Decisions – Quickly, Openly, Efficiently
Close collaboration in design sprints – the way to make decisions everyone can agree to
As the rate of change accelerates – not only in society, but also in the economy and in terms of technology – companies and their …
The Protection Professionals
Working in collaboration with Isocoll Chemicals, Steinbeis develops an elastomer surface coating system based on filled butyl rubber.
There has been a sharp rise in demand for new materials with predefined electrochemical and mechanical properties, primarily because of the inability …
From Digitalization to Business Transformation
An interview with Prof. Dr. Heiner Lasi and Michael Köhnlein
2019 was an eventful year for the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute – on a number of fronts. In addition to organizing and taking part in numerous Micro Testbeds – involving a …
Using AI to deal with the Pandemic
Steinbeis experts develop a health and safety concept based on artificial intelligence
If there’s one thing companies have discovered they really need in the wake of COVID-19, it’s a well-functioning crisis management system. This was something experts at the Steinbeis …
Need for speed
Solis BioDyne and Steinbeis collaborate to commercialize diagnostic reagents
One thing quickly became clear in the current COVID-19 pandemic: the only way to understand and efficiently break the chain of infection would be to start widespread, reliable testing programs. This …
AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY
Like most people, you’ve probably sat in a car or bus and wondered what it will be like traveling around in several years or decades. Getting from A to B without actually steering a car yourself, relying on a vehicle …
DEAR READERS,
“A car that drives by itself” – a big dream, and a vision that could become reality in the coming years. This isn’t something that will happen overnight, more like bit by bit, as each step of the journey gradually …
“PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IS IMPORTANT IN ESTABLISHING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE LONG TERM”
An interview for TRANSFER magazine with entrepreneur Dr. Csaba Singer
Image you could analyze any location on Earth from the stratosphere, or closer, using a device that works on wind and solar energy. Imagine internet access and communication throughout the …
REFUSE TO CRASH – AUTOMATION IN CIVIL AVIATION
The Institute of Flight Mechanics and Controls at the University of Stuttgart conducts research into the challenges faced when programming aircraft to fly autonomously
Under current arrangements, pilots have full responsibility for aircraft while flying, operating all systems by taking …
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY: PROTECT THE TROOPS
The opportunities and risks associated with using autonomous aircraft for military purposes
Drones are now being used by the majority of armies in the world, especially in the West where they are considered indispensable. The primary application for most drones …
GRASPING TECHNOLOGY: EXPERIENCING AUTONOMOUS FLYING HANDS-ON
Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute organizes event to promote wider public acceptance of new technology
Let’s Talk Technology* – this was the invitation sent by the Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute (FSTI) to readers of the 2/2019 edition of Steinbeis TRANSFER magazine. Going by the motto #techourfuture, since …
GREENCITYLAB: VISIONARY MOBILITY SOLUTIONS TESTED IN REAL SETTINGS
Engineering autonomous mobility solutions requires new approaches to developing urban spaces
Even if it is unclear how much time it will take to introduce transportation options that are genuinely autonomous, under some scenarios progressive autonomization will result in the introduction …
AUTONOMIZATION: REALITY OR (STILL) FICTION?
The principles behind autonomous aircraft
“We know what you want” – the tagline used by author Marc-Uwe Kling in his novel, QualityLand, for an online e-commerce platform called TheShop. Data evaluations predict what customers actually want – consciously or subconsciously. …
“IT’S IMPORTANT TO PUT TECHNOLOGY TO THE BEST POSSIBLE USE, TO SAVE TIME, MAKE THINGS MORE FLEXIBLE, AND FOSTER SUSTAINABILITY”
An interview with Sven Göth, CEO & founder of the Digital Competence Lab
Sven Göth, an expert in the future worlds of work and living, believes that for companies to remain successful in the future, they have to think about …
IT’S ALL ABOUT NETWORKS
Moving closer to autonomous driving in the Lake Constance region
Autonomous driving is not an entirely new concept. Autonomous vehicles have already been used in farming, manufacturing, and dockland areas for quite some time. Logistics centers are increasingly turning to …