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At the end of May, according to the new EU Medical Devices Regulation, only specially certified medical devices should actually be placed on the market in the European Union. The regulation should now enter into force one year later in order to avoid creating additional bureaucratic hurdles in the corona crisis. Further details: https://ec.europa.eu/germany/news/20200325-corona-medizinprodukte_de

In the 2020 plenary election of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, the electoral alliance Starke Wirtschaft Hamburg, of which Dr. Florian Brill was also a member, was able to win 71 % of all votes. Dr. Florian Brill successfully ran in the electoral group "Services" for medium-sized companies and will now represent his goals in the plenary session of the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Brill and the entire electoral alliance "Starke Wirtschaft Hamburg" would like to thank you for the trust you have placed in us and for your great support over the past few weeks. Dr. Brill said about his motivation before the election: "My goals are to reunite the chamber in order to achieve that honorary and full-time office work together again in an optimal way. I would like the Chamber of Commerce to be perceived again as the voice of Hamburg's economy, loud and clear. This is important in order to tackle the challenges facing the City of Hamburg on the issues of digital transformation, the shortage of skilled workers and the dilemma of "transport space" vs. "commercial space" vs. "living space" for a golden future for the city. SMEs in particular need a chamber of commerce with a 360° view, so that it can be at your side in all phases, from start-up, through transformation, innovation and the development of new business fields, internationalisation, and the training and further education of skilled workers. This is what I will fight for, always taking the values of a family entrepreneur and VEEK as my foundation. So that Hamburg becomes even more successful." https://www.facebook.com/StarkeWirtschaftHamburg/posts/187508182650236

New research project for the certification of biocide-free antifouling systems with the Blue Angel

On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency, Hydrotox and the Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion at Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH will be working on a further research project from September 2019 to August 2021, in which award criteria for 1 to 2 environmental labels (Blue Angel) for biocide-free antifouling products will be developed.

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Together we are stronger: Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie and the Objektus GmbH have decided to merge their business in the field of hygiene and microbiology of drinking and cooling waters, the processing of hygiene samples and microbiological quality control, according to the motto "Together we are stronger". The new joint venture Brill + Objektus GmbH & Co. KG Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie will soon find his home on the website www.brillobjektus.com. Until then, please inform yourself as before under www.brillhygiene.com and www.objektus.de. You can reach the new company by phone at +49 40 557631-500 or by e-mail at info@brillobjektus.de.

It is only 8 weeks to go: From 22.-23. November 2018, the 4th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology takes place in Hamburg. The scientific program is high-caliber, e.g. with key note lectures by Dr. Lonne Gerritsen, Professor Dr. Markus Dettenkofer and Professor Dr. Johannes Knobloch, as well as many further well-known speakers. The entire program and the form to sign up can be found under the following link. We would be pleased to receive your registration and to welcome you in Hamburg! http://www.brillhygiene.com/en/akademie/termine/4th-conference-applied-hygiene-microbiology-and-virology

From 12 to 15 November 2018 Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie will be exhibiting at the MEDICA in Düsseldorf, the most important and largest medical trade fair in the world. Please contact us to schedule a meeting at the North German joint pavilion of WTSH and Life Science Nord in hall 15, stand F40, or for a visit to your booth. All information can be found here: https://www.medica-tradefair.com/vis/v1/en/exhibitors/medcom2018.2596582Between January 28 and January 31, 2019, we are also at the Arab Health in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. You will find us at the North German joint pavilion of Life Science Nord in Hall Z2. We would be delighted to welcome you. Please contact us to schedule a meeting.

In the course of a successfully completed control audit by the DAkkS and ZLG, the scope of accreditation was extended again in the virucidal field. Now, we are also able to offer you tests according to the following standards within our accreditation scope:- STM D7907-14 (Standard Test Method for Determination of Virucidal Efficacy on the Surface of Medical Examination Gloves)- JIS Z 2801 / ISO 22196 (Measurement of antiviral activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces)- ASTM E1053-11 (Standard Test Method to Access Virucidal Activity of Chemicals Intended for Disinfection of Inanimate Non-porous Environmental Surfaces).You will find the new accreditation certificate of the DAkkS as a download under "Certificates", and here our entire service portfolio: http://www.brillhygiene.com/en/sectors

We are pleased to be part of the joint project "QQ Natural Products - New antimicrobial agents against biofilms". The project is part of the funding program "National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030" of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Within this project, the Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH deals with marine corrosion affecting organisms which can sustainably damage technically relevant materials such as steel or concrete. In addition to the microbiological characterization outsourced sample materials (in the laboratory or in the North Sea) , fluorescence microscopy (visualization of microbiological structures after doping with selective dyes) and atomic force microscopic measurements of the surfaces (topography, density and localization of the microbial growth) are made in order to decide whether there is an anti-fouling effect or whether the integrity of the material can be preserved by the QQ-based anti-fouling action used.

