City of Vienna Competence team for cell-based test systems in the field of immunology (CellImmun)
Allergens from the environment that are harmless in themselves trigger the formation of IgE…
Development of methods for a more specific diagnosis of food allergies and investigation of the pathomechanisms of respiratory allergies
One research focus of the Immunology working group in…
Understanding the human genome is of central importance for medical research and, above all, for the development of new therapies. As part of an endowed professorship in the specialist area of…
Cooperation Partners
UGI chem
Antisense oligos are used to block genes in the organism. This makes it possible to intervene in the molecular mechanisms of diseases. The biotech company ugichem…
Humans are exposed to many toxic substances that trigger irritating or sensitising reactions. Due to a lack of alternative methods, animal experiments still have to be carried out to determine these…
The body's own rescue operation for burns
When the body is exposed to extreme heat, the cells start an emergency programmeViennese biotechnologists want to artificially trigger this mechanism with…
Cooperation Partners
MedUni Vienna - Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research
Floridsdorf Allergy Centre, Vienna
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Department of…
There is a strong global trend towards cell-based test systems as an alternative to animal testing. Although the reaction of a living organism is usually the best indicator, many cell culture assays…
Cooperation Partners
ofi - Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Engineering
Funding Partners
Austrian Research Promotion Agency, FFG (COIN Aufbau)
Project duration: 1 October…
Project duration: 1.10.2017 to 31.3.2018 Based on factors such as climate change, scarcity of resources, population growth and a globalised market economy, the topic of sustainability in all its…
