{"id":980,"date":"2025-06-13T14:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2025-06-24T12:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:17:59","slug":"progress-report-2024-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/progress-report-2024-en\/","title":{"rendered":"progress-report-2024-en"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"980\" class=\"elementor elementor-980\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1784f6f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1784f6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Progress Report 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a0b1681 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a0b1681\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd221b1\" data-id=\"3fd221b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3898bd elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit inhalt elementor-widget 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_7460_s-698x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_7460_s-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_7460_s-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_7460_s-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_7460_s-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_7460_s.jpg 1981w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3bfdc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3bfdc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug, Institute Director of Fraunhofer ITEM\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a9ec310\" data-id=\"4a9ec310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbda041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cbda041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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In this progress report, you can read just how successfully we are translating this vision into reality through our research.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32bb22ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32bb22ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13e2ec1a\" data-id=\"13e2ec1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f504c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f504c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our research thrives on the ideas, dedication, and ingenuity of our scientists. With many exciting projects and research topics, we are launching into 2025 with great energy. At the same time, we face numerous challenges &#8211; strategic and macroeconomic ones not least among them.<\/p><p>In these difficult times, we greatly appreciate the support of our Advisory Board, which provides us with valuable guidance. The board consists of representatives from science, industry, politics, and regulatory authorities, covering the institute&#8217;s key stakeholder groups. They discuss our institute\u2019s scientific and economic performance and derive recommendations for its future development.\u00a0<\/p><p>The most recent meeting in November 2024 was the first led by our new Advisory Board Chair, Clive Page, Professor at the School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences at King\u2019s College London. He emphasized: \u201c<em>It is a great pleasure for me to accompany Fraunhofer ITEM on its journey. Together with my fellow board members, we can contribute new perspectives and help shape the institute\u2019s future development.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>The valuable input of this board provides us with direction for our future research efforts and will also play a role in the upcoming appointment process for the next leadership of Fraunhofer ITEM.<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" 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geQYIphBBCCCGEEKJHkGAKIYQQQgghhOgRJJhCCCGEEEIIIXoECaYQQgghhBBCiB5BgimEEEIIIYQQokeQYAohhBBCCCGE6BEkmEIIIYQQQgghegQJphBCCCGEEEKIHkGCKYQQQgghhBCiR5BgCiGEEEIIIYToESSYQgghhBBCCCF6BAmmEEIIIYQQQogeQYIphBBCCCGEEKJHkGAKIYQQQgghhOgRJJhCCCGEEEIIIXoECaYQQgghhBBCiB4A+H9\/Z4jyhx\/kaAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p>Yours sincerely,<br \/>Norbert Krug, Institute Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11638866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11638866\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52af94d5\" data-id=\"52af94d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57de5e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57de5e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fraunhofer ITEM:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cd40d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44cd40d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pioneers for sustainable health<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2685fd\" data-id=\"2c2685fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f472879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f472879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That is our vision!\u00a0<\/p><p>Do you want to learn more?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18376798 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"18376798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute\/mission-statement.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our mission statement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31570a7b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"31570a7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-599319cc\" data-id=\"599319cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39828c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39828c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the institute<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec01c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec01c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The focus of Fraunhofer ITEM is on toxicology and respiratory research. The research centers on two main aspects: on the one hand, protecting man from potentially harmful substances, particularly those transmitted through the air \u2013 such as gases, aerosols, particles, fibers, or nanomaterials \u2013 and on the other hand, researching and developing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches at both the preclinical and clinical levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38301bf9 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"38301bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About the institute<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-277d394b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"277d394b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c336b70\" data-id=\"3c336b70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f53de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f53de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our organizational structure<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-650ef00e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"650ef00e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26a1a98\" data-id=\"26a1a98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63bf9e5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63bf9e5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b796cd\" data-id=\"25b796cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7396b003 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7396b003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1463\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Organigram-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Organigram-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Organigram-400x229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Organigram-698x399.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Organigram-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Organigram-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Organigram-2048x1170.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c05d090\" data-id=\"7c05d090\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554e6883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"554e6883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Headed by the institute director Prof. Norbert Krug, Fraunhofer ITEM is organized in five divisions, central services and five additional staff offices (as of 01.04.2025).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36261d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36261d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f396408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f396408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More information: <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bde94bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bde94bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c94e979 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c94e979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute\/organizational-structure.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Organizational structure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769ed406 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"769ed406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/bioinformatics.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Attract group IDA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63336cfc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"63336cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch\/attract-immunity.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Attract group IMMUNITY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-740d9f25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"740d9f25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bc8f453\" data-id=\"1bc8f453\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f563abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f563abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Furthermore, Fraunhofer ITEM hosts two Fraunhofer Attract groups \u2013 one dedicated to bioinformatics \u201cIDA \u2013 Intelligent Data Analysis for better health and chemical safety\u201d and one focusing on \u201cIMMUNITY \u2013 designer cells: novel immune cell platforms for health research\u201d. The grant program \u201cFraunhofer Attract\u201d offers outstanding external scientists the opportunity to develop their ideas towards actual applications close to the market within an optimally equipped Fraunhofer Institute.<\/p><p>The Fraunhofer ITEM headquarters are in Hannover (Germany). The institute\u2019s Division of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology has its facilities in Braunschweig on the \u201cScience Campus Braunschweig-S\u00fcd\u201d, the Division of Personalized Tumor Therapy is based in Regensburg\u2019s BioPark.