Since end of 2020, different SARS-CoV-2 variants have appeared worldwide − alpha (B.1.1.7), beta (B.1.351), gamma (P.1/B.1.1.128) and delta (B1.617.2) − which are in part more contagious than the original virus type and are therefore spreading more quickly within populations. These variants reveal genetic changes (mutations) in the so-called receptor binding domain (RBD), which is […]
Six months after the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Germany, half of the population has received at least one vaccination dose. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, 37.9% of them have already been fully vaccinated (as of 02.07.2021). Currently there are four different COVID-19 vaccines available in Germany, which differ slightly in
Guest contribution: Article series on the subject of state-of-the-art mycology in dermatology, 6th article by Prof Hans-Jürgen Tietz, Director of the Institute of Fungal Diseases in Berlin, Germany One hot-button word is still going round: Mutations. However, we are not talking of viruses. Also fungi develop in an evolutionary process. These may not be as
Britta Brix has been working for EUROIMMUN since 2012 and has been head of the department of Neurodegenerative Diseases Diagnostics since 2013, focussing on Alzheimer’s. In our interview she tells why she is interested in this subject and how she, as employee of EUROIMMUN, contributes to improved diagnostics of this severe disease. How did you
The launch of the new automatic immunofluorescence microscope EUROPattern Microscope Live is the final step of a development project which was first initiated in 2016 by EUROIMMUN’s founder and former CEO Prof Winfried Stöcker. He had the idea of a smaller version of the established EUROPattern Microscope, a microscope for computer-aided immunofluorescence diagnostics which is
