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On 22-23 September 2025 you have the opportunity to participate online in a qtec academy seminar in German, which will be led by our deputy laboratory manager Dr. Andreas Kampe. Topic: "Validation of the reprocessing processes of medical devices (Validierung der Aufbereitungsprozesse von Medizinprodukten) - FDA, DGSV, DGKH, ISO 17664-1 and -2, ISO 15883ff: What now and how now? How do I efficiently achieve a data set that makes one happy?"

The aim of the seminar is to sharpen your understanding of the procedure and requirements for the validation of reprocessing processes and to familiarize you with the regulatory principles. The workshop will also teach you how to approach validation and how to work efficiently with the testing laboratory. We would of course be delighted to welcome you as participant. All details for your registration and the planned content can be found here: LINK

Microbiological stress test for the evaporators of car air conditioning systems: With the testing of evaporator units according to the method developed by Dr. Reinhold Hilpert, we offer you already since 2018 an exclusive service for the targeted testing and evaluation of the odor development of evaporators in car air conditioning systems. Microorganisms can quickly colonize the evaporator in the vehicle due to moisture and dirt, which can lead to unpleasant odours. This method, adopted by Dr. Hilpert, makes it possible to record the microbiological load on the evaporator under realistic conditions and to objectively evaluate the effectiveness of the design and/or surface coating. This provides you with a reliable basis for ensuring sustainable air quality in the vehicle interior. All further information on this procedure can be found on our website "Biofilm Services" - HERE.

We provide you with an independent and comprehensive market overview, constantly updated by our experts, of environmentally and climate-friendly biofouling management in professional shipping, on pleasure craft, in aquaculture and for pipe systems at a fair price. This gives you an overview of which antifouling products are available. In combination with our free eLearning course (LINK), you will be fully informed. You can order the market overview for € 1,290 plus VAT. Simply send an email to: info@brillhygiene.com. The table of contents of the market overview can be downloaded here:

At our 11^th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology (CAHMV) we welcome Professor Dr. Andreas Voss as one of the Keynote Speakers 2025. The title of his presentation: "Current developments with influence on infection prevention: from AI to Environmental Protection". As a further highlight this year, we are offering you a very special workshop on "Efficacy testing of antimicrobial products" - let us surprise you! To kick off the second day of CAHMV, Dr. Florian Brill's legendary presentation "Overview of development of efficacy testing of disinfectants, antiseptics, wound dressings, and antimicrobial surfaces 2030" will bring you up to date on the latest status in this field. As always, further sessions and keynote lectures round off the program of the 11^th CAHMV - we will keep you up to date on all new details. You can look forward to top-class presentations, exciting discussions, lively networking in a warm maritime atmosphere and a pre-Christmas evening program.

You are welcome to make a note already now of your participation in CAHMV 2025, e.g. by sending an email to claudia.steinfath@brillhygiene.com. We would be very pleased to welcome you as a participant at the CAHMV in Hamburg on 27-28 November 2025. Online participation will also be possible again.

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

As a cooperation event within the framework of HIHeal, this second edition of the Online Update Hygiene and Infection Prevention in 2025 will also be jointly organized by Life Science Nord, the Department of Hospital Hygiene at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and DR. BRILL INSTITUTES.

In mid-September, Dr. Florian Brill and Christoph Bantelmann will represent our institute at ICPIC 2025. This time we will contribute to the conference program with a poster entitled "In-vivo-Efficacy of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs Against Human Adenovirus in a Cross-Over Study Based on EN 17430". It will be presented on 16.09.2025, 13:00-13:30.

The 8th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC) will take place from 16-19 September 2025 in Geneva. All further information on ICPIC 2025 can be found at our event-website. You are welcome to make an appointment in advance for a meeting with colleagues on site in Geneva, e.g. by email HERE.

At the kind invitation of OLYMPUS, Dr. Florian Brill will be attending the 8^th 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.

Update: A poster entitled “Field testing and ecotoxicological screening on biocide- and microplastic-free self-polishing coatings (BioSHIP)” will be presented by Soyla Kraus from our Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion at the “International Antifouling Conference”, which will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 10-11 September 2025. The conference brings together experts from industry, academia and authorities to discuss sustainable antifouling technologies and regulatory developments. All further information about the conference can be found here: LINK

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! All further information can be found HERE.

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. All further information on the conference can be found here: LINK

The second Antifouling Conference will take place on Norderney on 18 and 19 September 2025 – a forward-looking industry event that is once again being organized this year by the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany and its partners BSH, the German Sailing Association and the German Motor Yacht Association. The focus is on innovative, environmentally friendly solutions for preventing fouling on ship hulls.

Excursion to Dr. Brill + Partner Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion – insights into practice

As hosts, we are particularly pleased to invite participants to an exclusive excursion to our Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion on Norderney. On site, we will provide insights into our test rigs, laboratories and ongoing investigations under real maritime conditions.

The excursion will be accompanied by a varied lecture program with technical contributions from renowned experts from science, industry and associations. The event will be rounded off with intensive networking - in a unique atmosphere on board the Frisia X, our maritime conference location.

Participation in the conference is free of charge, but places are limited. We recommend early registration via GreenShipping Niedersachsen. The event will be held in German. Further information on the program, travel and accommodation options, as well as a PDF version of all this, can be found on our event website: LINK

The 34th Meeresumwelt-Symposium (Marine Environment Symposium) will take place on October 8 and 9, 2025 as a hybrid event in Hamburg (Katholische Akademie Hamburg) and online. Dr. Brill + Partner Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion will be involved with a lecture by Bernd Daehne. The title of the lecture is: "Antifouling für Schiffsrümpfe: Klimaschutz versus Meeresschutz?" (Antifouling for ship hulls: climate protection versus marine protection?). Be there! Participation is free of charge. We look forward to seeing you! We will inform you as soon as registration is open. Link: HERE

The Marine Environment Symposium is organized by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency in cooperation with the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection.