Events

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 1. Hamburger Hygiene Symposium (1st Hamburg Hygiene Symposium), which will take place in German on 11 September 2025, as part of the HIHeal (Hygiene, Infection & Health) next level innovation network at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). Our institute will be represented by Dr. Florian H. H. Brill in a pro-and-con debate on the topic: "To brush or not to brush?" - Flush-Brush-Flush. Discover this and other current topics, innovative solutions, and controversial perspectives - all in one day, in an interdisciplinary and practical format. We look forward to your participation. The symposium is free of charge, but places are limited.

On September 10 and 11, 2025, the International Antifouling Conference will take place in Gothenburg. The conference brings together experts from industry, science and authorities to discuss sustainable antifouling technologies and regulatory developments. Soyla Kraus from our Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion will be presenting a poster at the conference. More information will follow.

We are pleased to announce the participation of Dr. Brill + Partner in this year's PortPIC Conference 2025. On September 1st and 2nd, 2025, the conference on antifouling technologies, in-port inspections and hull cleaning methods will take place at the Bernried Monastery on Lake Starnberg. On September 1, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Bernd Daehne, Lukas Kuhn and Soyla Kraus from the Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion will present their paper: “Experiences by Simulating In-Water Cleaning in the Lab (Taber) and in the Field (Brushes, HPW)” We cordially invite all conference participants to attend our presentation and discuss challenges and innovative solutions in the field of environmentally friendly ship management with our experts. Come along - we look forward to the exchange!

As part of the free Online Update Hygiene and Infection Prevention #18 on "Gendermedizin in der Infektiologie" (Gender Medicine in Infectiology) on 08.07.2025, one of the speakers will be Dr. Saskia Borregaard, who will give a presentation - in German - entitled "Genderaspekte in der klinischen Forschung: Relevanz, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven" (Gender Aspects in Clinical Research: Relevance, Challenges and Perspectives). Use the Online Update #18 to find out about important questions on the topic of "Gender medicine in infectiology" and to exchange ideas with experts from clinics, research, politics and industry. All information, including on the two other presentations, as well as for your registration can be found under the following link: OUHIP #18 - Gendermedizin in der Infektiologie

Thema dieser Ausgabe: Gendermedizin in der Infektiologie. Vorträge und Sprecher: Geschlechtsspezifische Immunantwort (Prof. Dr. Hanna Lotter, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Hamburg), Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in der Tuberkulose (Dr. Bianca Schneider, Forschungszentrum Borstel), Genderaspekte in der klinischen Forschung: Relevanz, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven (Dr. Saskia Borregaard, Freiberufliche Beraterin). Als Kooperationsveranstaltung im Rahmen von HIHeal wird das Online-Update Hygiene und Infektions­prävention von Life Science Nord, dem Arbeitsbereich Krankenhaushygiene des Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf und DR. BRILL INSTITUTES durchgeführt.

At the kind invitation of OLYMPUS, Dr. Florian Brill will be attending the 8th Endoscope Hygiene Experts Forum (EHEF) which takes place from 27-29 June 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Once again at this years's EHEF, a distinguished group of international experts - including healthcare professionals, microbiologists, laboratories, reprocessing experts, and infection prevention specialist - will gather for targeted, in-depth discussions on current challenges and innovations in endoscope hygiene. The forum serves as a platform for knowledge exchange and productive discussions, contributing to the advancements of infection prevention and the continued improvement of patient safety. The EHEF team and Dr. Brill are looking forward to constructive discussions and shared insights that help to ensure safe endoscope reprocessing practices globally. If you are interested in this topic, please contact us, e.g. by email HERE.

#Shaping the future now! We at Dr. Brill + Partner Institute for Antifouling and Microbiology show you how. On June 5, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) is hosting the SME Innovation Day 2025 in Berlin. The open-air event presents new technologies, innovative projects and creative ideas from innovative SMEs as a signpost to the future and we look forward to being there. You will find us at stand number D 19a.