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We are proud to announce that we could sign an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thumbay Marketing & Distribution Company (TMDC), the marketing and distribution company owned and operated by Thumbay Group. According to the MoU, TMDC will represent our Infection Control Accreditation Program (ICAP) in the MENA region.The MoU was signed by Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay, Vice President of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group, on behalf of TMDC and Dr. Florian H. H. Brill. The MoU was signed in the presence of H.E. Elke Badde – Undersecretary of Health and Consumer Protection of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Dr. Hans-Joerg Schmidt Trenz – CEO of Hamburg Chamber of Commerce as well as representatives of healthcare companies and service providers from Hamburg.Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay said, “TMDC is happy to represent Dr. Brill’s ICAP program in the MENA region. We are glad that H.E. Elke Badde was here to witness this landmark partnership. We hope that this new association would embark on many more mutually beneficial ventures, in the future.” H.E. Elke Badde and Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Schmidt Trenz, in their greeting remarks assured their continuous support for the new cooperation between Thumbay Group and Dr. Brill Group.About Thumbay GroupThumbay Group is an international business conglomerate headquartered in DIFC – Dubai. The Group has successfully diversified into 13 different sectors in a span of just 17 years. The Group today employs more than 3000 people, which will rise to 6000 with the completion of ongoing projects in the next two years, and to 15,000 employees by the end of 2020. The Gulf Medical University, the leading private medical university in the region owned and operated by Thumbay Group has a student cohort of over 73 nationalities and faculty and staff from over 22 countries. The Thumbay chain of hospitals, the constituent teaching hospitals of the Gulf Medical University, is one of the largest healthcare services provider in the UAE, serving over 2500 patients daily, from more than 175 countries. Apart from being an acknowledged leader in the health sector, Thumbay Group operates a reputed pharmacy chain, diagnostic centres, multi-brand retail outlets, world-class wellness centres, a prestigious chain of coffee shops, restaurants, popular health & lifestyle publication, etc.

Dr. Florian Brill and Mr. Steffen Pahl look forward to meet you at this year’s Arab Health. We are located at the North German joint pavilion of Life Science Nord Z3H35. For more information please click here.

Dr. Brill + Partner Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology will exhibit at the world’s largest medical technology exhibition MEDICA between 16/11 and 19/11/2015 in Dusseldorf. Please visit us on the joint pavillon of Life Science Nord and WTSH in Hall 15, Booth G40, or contact us for a visit at your booth. All details can be found here: LinkBetween January 25 and 28, 2016 we will also be an exhibitor on the Arab Health in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Further details will follow.

The first "Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology" was a great success. More than 80 participants from 17 countries have joined the scientific conference and its hanseatic supporting program on two days. National and international experts have presented their valuable insights and know how. The organizers Dr. Brill + Partner and Life Science Nord are very satisfied with the conference and therefore are proud to announce that the conference will be held on 6. - 7. October 2016 again. Please mark the date already. Further information will follow soon. An overview of all our events can be found here: Events

We are more than happy to inform that we started a cooperation in the field of biocorrosion of concrete and plastics with Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT. Our partners: Partners

We are proud to announce that we could sign a partnership cooperation agreement with BioGenius. A leading chemical-physical analytics laboratory for biocidal and plant protection products. In addition, they are experts for efficacy testing of insecticides. Our partners: Partners

In our new market in the UAE we were able to sign a cooperation contract with one of the leading laboratories for chemical  and physical analysis PSN of food and environmental samples. Our partners: Partners

Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology proudly announces that we received a research grant within the EU research fund Horizon 2020. The project is called "MicroArctic" and is focused and the microbiological characterization of the microbiological ecology of extreme habitats such as Greenland, Siberia etc. including the influence of global warming. We will employ after project start in 2016 a PhD student in cooperation with University of Potsdam for three years. The PhD student will focus on the characterization of pathogenic bacteria.

The Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology from 8 – 9 October 2015 in Hamburg will be under the patronage of Senator Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks, Hamburg Authority for Health and Consumer Protection of the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. We are very honored that the senator is presenting her personal interest in the topic and highlights its significance by her patronage.Furthermore, we are glad to announce Chemische Fabrik DR. WEIGERT GmbH & Co. KG being the first sponsor of the conference. During the workshop Reprocessing of Medical Devices according to ISO 17664, Dr. Matthias Toschoerner from DR. WEIGERT will present the topic View of Manufacturers of Cleaning, Disinfectant and Sterilization Products. Further program details as well as the registration form can be viewed under the following link: http://www.brillhygiene.com/en/akademie/termine/conference-applied-hygiene-microbiology-and-virology. It would be our pleasure to inform you about the possibilities and details of how to become a sponsor of the conference.

From June 16 – 19, 2015 the ICIPIC 2015 will be held in Geneva. During this conference the scientists of Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology will contribute their valuable knowledge to the scientific conference program. The following topics will be presented in Geneva: Presentation – Florian H. H. Brill: Surface disinfection with wipe systems – Practical indications for a safe use. In line with the Satellite Symposia and Sponsored Sessions "Challenges and chances in the development and use of wipe systems for surface disinfection". More...Poster - Florian H. H. Brill, Nadine Radischat, Peter Goroncy-Bermes, Jörg Siebert: Residual Antiseptic Efficacy of Octenidine dihydrochloride versus Chlorhexidine gluconate in Alcoholic Solutions More...Poster - F. H. H. Brill, H. Braunwarth, D. Hegeholz, W. Droste: Determination of Bacteria Migration Speed through Urinary Catheter Systems in case of Urostomy More...Poster - R. A. Leslie, D. R. Macinga, F. H. H. Brill, M. Suchomel: Suitability of Enterococcus faecalis as a Test Organism to Evaluate In Vivo Efficacy of Alcohol-based Handrubs More...

Beim 11. Ulmer Symposium Krankenhausinfektionen vom 28. bis 30. April 2015, der größten deutschsprachigen Fachkonferenz im Bereich Infektionsprävention tragen die Wissenschaftler der Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie wieder zum wissenschaftlichen Programm bei. Folgende Vorträge werden in Ulm präsentiert:Florian H. H. Brill, Horst Braunwarth, Dietmar Hegeholz, Werner Droste: Bestimmung der Wanderungsgeschwindigkeit von Bakterien im harnableitenden System beim Urostoma.Florian H. H. Brill: Flächendesinfektion mit Tuchsystemen – Sichere Infektionsprävention und hohe Compliance im Rahmen des Schülke & Mayr Lunch Symposiums.Florian H. H. Brill, Jan-Hendrik Klock, Ulrike Ißleib, Henrik Gabriel: Hygienische Aufbereitung von Ultraschallsonden mit einem Desinfektionstuchsystem in Anlehnung an den 4-Felder-Test und DIN EN ISO 17664.Florian H. H. Brill, Nadine Radischat, Peter-Goroncy-Bermes, Jörg Siebert: Antiseptischer Langzeiteffekt von Octenidinhydrochlorid versus Chlorhexidingluconat in alkoholischen Lösungen.Florian H. H. Brill, Alvin Ilocto, Jan-Hendrik Klock, Henrik Gabriel: Untersuchungen zur Weiterentwicklung des 4 Felder-Tests (prEN 16615).