Over the past few months, we have established new test methods in our laboratories so that we can offer you even more comprehensive services. In order to convince you of our quality and performance in these new test methods, we start a discount campaign. You will receive 15 % for orders issued up to and including December 15, 2018.The following test methods are included in the discount campaign:- Material compatibility tests of detergents and disinfectants with relevant materials, e.g. metals, plastics, rubber- Testing of the resistance development and cross resistance development of bacteria after contact with disinfectants according to Maillard et al. 2013- Validation of reprocessing processes (cleaning, disinfection, sterilization) for reprocessable medical devices based on the requirements of DIN EN ISO 17664:2018 for medical device manufacturers and the ZLG position paper RDS 007- ASTM E2783-10 "Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity for Water Miscible Compounds Using a Time-Kill Procedure"- ASTM E1174-13 "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Health Care Personnel Handwash Formulations"- ASTM E2755-15 "Effectiveness of Healthcare Personnel Hand Rub Formulations Using Hands of Adults"- ASTM E2276-10 "Standard Test Method for Determining the Bacteria-Eliminating Effectiveness of Hygienic Handwash and Handrub Agents Using the Fingerpads of Adults"- AOAC 966.04 "Sporicidal Activity of Disinfectants"- AOAC 991.47, 991.48 and 991.49 Hard Surface Carrier Test Methods - ASTM E1153-14 "Efficacy of Sanitizers Recommended for Inanimate, Hard, Nonporous Non-Food Contact Surfaces"- ASTM E2197-11 "Standard Quantitative Disk Carrier Test Method for Determining Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Mycobactericidal, and Sporicidal Activities of Chemicals"- ASTM E 645-13 "Efficacy of Microbiocides Used in Cooling Water Systems"- ASTM E1839-13 "Efficacy of Slimicides for the Paper Industry – Bacterial and Fungal Slime"- ASTM E1053-11 "Virucidal Activity of Chemicals Intended for Disinfection of Inanimate, Nonporous Environmental Surfaces"- ASTM D7907-14 "Determination of Bactericidal Efficacy on the Surface of Medical Examination Gloves"- In-House-Method based on JIS Z2801/ISO 22196 "Measurement of antiviral activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces"- OECD 170 "Efficacy of Pool and Spa Disinfectants"- ISO 10993-5 Evaluation of the cytotoxicity of medical devices- OECD 471 "Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test" (AMES Test)The following test procedures have already been established, the technical details have been clarified and the final EN standards are expected to be published as follows:- EN 17126: Efficacy against aerobic and anaerobic spore formers in human medicine, phase 2, step 1 (December 2018)- EN 17111: Virucidal efficacy testing of instrument disinfectants in a practical test model, phase, step 2 (November 2018)- EN 16777: Virucidal efficacy testing of surface disinfectants without mechanics in a practical test model for the human medical area, phase 2, step 2 (December 2018)

Dr. Lonne Gerritsen, the European expert of efficacy evaluation for biocidal products will honor us with her presence at our Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology this November in Hamburg. She worked for the Netherlands competent authority ctgb for more than 10 years as well as in the ECHA efficacy working group. She influenced the European view on this essential part of biocidal product dossiers. Now she is working as an expert for Knoell NL. Dr. Lonne Gerritsen will speak about HER topic "Efficacy Testing Strategy for Biocidal Product Families" and gives us highly valuable insights of the ECHA procedures for efficacy evaluation. The accordingly updated program and the registration form can be downloaded here: http://www.brillhygiene.com/en/akademie/termine/4th-conference-applied-hygiene-microbiology-and-virology

As BRILLiant Power and BRILLIANT SPEED, two teams consisting of employees of our institute took part in the 17th Hamburg Wasser ITU World Triathlon. In the sprint distance relay of the HAMBURG ENERGIE FIRMENCUP excellent positions were won (BRILLIANT POWER: 138. / BRILLIANT SPEED: 102.) - and above all, all participants had a lot of fun. The results and certificates can be downloaded here.