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6871a776 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6871a776\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68a5e97a\" data-id=\"68a5e97a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76eaec9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76eaec9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Advisory Board of Fraunhofer ITEM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa4483f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa4483f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Advisory Board of the individual Fraunhofer Institutes act as purely advisory bodies to their institute\u2019s management. The members come from academia, industry, and government agencies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e995bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e995bee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-607763ab\" data-id=\"607763ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412d66fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"412d66fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chairman of the Advisory Board<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f4793c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f4793c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>As of march 2025.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc4a90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc4a90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Prof. Clive Page, OBE, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/h6><p>Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Science, King\u2019s College London (UK)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a22f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5a22f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1981\" height=\"1321\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S.jpg 1981w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1981px) 100vw, 1981px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Prof. Clive Page and Prof. Norbert Krug<\/br> \u00a9 Fraunhofer ITEM<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de708fd\" data-id=\"de708fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d1db4b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d1db4b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38bdfbfe\" data-id=\"38bdfbfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665d6d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"665d6d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Members of the Advisory Board<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7511519a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7511519a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4be70b2a\" data-id=\"4be70b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692c829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"692c829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Dr. Karin Conde-Knape<\/strong><\/h6><p>Senior Vice President Global Drug Discovery, Novo Nordisk A\/S (Denmark)<\/p><h6><strong>Prof. Susanne Herold<\/strong><\/h6><p>Director of the Clinic for Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg<\/p><h6><strong>Prof. Dr. Edith M. Hessel<\/strong><\/h6><p>Chief Scientific Officer,\u00a0Relation Therapeutics (UK)<\/p><h6><strong>Prof. Ralf Huss<\/strong><\/h6><p>Managing of Bio<sup>M<\/sup>\u00a0BioTech Cluster Development GmbH, Munich<\/p><h6><strong>Prof. Dr. Paul-Georg Germann<\/strong><\/h6><p>Global Head and Vice President of Chemical and Preclinical Safety (CPS),\u00a0Biopharma, R&amp;D, Discovery and Development Technologies,<br \/>Merck Healthcare KGaA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f1331e3\" data-id=\"3f1331e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cc18fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76cc18fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Prof. Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/h6><p>President and Board Member for Research and Education, Hannover Medical School<\/p><h6><strong>Dr. Eckhard Schwenner<\/strong><\/h6><p>CEO\u00a0Health-I Business Consulting<\/p><h6><strong>Anna Teschner<\/strong><\/h6><p>Head of the Division of Life Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences and Academic Libraries, Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture<\/p><h6><strong>Dr. Tewes Tralau<\/strong><\/h6><p>Head of Department Pesticides Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33a57a51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33a57a51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6672ad21\" data-id=\"6672ad21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727e6acd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"727e6acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our services<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3600f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Focus on human health<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5952397f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5952397f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d256f5f\" data-id=\"4d256f5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9773e81 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9773e81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d74aa5f\" data-id=\"1d74aa5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffc5d30 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3ffc5d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/drug-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CRC_Image__schmitt_080-scaled-r3c3rm85yy4f3rfz4f2a19fl5ve86zzqxz2401s6go.jpg\" title=\"CRC_Image__schmitt_080\" alt=\"CRC_Image__schmitt_080\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/drug-development.html\" target=\"_blank\">Drug Development<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From drug candidate to proof of concept<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56105215\" data-id=\"56105215\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de5386a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3de5386a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/chemical-safety-assessment.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC_5459_XL-2-scaled-r3c3uhmeuq1ykv9scnr8njcai98lppe806tishivg8.jpg\" title=\"DSC_5459_XL (2)\" alt=\"DSC_5459_XL (2)\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/chemical-safety-assessment.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chemical Safety and Assessment<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From risk analysis towards safe products<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bb16f5e\" data-id=\"5bb16f5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da69aeb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7da69aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/biomedical_engineering.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC_6671_M-scaled-r3c3we8mpmnw4ei47zf07k0xvdueblymlmfytop4u0.jpg\" title=\"DSC_6671_M\" alt=\"sdfasd\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/biomedical_engineering.html\" target=\"_blank\">Translational Biomedical Engineering<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From idea to safe medical product<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df6b8e4\" data-id=\"2df6b8e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a8c51b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"22a8c51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/personalized-tumor-therapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/PR_200310_0649-r3frvmzwbyr9ql22aqgcplh6ozkk5m2gi3e1r7zd88.jpg\" title=\"PR_200310_0649\" alt=\"PR_200310_0649\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/personalized-tumor-therapy.html\" target=\"_blank\">Personalized Tumor Therapy<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From molecular analysis to personalized therapy<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c295c5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c295c5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41d23426\" data-id=\"41d23426\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ac5ac4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15ac5ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff and operating budget<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e16f0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e16f0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35009312\" data-id=\"35009312\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748cc3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"748cc3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Fraunhofer ITEM staff<\/strong><\/h5>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development of staff numbers.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-211b0084\" data-id=\"211b0084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2c574e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a2c574e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-Development-number-employees-698x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-Development-number-employees-698x280.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-Development-number-employees-400x160.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-Development-number-employees-768x308.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-Development-number-employees-1536x615.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-Development-number-employees-2048x820.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44665b00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44665b00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f663e35\" data-id=\"1f663e35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d8d681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77d8d681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Employment categories<\/strong><\/h5>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2024, our employees worked in the following employment categories and came from a total of 19 different countries.\n\n67 percent were women.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aab8c05\" data-id=\"6aab8c05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a1dda2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73a1dda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-698x299.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-698x299.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-400x171.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-1536x658.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-FH-ITEM-2048x877.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7297feb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7297feb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56270cf7\" data-id=\"56270cf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b291461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b291461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Total budget<\/strong><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The operating budget in 2024 amounted to approximately 44.2 million euros.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraunhofer ITEM\u2019s investments totaled 1.9 million euros.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Total budget 2024: <\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">46.1 million euros<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61fa2cd6\" data-id=\"61fa2cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fd6494 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75fd6494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-total-budget-698x301.