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Online-Update Hygiene und Infektionsprävention #9
Within the framework of this free online update, we would like to offer you the opportunity to inform yourself about important questions on the topic of hygiene and infection prevention and to exchange ideas with our experts from hospitals, research, politics and industry.
Topics and speakers:
Dr. Frank Schreiber - Senior Researcher, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
- Resistance of bacteria to biocides - evolution, mechanisms and methods
Dr. Roland Knieler - Managing Director Knieler & Team
- Approval of biocidal products: practical experience and current developments in product families
Dr. Annette Bitsch - Bereichsleiterin Chemikaliensicherheit und Toxikologie Fraunhofer ITEM
- Biozide wirksam aber auch toxisch? Diskussion ausgewählter toxikologischer Endpunkte und ihrer Bewertung im Zulassungsverfahren
More speakers will follow
All registration information can be found HERE
The online update is a cooperation event with Dr. Brill + Partner, MedWiss4you and HIHeal.
Life Science Nord GmbH coordinates the HIHeal network as the first so-called "Hamburg Cluster Bridge Project", whose funding is provided by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Another topic area within the project is eHealth, coordinated by Gesundheitswirtschaft Hamburg.
Foundation of project group: Efficacy testing of antimicrobial products
On April 12th, 2022, the German Association of Independent Testing Laboratories (VUP) established the Project Group Efficacy Testing of Antimicrobial Products. Dr. Claudia Hildebrandt, Prof. Dr. Katrin Steinhauer and Dr. Henrik Gabriel were elected to the board. In a keynote speech, we introduced the topic and possible fields of action. Important topics to be worked on in the project group include method development and standardization, knowledge transfer and exchange of experience, accreditation requirements and quality assurance through interlaboratory comparisons and comparative measurements. The project group offers the participants the opportunity to quickly exchange information and data in a dialog. In consultation with all parties, the further procedure is now being concretized. The relevant information for the new project group has been published on the VUP website and member platform MyVUPortal. The presentations and the minutes of the founding meeting will also be made available there shortly.
Interested and non-members of the VUP can still participate in this project group. If you are interested, please contact the VUP office.
16th Congress for Hospital Hygiene
This year's 16th Congress of Hospital Hygiene will take place from 01 to 04 May 2022 as a hybrid event. Also this year we are represented with some lectures.
The following lectures will be held by speakers from our company:
02.05.22, 16:45-18:15, Saal 2 - Salon 21 - Symposium Hygiene in der Zahnarztpraxis
- Virucidal potential of oral rinses and nasal sprays against SARS-CoV-2 and their mode of action: T. L. Meister (Bochum)
03.05.22, 10:30-12:00, Saal 1 - Berlin - Symposium Reinigung, Desinfektion und Sterilisation
- Fibrin-Prüfkörpermodell – Bestimmung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Reinigern für die manuelle Instrumentenaufbereitung: M. Wehrl, U. Rosenberg, F.H.H. Brill, H. Gabriel, A. Kampe, W. Michels, K. Roth, L. Schnieder, P. Frey, J. Köhnlein, O. Riebe, A. Hartung, R. Bloß, G. Kirmse, M.-T. Linner, D. Martini, M. Tschoerner, U. Weber, S. Krüger, H. Martiny, J. Gebel (Krefeld, Zuchwil, Hamburg, Warburg, Tübingen, Schwerin, Frankfurt am Main, Tuttlingen, München, Lörrach, Gütersloh, Grünendeich, Berlin, Bonn)
- GA/PES-screen. Eine Schnelltest zum visuellen Nachweis von Desinfektionsmittelrückständen auf Endoskopen: A. Kampe, M. Wehrl, F. H.H. Brill (Hamburg, Krefeld)
03.05.22, 14:00-15:30, Saal 1 - Berlin - Symposium Reinigung und Flächendesinfektion
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Einflüsse der chemisch-physikalischen Formulierung alkoholbasierter Desinfektionsmittel auf die Wirksamkeit gegen das Adenovirus: M. Ruhlandt, A. Arndt, H. Henze, A. Dotzauer, B. Becker, D. Paulmann, F. H. H. Brill (Hamburg, Bremen)
04.05.22, 11:00-12:30, Saal 2 - Salon 21 - Symposium Freie Vorträge
- Das schafblutbasierte Wund-Biofilm-Modell(sb-BIOM). Eine praxisnahe Methode zur Wirksamkeitsevaluierung von antimikrobiellen Wundprodukten im Milieu chronischer Wunden: A. Kampe, V. Wiencke, F. H.H. Brill (Hamburg)
The complete program of this year's congress can be found HERE
Donation campaign Ukraine
The staff of Dr. Brill has diligently collected donations. They collected 843.43 €, which the company doubled. Half of the donations went to the account of "Aktion Deutschland Hilft" and half to "Hanseatic Help". We would like to thank all employees!
Research project for biocide-free antifouling products
On behalf of the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion of Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH has worked on a research project in cooperation with Hydrotox GmbH to develop award criteria for an eco-label (Blue Angel) for biocide-free antifouling products.
