Norma L. is a biology laboratory technician at the company site in Herrnhut-Rennersdorf (Saxony). She tells us what her attachment to home has to do with her job at EUROIMMUN. Please tell us about yourself and how you came to EUROIMMUN! My name is Norma and I have been working at EUROIMMUN since 2001. Just […]
Earlier this year, EUROIMMUN announced the availability of the first serological test systems for diagnostics of Zika virus infections. The infectious disease had rapidly spread in Latin America, especially in Brazil, during the past year. Suspicion regarding a link between the virus infections and the increased rate of malformations of newborns’ heads (microcephaly) precipitated concerns
Marco F. tells us about his daily work at EUROIMMUN Academy. Please introduce yourself and tell us what you do at EUROIMMUN. My name is Marco and I’ve been working for 1.5 years at the EUROIMMUN Academy. My business card says Application Specialist for Laboratory Automation. Basically, this means I train guests from all over
Nearly everybody knows that tick bites pose the risk of Borrelia infections. However, the unpleasant tease may also cause other diseases, such as anaplasmosis, whose prevalence rises. Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a bacterium belonging to the group of rickettsials, can be transferred to humans as well as dogs and horses by the tick Ixodes ricinus. This species
The alarm didn’t go off, in the rush of the morning, the little one spilled the milk and needs changing, the car won’t start and the important meeting starts within 10 minutes! STRESS! Stress causes unconscious physical reactions in humans: Glucose is provided as prompt energy source, blood pressure rises to assure sufficient blood supply