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-total-budget-698x301.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-total-budget-400x172.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-total-budget-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-total-budget-1536x662.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-total-budget-2048x882.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fb4de6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fb4de6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe081b5\" data-id=\"7fe081b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1107a0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1107a0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Fraunhofer ITEM sponsors and external income<\/strong><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2024, 53 percent of our funding came from self-generated income.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The share of industry revenue in the operating budget amounted to 37 percent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fefc7db\" data-id=\"5fefc7db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6067600c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6067600c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-sponsors-external-income-1-698x312.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1002\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-sponsors-external-income-1-698x312.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-sponsors-external-income-1-400x179.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-sponsors-external-income-1-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-sponsors-external-income-1-1536x687.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FH-ITEM-sponsors-external-income-1-2048x916.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42727543 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42727543\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec213f6\" data-id=\"4ec213f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ca94e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76ca94e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our R&amp;D expertise: projects and highlights<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2cc183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e2cc183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"teaser-default__text-headline\">We develop intelligent healthcare solutions \u2013 always with a focus on translation into applications for the market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-737d4c4b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"737d4c4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc8d074\" data-id=\"5cc8d074\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c077ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c077ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-lung\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Lung research\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6525a174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6525a174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Respiratory research has been a key focus of Fraunhofer ITEM since the institute\u2019s foundation.\nThe research centers on protecting man from potentially harmful, particularly airborne substances \u2013 including gases, aerosols, particles, fibers, and nanomaterials \u2013 as well as on developing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches at both the preclinical and clinical levels.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218e3c33 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"218e3c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to 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aria-label=\"1 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Bronchiektasen_schmitt_FMS2624_edit-1-r61dcr8m3wengve5gk83rqemyvrwk7jrozi85o1acg.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/de\/f-e-kompetenzen\/lungenforschung.html?utm_source=tb-de-24\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">A new approach to treating bronchiectasis<\/p>\nBronchiectasis causes inflammation and tissue damage. A newly developed drug tested at Fraunhofer ITEM shows potential for targeted therapies in a Phase I study.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research\/treating-bronchiectasis.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IPF_CRC_Image__schmitt_080_edit-r61dcqarx2dd59fim1th78n6dhwjcig1cuuqoe2oio.jpg\" alt=\"IPF_CRC_Image__schmitt_080_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Innovative inhalation therapy for lung tissue regeneration<\/p>\nThe first Phase 1\/1B clinical trial investigates the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of CMR316.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research\/inhalation-therapy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Neutrophilie-1_edit-r61dcqarx2dd59fim1th78n6dhwjcig1cuuqoe2oio.png\" alt=\"Neutrophilie-1_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">   <p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Innovative Chip Cytometry: RLS-0071 Reduces Airway Neutrophilia<\/p>\nUsing chip cytometry, researchers analyze the effects of a novel anti-inflammatory peptide on airway neutrophilia after endotoxin exposure.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research\/chip-cytometry.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Transkriptom_DSC_6250_S_edit-r61dcof3jeasi1i8x10829496q5sx48koljrpu5gv4.jpg\" alt=\"Transkriptom_DSC_6250_S_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Transcriptomic characterization of segmental LPS challenge in humans<\/p>\nThe LPS challenge model allows the investigation of immune responses and drug effects in the lung. The study analyzed gene activity and revealed parallels to respiratory diseases.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research\/transcriptomic-characterization.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3df4e95\" data-id=\"3df4e95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439dd5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"439dd5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-toxicology\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Toxicology\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9a6c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c9a6c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM conducts toxicological testing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices \u2013 with a focus on inhalation toxicology and efficient exposure systems.\nThe work is guided by the 3Rs principle: reducing animal testing, developing new methods, and implementing alternatives.\nHuman-based testing systems further increase the relevance for human health.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3947d43f elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3947d43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52386286\" data-id=\"52386286\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd58fa elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"edd58fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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aria-label=\"1 von 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AdobeStock_Auttapon-moonsawad_79420402_edit-r61hu477c1aoj10b8b6ht0ja44g9xo4xvn6xzosa74.jpg\" alt=\"macro antimony mineral in stone, stibnite\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Toxicity of antimony substances<\/p>\nUsing Fraunhofer expertise in inhalation studies, from aerosol generation to data analysis, to investigate potential health risks of antimony compound inhalation.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/antimony-substances.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/TiO2_Titandioxid_DSC_3859-1_S_edit-r61hu477c1aoj10b8b6ht0ja44g9xo4xvn6xzosa74.jpg\" alt=\"TiO2_Titandioxid_DSC_3859-1_S_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Titanium dioxide in the scope of toxicologists<\/p>\nFraunhofer researchers are analyzing various forms of TiO\u2082 for potential health risks following lung exposure \u2013 providing important toxicological data to support its safety assessment.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/titanium-dioxide.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 von 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Regenerar_fotor-ai-20240223104746_edit-r61hu551ivbyumyy2tl4diaqpibn5d8o7rufgyqw0w.jpg\" alt=\"Regenerar_fotor-ai-20240223104746_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">REGENERAR: innovative technologies for brain regeneration<\/p>\nThe EU project REGENERAR explores epigenetic approaches to brain regeneration. Fraunhofer ITEM researchers are evaluating the safety of nanoparticle-based therapies.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/eu-project-regenerar.html\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 von 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/PFAS_AdobeStock_SERHII_1071742489_edit-r61hu62vppd968xkxbzqy027aw70d2cejwhwy8phuo.jpg\" alt=\"Pfas in water: examining contamination and environmental impact.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">PFAS: benefits, risks, and new approaches to assessment<\/p>\nResearchers are investigating the effects of the \u201cforever chemicals\u201d PFAS and developing alternatives for sustainable management.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/assessment-of-pfas.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 von 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/EFSA_AdobeStock_David-Martinez-KI_744383179_edit-r61hu70pwjejhuw7ruedihtnwa2dkrg4w15efio3og.jpg\" alt=\"Cajas de frutas y verduras frescas y coloridas, perfectas para r\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Industrial chemicals in the food chain<\/p>\nThe EFSA project investigates new chemical risks in food - researchers are developing analytical methods and assessing the risk.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/industrial-chemicals-in-the-food-chain.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 von 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CLH-IUCLID_AdobeStock_A_Bruno_24886834_edit-r61hu7yk3dfttguumct02zl4hnxqsgjv85svwsmpi8.jpg\" alt=\"Gefahrstoffe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">CLH report template successfully implemented in IUCLID<\/p>\nCLH report templates were integrated into IUCLID to enhance automation and efficiency in data reuse.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/clh-report.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 von 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/BAuA_AdobeStock_Login-KI_996302103_edit-r61hu7yk3dfttguumct02zl4hnxqsgjv85svwsmpi8.jpg\" alt=\"The hands of a milling machine operator working in the factory shop. Universal turner at work. Specialist at the plant. Illustration for cover, postcard, interior design, brochure or presentation.