2 Regensburg Firms Awarded with Academic Founder Prize
The LipoFIT GmbH (2nd place) develops innovative analysis procedures, based on the NMR-spectroscope, for the medical-diagnostic sector. The current focus is on the testing and development of a new type of measurement and analysis procedure that makes it possible to read the level of fat and cholesterol particles in the blood of a patient. The exact analysis of this protein profile says a great deal about the risk of a specific person for developing cardio-vascular diseases. This is due to the fact that the different cholesterol containing particles in the blood are not all equally dangerous, some are even useful. With the new procedure pharmaceutical companies are able to test the effectiveness, of their cholesterol reducing drugs, on dangerous lipoprotein classes. In clinics, the procedure can be used for prevention and follow-up treatment of diseases.
Si4Health GmbH (3rd place), develops, produces and markets cell carrying materials for tissue replacement in the field of tissue engineering. Patients are offered a wide range of products for wound sealing. The choices go from, healing process accelerating bandages for small wounds to complete skin replacement in the case of large area burns and ulcerations. The company works together with the Frauenhofer Institute Würzburg and the Charité Berlin. Whereas LipoFIT is still located on the university premises, as part of the university program Flügge, Si4Health just relocated to BioPark Regensburg. Si4Health was also among the best ten in the running BusinessPlan Competition.
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