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Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology. will be present at the 33rd ECCMID from the 15th-18th April 2023 in Copenhagen. Our team will have a poster about the project: "BioRes Test: A standardized test to determine the development of resistance in microorganisms against biocides". Here is a short summary: Surface disinfectants and antimicrobial surfaces are important for hygiene and the protection of materials. However, bacteria can develop resistance to disinfectants and material-protection agents, increasing the risk of cross-resistance to antibiotics. Disinfectants and antimicrobial material coatings are approved within the framework of the EU biocide regulation but there is currently a lack of standardized test methods that would provide industrial applicants and the assessing authorities with a framework for assessment. The aim of this project is to develop a standardized test method to determine the potential for the development of resistance and cross-resistance when using surface disinfectants and antimicrobial surfaces. The focus is on the development of resistance through de novo mutations and the test procedures are developed on the basis of procedures previously published in scientific journals. We are looking forward to exciting conversations!

From May 12 - 13, 2023 the Symposium for Hospital Hygiene of the DGKH will take place in Essen.  We are also represented this year with some lectures at the symposium: Friday, 12.05.2023 / 14:30 - 16:00 Bakterielle Resistenzen und Toleranzen gegen Desinfektionsmittel und antimikrobielle Oberflächen F. Schreiber (Berlin), F. H.H. Brill (Hamburg), D. Mogrovejo (Hamburg), J. Klock (Hamburg), S. Schmidt (Berlin), C. Sündermann (Berlin), V. Boenke (Berlin), N. Nordholt (Berlin) Saturday, 13.05.2023 / 11:00 - 12:30 Phase 3-Wirksamkeitsprüfung für Flächendesinfektionsmittel – Feldstudie vs. Simulated-use-Test – wie kommen wir der Praxis näher? F. H. H. Brill (Hamburg), J. K. Knobloch (Hamburg) Sind klinische Isolate Multiresistenter Erreger stabiler als Laborstämme gegenüber Desinfektionsmitteln? Daten einer Hamburger Studie F. H. H. Brill (Hamburg) The entire program and more information about event you can find HERE

The online update Hygiene and Infection Prevention goes into the 11th round! On 12.04.23 the online update with the main topic reprocessing will take place from 10:00 - 12:00.  All information about registration and the program can be found on the website of Life Science Nord: https://lifesciencenord.de/de/events/detail/online-update-hygiene-und-infektions-praevention-11.html

If you are a reader of our LSN magazine, we have great news for you: the magazine is now available as an e-paper! So you can now quickly and easily get the latest information about the industry in the north. If you are not yet a reader of the magazine, you now have the opportunity to do so. This issue in particular is interesting as it portrays us as contributors to the HIHeal network. Enjoy reading!

On the 3rd of March, Bernd Daehne and Lukas Kuhn from the Brill Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion once again took part in a cleaning initiative of Norderney's beaches. The campaign was carried out together with the local BUND district group and the pupils of the 7th grade of the "Kooperative Gesamtschule Norderney". A total of 880 kg of trash was collected. The largest and heaviest part was made up of four fishing nets.

Life Science Nord has made a really great film about the HiHeal network that you should definitely watch! The HIHeal project creates connections between regional companies, scientific institutions, hospitals and funding partners with a focus on infection control and hygiene.

Our Christmas donations from 2022 will go to Futurepreneur e.V. Under the slogan "WE PROMOTE FUTURE CREATORS", the Futurepreneur e.V. trains certified "Futurepreneur-Coaches", who teach students entrepreneurial thinking and acting.  We are pleased to be able to support this innovative educational program with our donation.  You can find more information about the association here: https://www.futurepreneur.de/

Arab Health will take place in the Dubai World Trade Centre from 30 January - 2 February 2023. This time, Dr. Florian Brill and Dr. Kerstin Walendy-Gnirß will be present. Please contact us already now for an appointment there and use the opportunity for a personal exchange. Simply send your request by email to info@brillhygiene.com. We would be very pleased to meet you again or to get to know you in Dubai! At the same time, we would like to thank all of you who visited us at MEDICA 2022 in Düsseldorf in November. It was a great pleasure for us to maintain, refresh and make so many new contacts there.

ICEBIO is a PhD network that will train the next generation of experts in glacier microbiology and biogeochemistry. ICEBIO will provide a database of the functional diversity and potential of the glacier biome, which will not only greatly improve our understanding of a threatened biome, but also demonstrate the potential for exploiting economic and ecological services. Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH will, among other things, provide a risk assessment regarding pathogenic organisms from the glacier biome, including the inclusion of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Further Information: https://www.icebio.eu/pages/project/index.html The ICEBIO Doctoral Network is supported by a grant from the European Commission’s MSCA Doctoral Network program under project number 101072761

At the end of November, the time had finally come: The 8th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology once again attracted an international audience of experts with participants from 15 nations to the AMRERON Hotel Hamburg Speicherstadt and online participants in front of their screens. The lecture topics were again of great interest and in some cases stimulated an intensive exchange, with numerous questions also being asked online - and the social program in the evening went down very well, too. Once again, a big thank you to all participants and speakers for making CAHMV 2022 such a success, and especially also to our sponsors GOJO, Dr. Weigert and BioGenius. The 9th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology is planned for 30 November - 01 December 2023, as usual as a hybrid event online and in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Please save the date. We look forward to seeing you again, then perhaps with a joint mulled wine in the evening?

Dr. Florian H. H. Brill was a guest on the podcast "VEEK - UND JETZT MAL EHRLICH!". In the podcast, Dr. Florian H. H. Brill talks about the origins and growth of the company.  You can find the link to the various providers here: https://veek-hamburg.de/veek-podcast-23/

The online update Hygiene and Infection Prevention goes into the 10th round! On 08.12.22 the online update will take place with the main topic Miracle Care from 10:00 - 12:00.  All information about registration and the program can be found on the website of Life Science North: https://lifesciencenord.de/de/events/detail/online-update-hygiene-und-infektions-praevention-10.html