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Monitoring oral exposure in the workplace<\/p>\nOccupational health and safety - review and adaptation of sampling methods for assessment of oral exposure.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/monitoring-oral-exposure.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7185f89f elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7185f89f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31546744\" data-id=\"31546744\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba2ba31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ba2ba31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-immunology\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Immunology and infection research\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64dd7fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64dd7fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM investigates and develops anti-infective agents, including inhalable, airborne formulations.\nIn immunology, the institute focuses on individualized therapies for immune-related and inflammatory diseases.\nAdvanced in vitro and ex vivo models as well as human organ models are used \u2013 with a particular focus on lung and airway diseases.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-144463cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144463cd\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ImSavar_DSC_1981_S_edit-r61h1zv0vgsv6zusfnlaplzuc51ynni10gl04ohacg.jpg\" alt=\"ImSavar_DSC_1981_S_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Adverse Outcome Pathway for predicting immunotoxic side effects<\/p>\nTo identify key cells and molecules involved in IL-2-induced skin reactions and to improve test systems for predicting immunotoxic side effects, researchers have developed an AOP.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch\/adverse-outcome-pathway.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Pseudomonas_DSC_7882_S_edit-r61h20sv2au5iltfa5zxa3raxixbvclrcl8hlyfw68.jpg\" alt=\"Pseudomonas_DSC_7882_S_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Exploring new drug targets to combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections<\/p>\nUridine diphosphate-glucose pyrophosphorylase from P. aeruginosa identified as a potential new drug target.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch\/combat-pseudomonas.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e921742 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e921742\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f2673d1\" data-id=\"1f2673d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643e8f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"643e8f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Immunology and infection research\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f26d5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f26d5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM investigates and develops anti-infective agents, including inhalable, airborne formulations.\nIn immunology, the institute focuses on individualized therapies for immune-related and inflammatory diseases.\nAdvanced in vitro and ex vivo models as well as human organ models are used \u2013 with a particular focus on lung and airway diseases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6425447f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6425447f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c16b716\" data-id=\"3c16b716\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72523132 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72523132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to 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src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ImSavar_DSC_1981_S_edit-r61h1zv0vgsv6zusfnlaplzuc51ynni10gl04ohacg.jpg\" alt=\"ImSavar_DSC_1981_S_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Adverse Outcome Pathway for predicting immunotoxic side effects<\/p>\nTo identify key cells and molecules involved in IL-2-induced skin reactions and to improve test systems for predicting immunotoxic side effects, researchers have developed an AOP.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch\/adverse-outcome-pathway.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Pseudomonas_DSC_7882_S_edit-r61h20sv2au5iltfa5zxa3raxixbvclrcl8hlyfw68.jpg\" alt=\"Pseudomonas_DSC_7882_S_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Exploring new drug targets to combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections<\/p>\nUridine diphosphate-glucose pyrophosphorylase from P. aeruginosa identified as a potential new drug target.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch\/combat-pseudomonas.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Medical and pharmaceutical engineering\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39760699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39760699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM develops scalable technologies for the production of biologics and ATMPs, for example for personalized therapies.\nDiagnostic methods such as single-cell analysis and liquid biopsies are continuously enhanced to help identify novel therapeutic strategies.\nIn medical device safety assessment, the institute applies the Next Generation Risk Assessment approach \u2013 using model-based methods such as read-across, QSAR, and TTC to avoid animal testing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5dc696 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5dc696\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30b720e9\" data-id=\"30b720e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c00723 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"70c00723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/medical-and-pharmaceutical-engineering.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to  website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76363919\" data-id=\"76363919\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb9742a elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4cb9742a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/InhalPlus_IMG_3645_edit-r61hmwrqxrfjinh5b71gou025ryyx7j0vz4xjbgxwg.jpg\" alt=\"InhalPlus_IMG_3645_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">InhalPlus: a new airway therapy for preterm infants \u2013 from research to spin-off<\/p>\nThe goal of InhalPlus is to improve the treatment of preterm infants, enhance their survival chances, and shorten hospital stays.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/medical-and-pharmaceutical-engineering\/inhalplus.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Leistungszentrum_Anatomisches_Modell_IMTE_ThomasFriedrich_edit-r61hmwrqxrfjinh5b71gou025ryyx7j0vz4xjbgxwg.jpg\" alt=\"Leistungszentrum_Anatomisches_Modell_IMTE_ThomasFriedrich_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">High-Performance Center successful<\/p>\nHigh-Performance Center for Medical and Pharmaceutical Engineering successfully concluded in 2024 and continues ites research in the RNApp Graduate Program.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/medical-and-pharmaceutical-engineering\/high-performance-center-successful.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 von 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Pruefstand-Material-r6v1shtqj6d5h4o08q2tjjjtwgwjbpxamtdsf1gtk0.jpg\" alt=\"Pr\u00fcfstand Material\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">OsseoAcoustics: More precise implant assessment through acoustic emission measurement<\/p>\nThe OsseoAcoustics project enhances the push-out test with acoustic emission measurement to detect implant loosening at an early stage. This improves patient safety.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/medical-and-pharmaceutical-engineering\/osseoacoustics.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aeaf80b elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aeaf80b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da7498e\" data-id=\"4da7498e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2944f22e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2944f22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-rna\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"RNA technologies\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59da867c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59da867c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM develops RNA-based therapeutics and formulations for innovative treatments \u2013 from target identification to preclinical development.\nBioinformatic models, inhalation strategies, and patient-relevant model systems are used in the process.\nFor diagnostics and therapy, the institute uses RNA expression profiles as biomarkers to characterize diseases and predict therapeutic response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10e5b653 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10e5b653\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d9068ad\" data-id=\"3d9068ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8de9d elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f8de9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/rna-technologies.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6344bde5\" data-id=\"6344bde5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a23d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"68a23d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/FIBREX_AdobeStock_duyina1990-KI_801254981_edit-r61hrfdts3m5b6wxxnbx66ysxfpgwugl6bzxk6ru00.jpg\" alt=\"A digital illustration of a human heart with a glowing network of connections.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Cardiac fibrosis: safety assessment of a novel therapeutic approach<\/p>\nITEM researchers evaluated the tolerability of a drug candidate for heart failure in safety studies and determined a NOAEL.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/rna-technologies\/cardiac-fibrosis.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Bild_iGuard-r6v30wp7gd5w1u5jwf77uu2wcvzw0v8pqn2pqpm5k0.jpg\" alt=\"Bild_iGuard\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Project iGUARD wins the SPRIN-D Challenge \"Broad-Spectrum Antivirals\"<\/p>\nResearchers in the iGUARD project are developing RNAi inhalation therapies that can be quickly adapted to different respiratory viruses.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/rna-technologies\/rna-therapy-iguard.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0f8cd7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0f8cd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8115c8\" data-id=\"f8115c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41671fe0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41671fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"RNA technologies\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320357c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"320357c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM develops RNA-based therapeutics and formulations for innovative treatments \u2013 from target identification to preclinical development.