A few days ago, the second international sculpting symposium on the EUROIMMUN premises in Lübeck came to an end. The nine international sculptors had had almost three weeks time to once again prove their skills. This year’s topic was “Humans and Technology”. Instead of the oak wood used during the first symposium 2015, finest Carrara marble was […]
Dominik J. has been working as a product manager at EUROIMMUN for two years and tells us about his start with the new employer. Please tell us how you came to EUROIMMUN! I sent a speculative application and was first invited to an interview as a scientist in the field of allergy diagnostics. I had
Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease which is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and primarily affects cats. Nonetheless, other mammals, including humans, can be an intermediary host and become infected with this pathogen. The detection of Toxoplasma infections in humans is of great significance in pre-natal diagnostics since primary infections of the mother may lead
EUROIMMUN now offers a new ELISA for the detection of IgA antibodies for the diagnosis of Zika infections. But why is this necessary? Determination of anti-Zika virus IgA may help in the diagnosis of acute Zika virus infections if specific IgM antibodies are not measurable. Primary and secondary immune response in Zika virus infections Usually, IgM antibodies
A few days ago, Prof Dr Ute Mackenstedt from the University of Hohenheim, an expert in the research of ticks, together with Dr Gerhard Dobler from the reference laboratory for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Dr Rainer Oehme from the Baden-Württemberg Health Authority, reported on two novel ways by which TBE viruses can be transmitted to