These award criteria can now be found online on the UBA website: https://www.blauer-engel.de/de/zertifizierung/vergabekriterien#UZ221-2022.
Our colleagues on Norderney will be pleased to assist with the necessary efficacy tests.
Video: „Overview of the Application Process for the VAH List of Disinfectants“
In our video "Overview of the Application Process for the VAH List of Disinfectants" you get an overview of the application process for the VAH List of Disinfectants from Dr. Florian Brill
New location - Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion
Our Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion on Norderney has changed the location at the Norderney harbor by a few hundred meters.
The new address is: Am Hafen 6, DE - 26548 Norderney.
The colleagues can now keep an eye on the ship traffic but also on the test objects at any time and are even closer to the fresh seawater for tests in the aquariums or for the current development of the "Mini-RotoMarin".
Report from "Hygiene & Medicine" on the 7th CAHMV 2021
In the first annual issue of the magazine "Hygiene & Magazin" an article about the 7th Conference of Applied Hygiene and Microbiology and Virology was published. You can find the article HERE
You can find the original article HERE.
The next CAHMV will take place on 24.11.+25.11.2022, again as a hybrid event both at the "AMERON Hamburg Hotel Speicherstadt" and online. More information follows.
Storm surge at Norderney site
The storm surge Zeynep has raged in the night from Friday (18.02.22) to Saturday also on Norderney and caused a high water of 2.28 m. Our premises remained undamaged, only our garage was under water.
On the video you can see our new location in the background and at the lifeboat one of our storage pontoons. However, pontoon and test plates were well moored and survived the storm well.
Approval according to §2 TierSeuchErV
Dr. Brill receives new authorizations and thus expands the service portfolio - For our Hamburg laboratory we now have the authorization to work with notifiable and notifiable animal pathogens of protection level S2. You can download the authorization HERE.
All other certificates for our various laboratories can be found HERE.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The discourse on gender equality is also of high importance in science. According to statistics from the German UNESCO Institute, the worldwide proportion of women in science is only about 30% (cf. UNESCO Institute 2022).
In order to address this issue, UNESCO and UN-WOMEN launched the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science". We as a company, which is sometimes active in the scientific field, would also like to draw attention to the issue of gender equality. As part of this, we asked two of our female scientists what their wishes and conditions are for working in science in the long term.
Vanessa Wiencke answered the question as follows:
"Respect, recognition and security - In many areas of science, it is not easy for women and girls to get trained at all. For example, being told that a woman should have her big brother show her how to do certain calculations is quite off-putting and leads to a certain amount of demotivation. This is just one of many things I encountered in my studies that are simply disrespectful, to say the least. After changing my field of study and university, I realized for the first time that there are also scientists who make no distinction between genders, nationalities or political as well as religious orientations. Actually, this should be normal in our modern society. But in some areas of science this does not seem to be the case. If you look back in history, you often see that great female scientists had made great discoveries for which other scientists then got the credit. Whether it was because they were "only women" remains to be seen. But it is definitely the case that women and girls are often not trusted to do good scientific work. Only truly outstanding performance is usually recognized. There are studies that show that the mathematical performance of girls is reduced when they hear before a test that girls cannot do math. I would like to see my achievements continue to be recognized and for other women and girls to be recognized and encouraged for their achievements from a young age. When you study a science subject, you are told that when you work in science, it is usually because you work on a project for a certain amount of time and when you finish a project, you have to find a new project and therefore a new job. While that brings a lot of variety and a certain level of adventure, it also brings a certain level of uncertainty. As a woman, the topic of family usually comes up sooner or later. If a woman has to look for a new job every few years and runs the risk of having to stop working in the meantime, this leads to a conflict between family planning and a career in science. In addition, it is still often the case that women do the housework and raise the children. This is slowly changing, but only slowly, and leads to mothers having at least 1.5 times the workload of other women. For future possible family planning, I would like to have some financial security. I don't want to raise children without being able to be there for them. At the same time, I want to be able to do my scientific work conscientiously and thoroughly. Without the right partner at my side, the support of my colleagues and the security of my employer, balancing family and work is unthinkable for me. I think this is not unique to science. As a scientist with a permanent position in a company, I have more security to realize my wishes and goals. I'm glad to work in a family-oriented company like this, where people treat each other with respect regardless of gender."
Another colleague writes:
"In order to be willing and able to work in science in the long term, you need not only a positive working environment and a corresponding monetary component, but also other factors. One very important factor is, of course, (stable) working conditions. Especially in order to be able to work in science in the long term, it is essential not only to find the working conditions necessary for research and science at the beginning, but also to be able to reliably build on them over time, i.e. not just to get short temporary contracts. Another, no less important factor, is the possibility to actively participate in setting goals and to help formulate them. This is also and especially important with regard to the self-motivation to achieve these goals. Last but not least, the compatibility of career (science) and family rounds off the conditions for wanting to work in science in the long term."
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Article in Life Sience Nord Magazine 2022
The Life Science Nord Magazine 2022 has been published! And we are part of it...
LSN has interviewed Dr. Florian H. H. Brill Brill and a great article has been created.
Thank you Life Science Nord!
You can find the magazine HERE