Medical-engineering is one of the core competences at Fraunhofer IZM. Medical technology will continue to have significant impact on the quality of life in our modern civilization. The adoption of electronics and microtechnology has had tremendous impact on previously uncurable diseases. Also it influences the autonomy of patients and promises improvements for future treatment and diagnosis.
Neural trauma, chronic diseases and pain treatment count as main topics. Novel diagnostic concepts allow faster detection of the diseases‘ origin and faster development of new pharmaceutical agents. For more than a decade Fraunhofer IZM has served the medical industry with its technology portfolio adapted to heart pace makers, to retinal implants, to lab-on-chip platforms, to neuroprosthetic devices and hearing aids. We act as a one-stop-shop solution provider for customers from research and industry in search for miniaturized integration of microelectronic, microsensory, microfluidic and micro-optical systems.
E-Textiles have been under development for almost two decades, but still have not reached a wide market. One of the reasons is their deficient usability which leads to a low user acceptance. Especially for textile-integrated conductor tracks, which exhibit a…
Progressive digitalization driven by advanced assembly and packaging Digitalization is happening right now in almost all areas of our world. With increasing numbers of end products getting connected, more and more custom systems are required to run them – with…
Electronic packaging stands on the cusp of a new wave of innovation, propelled by recent progress with autonomous cars and mobile consumer electronics. A group of industry leaders from Europe, the US, Japan, and Korea has assembled to put in…
Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring systems are one of the hottest topics in current medical technology. That is one of the reasons why the FMD space, which Fraunhofer IZM is a part of, endowed the idea of the start-up Quantune Technologies…
RealIZM meets Pauline O’Callaghan, the CEO of ‘Hearable Labs’, a start-up developing futuristic technologies that will live inside your ear. RealIZM: Tell us about Hearable Labs. Pauline O’Callaghan: I should start by telling you what hearables are: generally, they’re true…
The number of people infected with the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus is increasing at an alarming rate around the globe. According to data published by Johns Hopkins University, the virus has already affected 180 countries and been detected in the blood…
Welcome to our list of three disruptive technologies in microelectronics. This post will let you discover the trends that will significantly change the global technological development. Chips Embedded in Substrate It is hard to miss the unbroken trend towards ever-smaller…
Driven by curiosity and the spirit of discovery, Adam Rumjahn founded his own start-up: Orion AM. His vision is to use industrial additive manufacturing for advanced applications, using aerospace-grade polymers. 3D printing with these super-plastics is a revolutionary prospect for…
RealIZM recently interviewed Dr. Max Marwede, a researcher at Fraunhofer IZM and active proponent of the circular economy. He told us about ways to change the traditional linear economy by committing to the principles of the circular economy that can…
What would it be like if we no longer had to travel far for certain medicinal plants, cut down rainforests, and carry out time-consuming searches? We interviewed Dr. Rafael Jordan about a project that can save lives, protect the environment,…
