Next Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) – assessing the risk of chemicals using new strategies that are animal-free, safer, more effective, and more sustainable
Chemical Risk Assessment Goes NGRA
Throughout our lives, we are exposed to a wide range of chemicals, making the safe handling of chemicals very important. At present, legally mandated risk...
read morePioneers for sustainable health
Global events and crises, such as pandemics and climate change, are rapidly changing the way we live our lives.Innovative solutions for human health – tha...
read moreSimulation of infections in human precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) to test the efficacy of drugs
Respiratory Infection Research
Due to the institute’s proximity to the Hannover Medical School, researchers at Fraunhofer ITEM in Hannover have the opportunity to work directly with hum...
read moreFraunhofer Allergen Challenge Chambers
Fraunhofer ITEM
Fraunhofer ITEM
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The future of asthma research: live lung slices
A New Alternative to Animal Testing!
Why do I have trouble breathing? About 5 percent of all Germans suffer from asthma. No wonder that scientists are searching for new drugs to alleviate the...
read moreThe pollen challenge chamber study
Breathing easy despite hay fever?
Julia Böhling studies medicine. She tells us why she signed up as a test person for this study and voluntarily exposes herself to pollen. See what Julia h...
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