\nBioinformatic models, inhalation strategies, and patient-relevant model systems are used in the process.\nFor diagnostics and therapy, the institute uses RNA expression profiles as biomarkers to characterize diseases and predict therapeutic response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c61d080 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c61d080\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cb8905\" data-id=\"6cb8905\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56849ebb elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56849ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/rna-technologies.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d3a4b38\" data-id=\"1d3a4b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c355503 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3c355503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/FIBREX_AdobeStock_duyina1990-KI_801254981_edit-r61hrfdts3m5b6wxxnbx66ysxfpgwugl6bzxk6ru00.jpg\" alt=\"A digital illustration of a human heart with a glowing network of connections.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Cardiac fibrosis: safety assessment of a novel therapeutic approach<\/p>\nITEM researchers evaluated the tolerability of a drug candidate for heart failure in safety studies and determined a NOAEL.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/rna-technologies\/cardiac-fibrosis.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Bild_iGuard-r6v30wp7gd5w1u5jwf77uu2wcvzw0v8pqn2pqpm5k0.jpg\" alt=\"Bild_iGuard\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Project iGUARD wins the SPRIN-D Challenge \"Broad-Spectrum Antivirals\"<\/p>\nResearchers in the iGUARD project are developing RNAi inhalation therapies that can be quickly adapted to different respiratory viruses.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/rna-technologies\/rna-therapy-iguard.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 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class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44938633 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44938633\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50ebaaf8\" data-id=\"50ebaaf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5baa470a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5baa470a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-malignant\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Malignant disease research\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e4319c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60e4319c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM conducts research into personalized therapies for cancer \u2013 with a focus on liquid biopsy, single-cell analysis, and patient-specific ex vivo models.\nHigh-throughput screenings are used to test and bioinformatically evaluate new drug candidates.\nFor the risk assessment of non-genotoxic substances, the institute also relies on modern in vitro models and QSAR approaches.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4337adb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4337adb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59d08e0d\" data-id=\"59d08e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476ee98d elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"476ee98d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/malignant-disease.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ba022ff\" data-id=\"4ba022ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bff5a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7bff5a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/PEDRA_edit-r61hwa7t3a9hanuzkqwj1yujf3rqojqnudc8tnkluo.jpg\" alt=\"PEDRA_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">PEDRA: innovative platform for ex-vivo drug testing in oncology<\/p>\nThe PEDRA platform aims to test the effects of cancer drugs directly on primary tumor samples from patients in the future.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/malignant-disease\/pedra.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/cLB_Organoide_2019_04_08_19-0040-Parotid-20x_edit-r61hwb5na4arm9tmf9b5mgm00hn3w8ue6hzqaxj7og.jpg\" alt=\"cLB_Organoide_2019_04_08_19-0040 Parotid 20x_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Cellular liquid biopsy: A milestone for personalized medicine in rare salivary gland cancer<\/p>\nLiquid biopsies can be used to improve personalized medicine for patients with salivary gland cancer (SGC) and other rare tumor types.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/malignant-disease\/cellular-liquid-biopsy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-635542d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"635542d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a1b4f52\" data-id=\"1a1b4f52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a9b799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26a9b799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Malignant disease research\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdee6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bdee6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM conducts research into personalized therapies for cancer \u2013 with a focus on liquid biopsy, single-cell analysis, and patient-specific ex vivo models.\nHigh-throughput screenings are used to test and bioinformatically evaluate new drug candidates.\nFor the risk assessment of non-genotoxic substances, the institute also relies on modern in vitro models and QSAR approaches.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10c31a60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10c31a60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fe059e\" data-id=\"77fe059e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf5250b elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6cf5250b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/malignant-disease.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72aee2b2\" data-id=\"72aee2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5dc9a6 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6c5dc9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/PEDRA_edit-r61hwa7t3a9hanuzkqwj1yujf3rqojqnudc8tnkluo.jpg\" alt=\"PEDRA_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">PEDRA: innovative platform for ex-vivo drug testing in oncology<\/p>\nThe PEDRA platform aims to test the effects of cancer drugs directly on primary tumor samples from patients in the future.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/malignant-disease\/pedra.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/cLB_Organoide_2019_04_08_19-0040-Parotid-20x_edit-r61hwb5na4arm9tmf9b5mgm00hn3w8ue6hzqaxj7og.jpg\" alt=\"cLB_Organoide_2019_04_08_19-0040 Parotid 20x_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Cellular liquid biopsy: A milestone for personalized medicine in rare salivary gland cancer<\/p>\nLiquid biopsies can be used to improve personalized medicine for patients with salivary gland cancer (SGC) and other rare tumor types.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/malignant-disease\/cellular-liquid-biopsy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ab22df7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ab22df7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41841047\" data-id=\"41841047\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131d78ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"131d78ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-bioinformatics\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D expertise \"Bioinformatics\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcc14d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bcc14d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using bioinformatics and artificial intelligence, Fraunhofer ITEM analyzes complex biomedical data to support personalized therapies, diagnostics, and risk assessments.\nResearchers develop analysis pipelines, models for patient stratification, and imaging data analysis tools \u2013 providing a foundation for data-driven decision-making in both research and clinical practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cacc84f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cacc84f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7a56fb\" data-id=\"1f7a56fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c29c4f2 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c29c4f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/bioinformatics.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51bdc09f\" data-id=\"51bdc09f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7981d4c8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7981d4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/707867065_AS_Rumi-X_edit-r6ri30hzobz7ov9y228hkobqikbemg0macfvj2zess.jpg\" alt=\"707867065_AS_Rumi X_edit\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Federated Machine Learning Protects Data<\/p>\nFraunhofer ITEM researchers have developed a multi-task federated learning software as part of the PrivacyUmbrella project, implementing knowledge distillation.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/bioinformatics\/federated-machine-learning-protects-data.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46fdb5e6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46fdb5e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f1b8cc8\" data-id=\"7f1b8cc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508afed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"508afed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People in research<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f707e3 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"53f707e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/jobs.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More employee portraits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7545b89c\" data-id=\"7545b89c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-611d62d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"611d62d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-645c619e\" data-id=\"645c619e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e44006d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e44006d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is people who are the centerpiece of research.