Smart farming facilitates change for pharmacy, medicine and nature. 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? Dr. Rafael Jordan talks about a project that can save lives and furthermore protect the environment. Additionally, it can make medical care affordable for everyone. Plants for medicine cannot simply grow in every greenhouse. In this case botany and microintegration belong close together in some cases.
Tracking Environmental Factors Affecting Lung Diseases with Sensor Armbands
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF) are lung diseases that cause high mortality. The EU-wide REMEDIA project develops technologies for measuring environmental influences that have an impact on these diseases. Four Fraunhofer Institutes are part of the…