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdca01e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bdca01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is their skills and expertise that enable the implementation of scientific findings in practice. In the following, four ITEM employees serve as representatives of the many others who work at Fraunhofer ITEM with enthusiasm and great commitment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a67c16b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a67c16b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a1131f\" data-id=\"78a1131f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ab1da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ab1da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mehmet Ramazanoglu<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f186e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41f186e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Head of <strong>Inhalation Technology Group<\/strong> in the Division <strong>Preclinical Pharmacology and Toxicology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a31c224 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a31c224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-698x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6244698c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6244698c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2053ec92 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"2053ec92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b54da2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52b54da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-698x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ramazanoglu_Mehmet_DSC_4003-1-quer_M-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad90714\" data-id=\"6ad90714\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c60454 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c60454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOne of my favorite projects at Fraunhofer ITEM was our work on the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 (BiondVAX). It was highly motivating to contribute to a solution for a global and urgent challenge \u2014 especially at a time when the whole world was searching for answers and effective measures.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce7b16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce7b16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4705bb33\" data-id=\"4705bb33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238a9dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"238a9dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><em>What aspect of your work excites you?<\/em><\/h6><p>What excites me most about my work is the opportunity to learn and discover something new almost every day. Scientific curiosity drives me &#8211; especially in such a dynamic and relevant field as aerosol technology. I particularly appreciate having access to over 40 years of accumulated expertise in this field at Fraunhofer ITEM. This valuable foundation allows me to build upon existing knowledge, develop new ideas and advance current technologies.<\/p><h6><em>Which project or achievement at Fraunhofer ITEM do you remember most fondly?<\/em><\/h6><p>One of my favorite projects at Fraunhofer ITEM was our work on the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 (BiondVAX). It was highly motivating to contribute to a solution for a global and urgent challenge &#8211; especially at a time when the whole world was searching for answers and effective measures.<\/p><p>I was particularly impressed by the close and successful collaboration with various national and international research institutions. This project demonstrated the power of scientific cooperation when multiple partners join forces to achieve a common goal. It was not only professionally challenging but also personally rewarding.<\/p><h6><em>Which person or advice has been especially helpful to your professional career?<\/em><\/h6><p>My career path has been strongly influenced by my family. My father was an engineer, my grandfather a doctor. Their professional backgrounds and their natural engagement with scientific topics sparked my interest early on and played a crucial role in inspiring my passion for this field.<\/p><h6><em>How do you cope with difficult periods?<\/em><\/h6><p>Take a different approach, stay persistent.<\/p><h6><em>What was the most recent thing that amazed you?<\/em><\/h6><p>How quickly AI-powered technologies are now being applied in research and everyday life.<\/p><h6><em>What always makes you laugh?<\/em><\/h6><p>I love laughing about the little mishaps of everyday life, odd coincidences, or when someone can laugh at themselves with a good sense of humor &#8211; I\u2019m always happy to join in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c0857cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c0857cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7bb365\" data-id=\"1e7bb365\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495e3aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495e3aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tine Haesen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdbac60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bdbac60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doctoral Candidate in the Divison of <strong>Preclinical Pharmacology and Toxicology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c9f387f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c9f387f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-109b8fac\" data-id=\"109b8fac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7797c941 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7797c941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_1212-1_M-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_1212-1_M-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_1212-1_M-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_1212-1_M-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_1212-1_M-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_1212-1_M-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_1212-1_M-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ac56c1b\" data-id=\"2ac56c1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667caaf8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667caaf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cCollaborating with researchers across disciplines and borders expanded my scientific approach and underscored the value of teamwork in addressing complex challenges in cancer research. It taught me the importance of thinking outside the box.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-123e2da3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"123e2da3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72e577eb\" data-id=\"72e577eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9ffd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c9ffd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><em>Why did you choose to work in this particular field?<\/em><\/h6><p>I chose to focus on the immunological aspects (i.e. macrophages) of lung cancer because of both personal experience and scientific curiosity. I lost my grandfather to cancer at a relatively young age, and unfortunately, millions of people experience the devastating effects of this disease every day. And while research has made tremendous progress over the past decade, the heterogeneity of cancer remains a major challenge, highlighting the need for continued efforts to move towards a cancer-free world.<\/p><p>In addition, I find the dual role of the immune system in cancer extremely fascinating. While our own immune system is originally designed to help us prevent and fight various diseases and infections, it paradoxically can also contribute to the progression of cancer. Understanding how to shift the immune system from a pro-tumoral to an anti-tumoral state is, in my opinion, one of the most promising avenues for developing more effective treatments. If we could successfully reprogram the immune system to consistently fight cancer rather than support its growth, we could take a significant step toward more effective and lasting cancer therapies.<\/p><h6><em>How did you come to Fraunhofer ITEM?<\/em><\/h6><p>I am originally from Belgium, where I also completed my university studies. After completing my master\u2019s degree, I was looking for a Ph.D. position to further expand my expertise and knowledge. That\u2019s when I came across Fraunhofer ITEM &#8211; thanks to one of my professors in Belgium, who put me into contact with Katherina. During the interview process, I learned that I would be part of the European Magicbullet::Reloaded consortium, which immediately caught my attention. Given my strong interest in cancer research, the opportunity to contribute to this field within an international research environment felt like the perfect fit for me.<\/p><h6><em>Which project or achievement at Fraunhofer ITEM do you remember most fondly?<\/em><\/h6><p>One of the experiences I look back on most fondly at Fraunhofer ITEM is being part of a European consortium. The many international meetings we had were not only highly educational but also incredibly inspiring. As a group of 15 next-generation researchers, we all shared the same goal of fighting cancer. But at the same time, we also came from vastly different educational backgrounds. This interdisciplinary environment fostered diverse perspectives and encouraged us to think outside the box. Collaborating with researchers from various fields broadened my scientific approach and reinforced the importance of teamwork in tackling complex challenges like cancer.<\/p><p>Furthermore, I truly enjoyed being a part of the precision-cut lung slices team at Fraunhofer ITEM. It was incredible to see how many patients were willing to donate a part of themselves to support the research we were conducting. Working with primary human lung tissue was both a privilege and a responsibility, and I was grateful for the opportunity to contribute to research that directly builds on patient generosity.<\/p><h6><em>What was the most recent thing that amazed you?<\/em><\/h6><p>The most recent thing that truly amazed me was the breathtaking beauty of Tenerife. Even though I\u2019ve been here multiple times before, visiting the island always leaves me in awe and reminds me of how incredible nature can be. From its dramatic volcanic landscapes to its lush forests and stunning coastlines, the island feels like a place of endless wonder.<\/p><h6><em>What always makes you laugh?<\/em><\/h6><p>Spending time with friends and family, feeling the freedom when driving my motorcycle, traveling to and visiting new places, the sunshine on my face.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd3d73b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd3d73b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e84731a\" data-id=\"5e84731a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c5abb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c5abb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stefanie Katzensteiner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c4cb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c4cb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of the <strong>Quality Assurance team<\/strong> and contact for <strong>data protection<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d647f61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d647f61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57f0abd7\" data-id=\"57f0abd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c877ab9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c877ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1822\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stefanie-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-759\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stefanie-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stefanie-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stefanie-698x497.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stefanie-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stefanie-1536x1093.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stefanie-2048x1458.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-184367ca\" data-id=\"184367ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58394f97 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58394f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cOnly through collaboration and mutual understanding can we achieve our quality goals together.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d69619a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d69619a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f9507a3\" data-id=\"7f9507a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c760b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c760b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><em>Why did you choose to work in this particular field?<\/em><\/h6><p>During my studies in Medical Information Management and Clinical Trial Management, I discovered my passion for medical research. My first professional experiences in this field had a significant impact on me: 15 years ago, I started as a student research assistant in the Clinical Airway Research department at Fraunhofer ITEM and later took on the role of system administrator for the electronic study documentation system ClinBase\u2122. The fascinating subject matter and the supportive team atmosphere quickly sparked my desire to become a long-term part of Fraunhofer ITEM.<\/p><p>The opportunity to make a crucial contribution to our clinical research projects through my work in quality assurance and data protection motivates me every day. I help to ensure that clinical studies deliver high-quality results while maintaining patient safety and protecting sensitive data. This responsibility makes my work particularly meaningful.<\/p><h6>What aspect of your work excites you?<\/h6><p>I am both a creative person and someone who appreciates working in a structured environment, where clear priorities are set and teamwork plays a major role. One core aspect of quality assurance &#8211; \u201cno stagnation\u201d &#8211; is a constant guiding principle for me. Continuously improving processes and striving to be a little better each day are essential aspects of my work. The exchange with my colleagues is especially important to me because only through collaboration and mutual understanding can we achieve our quality goals together.<\/p><h6><em>What advice has been particularly helpful for your career?<\/em><\/h6><p>One piece of advice that has stayed with me is: \u201cSometimes, you have to step out of your comfort zone a little.\u201d Growth often happens when you take on new challenges. This mindset has helped me develop both personally and professionally.<\/p><h6><em>What have you discovered lately?<\/em><\/h6><p>Together with my colleagues from the Clinical Airway Research department, I took on an exciting challenge at \u201cSchlag dein Team\u201d (Beat Your Team). This thrilling game show event pits small teams against each other in tests of knowledge and skill &#8211; it was a fantastic team experience!<\/p><h6><em>How do you cope with difficult periods?<\/em><\/h6><p>I try to consciously use quieter phases to pause and recharge for upcoming challenges. Sometimes, organizing things, whether mentally or physically, helps me clear my mind and move forward with renewed energy.<\/p><h6><em>What makes a great day for you?<\/em><\/h6><p>A perfect day for me starts with a good coffee and includes inspiring conversations with colleagues and friends. Good food, a workout and, most importantly, spending time with my child make my day truly fulfilling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2953f711 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2953f711\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ffbd0ef\" data-id=\"1ffbd0ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793366dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"793366dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact persons at <\/br> Fraunhofer ITEM <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436cc717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"436cc717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here you will find the contact persons at Fraunhofer ITEM according to the organizational structure of the institute.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4395c51f elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4395c51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact persons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fbcb97d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fbcb97d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d8269be\" data-id=\"2d8269be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ca31a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63ca31a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Names, dates and facts<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636f3a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636f3a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being a research institution, our ambition is to find answers to questions and solutions for problems that are relevant to society and also to companies with regard to human health. In our research, we collaborate with national and international scientific organizations and actively participate in a broad range of panels. Unless precluded by the terms of the contract, we publish our results in renowned scientific journals and present them at congresses and meetings.<\/p><p>Here you will find details of our active participation in committees and a comprehensive list of contact persons for the different research topics. In addition, our website provides up-to date information throughout the year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf21c1b elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6bf21c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute\/excellence-and-networks.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Excellence and networks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-158d4005 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"158d4005\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64a80e15\" data-id=\"64a80e15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229417ab elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"229417ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Active participation in committees<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5801\"><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Christian B\u00e4r<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>M.D.\/Ph.D. commission \u201cMolecular Medicine\u201d of the Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS) of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Ph.D. examination board for \u201cAnatomy and Cell Biology\u201d at the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Nucleus member of the working group on \u00bbMyocardial Function\u00ab (WG 4) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)<\/li><li>Nucleus member of the working group \u201cCardiovascular Regenerative and Reparative Medicine\u201d of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)<\/li><li>Nucleus member of the working groups on cardiovascular regeneration \u201cAG 31 Kardiovaskul\u00e4re Regeneration\u201d of the German Cardiac Society (DGK)<\/li><li>Program Committee \u201cMedical Scientist Programme\u201d of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Member of the editorial board of the international journal \u201cMolecular Therapy Nucleic Acids\u201c<\/li><li>Reviewer for numerous national and international organizations and foundations, incl. German Research Foundation (DFG), German Cardiac Society (DGK), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), Irish Research Council (IRC) and AFM-Telethon, Horizon 2020 (HADEA)<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in cardiovascular diseases and therapies (incl. \u201cNature\u201d, \u201cNature Medicine\u201d, \u201cNature Communications\u201d, \u201cNature Reviews Cardiology\u201c, \u201cEuropean Heart Journal\u201c, \u201cCirculation Research\u201c, \u201cCardiovascular Research\u201c, \u201cnpj Regenerative Medicine\u201c, \u201cAdvanced Science\u201c, \u201cESC Heart Failure\u201c, \u201cBasic Research in Cardiology\u201c, \u201cMolecular Therapy\u201c, and \u201cCirculation\u201d)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Annette Bitsch<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Board member of the German Toxicology Society (GT)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Katharina Bl\u00fcmlein Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working group on analyses in biological materials \u201cAnalysen in biologischem Material\u201d of the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Armin Braun<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>MD\/Ph.D. commission \u201cMolecular Medicine\u201d of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>German Center for Lung Research (DZL)<\/li><li>External assessor for international foundations<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in respiratory medicine and immunology (incl. \u201cJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology\u201d)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Gustav Bruer<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working group \u201cRespiratory Toxicology\u201d of the German Toxicology Society\u00a0<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in pharmacology and toxicology (\u201cNature Research \u2013 Scientific Reports\u201d)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Otto Creutzenberg<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Reviewer for international journals in particle and fiber toxicology (\u201cParticle and Fibre Toxicology\u201d, \u201cInhalation Toxicology\u201d)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Sylvia Escher<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>OECD Expert Group on Systemic Toxicity<\/li><li>DGPT Working Group \u201cComputational Toxicology\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jan Fiedler<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Program committee for the Ph.D. program \u201cRegenerative Sciences\u201d at the Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS)<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in preclinical cardiopulmonary research<\/li><li>Member of the EASL (European Association for the Study of the Liver)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Ulrich Froriep<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>German Society for Implant Research and Development (DGIFE)<\/li><li>Member of the Focus Group Medical Technology of the IVAM Microtechnology Network<\/li><li>German Neuroscience Society<\/li><li>MDR Competence<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Jens Gerdelmann<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working Groups \u201cGLP: Quality Assurance\/Monitoring,\u201d \u201cGCP Quality Management,\u201d and \u201cAnalytics\u201d of the German Quality Management Association (GQMA)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Stefan Hahn<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chair of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology<\/li><li>Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), division of Water Chemistry Society \u201cWasserchemische Gesellschaft\u201d<\/li><li>Working committee on chemical risk assessment of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) division of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology \u201cUmweltchemie und \u00d6kotoxikologie\u201d<\/li><li>Member of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES); Working group \u201cExposure models\u201d of ISES Europe<\/li><li>Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in environmental and exposure sciences (incl. \u201cEnvironmental Science Europe\u201d, \u201cAnnals of Work Exposures and Health\u201d, and \u201cJournal of Exposure Science &amp; Environmental Epidemiology\u201d)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Martina Heina<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>IT division of the International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology (APV)<\/li><li>Working groups on archiving \u201cArchivierung\u201d and information technology \u201cIT\u201d of the German Quality Management Association (GQMA)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Christina Hesse<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Member of the research network \u201cBiomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover\u201d (BREATH) within the German Center for Lung Research e. V. (DZL)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Martin Hoffmann<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working group on bioinformatics at Comprehensive Cancer Center Ostbayern (CCCO)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Jens Hohlfeld<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>External assessor for the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><li>Steering committee of the research network \u201cBiomedical Research in Endstage And ObsTructive Lung Disease Hannover\u201d (BREATH) within the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)<\/li><li>Board member of the interdisciplinary allergy center of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals (incl. \u201cAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine\u201d, \u201cEuropean Respiratory Journal\u201d, and \u201cJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology\u201d)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Stefanie Katzensteiner<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working group on GCP quality management of the \u201cGerman Quality Management Association\u201d (GQMA)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Rupert Kellner<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Councilor for electronic communication and member of the Executive Board of the European Society of Toxicologic Pathology (ESTP)<\/li><li>Global Editorial and Steering Committee (GESC) for the initiative \u201cInternational Harmonization of Nomenclature and Diagnostic Criteria\u201d (INHAND)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Christoph Klein<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>External assessor for numerous national and international organizations and foundations: German Research Foundation, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Wilhelm Sander Foundation for Cancer Research, ERC, Deutsche Krebshilfe, Christian Doppler Research Association, Dutch Cancer Society, Association for International Cancer Research, EU-FP7, MRC, Cancer Research UK, Kegg-Foundation<\/li><li>Deputy chairman of the scientific committee of Comprehensive Cancer Center Ostbayern (CCCO)<\/li><li>Deputy spokesperson of the \u201cLighthouse Group \u2013 Omics, Genomics and Liquid Biopsy\u201d of the Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (BKFZ)<\/li><li>Member of the advisory board of Bio\u1d39 Biotech Cluster Development GmbH<\/li><li>Speaker of the Collaborative Research Center\/Transregio 305 \u201cFrom the Analysis of Metastatic Colony Formation to New Systemic Cancer Therapies\u201d<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in oncology (incl. \u201cNature\u201d, \u201cNature Biotechnology\u201d, \u201cNature Cell Biology\u201d, \u201cNature Medicine\u201d, \u201cCancer Cell\u201d, \u201cScience\u201d, \u201cPNAS\u201d, \u201cAmerican Journal of Pathology\u201d, \u201cCancer Research\u201d, \u201cClinical Cancer Research\u201d, \u201cInternational Journal of Cancer\u201d, \u201cNucleic Acid Research\u201d, \u201cEuropean Journal of Immunology\u201d, \u201cLancet Oncology\u201d, \u201cEuropean Journal of Cancer\u201d, \u201cPLOS ONE\u201d, and \u201cOncotarget\u201d)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Imke Korf<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Reviewer for international journals on bacteriophages<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chair of the Clinical Trial Board of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)<\/li><li>Steering committee of the research network \u201cBiomedical Research in Endstage And ObsTructive Lung Disease Hannover\u201d (BREATH) within the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)<\/li><li>External assessor for the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><li>Steering committee of the Fraunhofer Research Cluster \u201cImmune-Mediated Diseases\u201d (Fraunhofer CIMD)<\/li><li>Scientific advisory committee of the German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology (DGAKI)<\/li><li>DEAL project group of the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany<\/li><li>Working group \u201cFraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Deutsche Hochschulmedizin\u201d<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in allergology, immunology, and respiratory diseases<\/li><li>Selection Committee for NIHR Research Professorships, UK<\/li><li>International Evaluation Panel for the Programme of Centres of Excellence (Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence) of the Spanish State Research Agency<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Nico Lachmann<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Member of the Mentoring Program &#8222;German Stem Cell Network&#8220; (GSCN)<\/li><li>Member of the Mentoring Program &#8222;via:mento international&#8220;, Kiel University (Christian-Albrechts-Universit\u00e4t zu Kiel)<\/li><li>Jury Member, Joachim Herz Fellowship Program, Joachim Herz Foundation, Hamburg<\/li><li>Board Member, PhD Program &#8222;Regenerative Sciences&#8220;, Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Organizer of the International UniStem Day (Hannover), Hannover Medical School<\/li><li>Extended Board of the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN)<\/li><li>EU Deputy Representative of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Senate Section II of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Spokesperson and coordinator of the Medical Scientist Kolleg \u201cRegenerate Organ Function; nextGENERATION\u201d at the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Steering Committee REBIRTH \u2013 Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine at the Hannover Medical School (previously REBIRTH cluster of excellence \u201cFrom REgenerative BIology to Recontructive THerapy\u201d)<\/li><li>External assessor for numerous national and international organizations incl. the European Research Council (ERC) and the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><li>Reviewer for numerous international journals (incl. \u201cNature\u201d, \u201cNature Immunology\u201d, \u201cNature Reviews Immunology\u201d, \u201cNature Reviews Disease Primer\u201d, \u201cNature Communications\u201d, \u201cNature Communications Medicine\u201d, \u201cNature Biomedical Engineering\u201d, \u201cCell Stem Cell\u201d, \u201ciScience\u201d, \u201cStem Cell Reports\u201d, \u201ceBioMedicine\u201d, and \u201cAJRCCM\u201d)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Oliver Licht<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working committee on regulatory toxicology \u201cRegulatorische Toxikologie\u201d of the German Toxicology Society (GT)<\/li><li>Public relations delegate of the German Toxicology Society\u00a0(GT)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Fabian M\u00fcller<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>MDR Competence<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Meike M\u00fcller<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Network of ombudspersons in Lower Saxony<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>MDR Competence<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Priv.-Doz. 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V.<\/li><li>Board member of the World Association of Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG)<\/li><li>Coordinator of the ILD group in the European Reference Network on Respiratory Diseases ERN-LUNG<\/li><li>Spokesperson for the disease area \u201cDPLD\u201d in the research network \u201cBiomedical Research in Endstage And ObsTructive Lung Disease Hannover\u201d (BREATH) within the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)<\/li><li>Deputy member of the Ph.D. admissions committee of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals (incl. \u201cAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine\u201d, \u201cEuropean Respiratory Journal\u201d, \u201cJournal of Clinical Investigation\u201d, \u201cJCI Insights\u201d, \u201cNature Communications\u201d, \u201cAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Cell Biology\u201d, and \u201cThorax\u201d)<\/li><li>Associate editor of \u201cPLOS ONE\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Tobias Pukrop<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chairman of the working committee on malignant tumors of the CNS \u201cZNS Malignome\u201d of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology<\/li><li>Board member\/deputy speaker of CCC Alliance WERA<\/li><li>Steering board of the working panel on CNS\/leptomeningeal spread \u201cZNS\/Meningeosis\u201d of the working group on internal oncology \u201cArbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie (AIO)\u201d of the German Cancer Society (DKG)<\/li><li>Steering board of the Collaborative Reserach Center\/Transregio (SFB\/TRR) 305: Striking a moving target: From mechanisms of metastatic colonization to novel systemic therapies<\/li><li>Steering board of the Molecular Tumor Board of the University of Regensburg<\/li><li>Steering board of the Brain Tumor Center (ZHT) of the University of Regensburg<\/li><li>Executive Board of the Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (BKFZ)<\/li><li>European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Priv.-Doz. 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