Ascenion’s new website goes online today. Its centrepiece features the technologies, antibodies and model systems from Ascenion‘s partners: 23 institutes from the Helmholtz and Leibniz Associations, the Hannover Medical School, Twincore and the MGC Foundation. A new tool allows potential partners from industry to search the portfolio more simply,…
Genomatix, the Munich-based bioinformatics company has been awarded the "INDUSTRIEPREIS 2012" in the biotechnology category at the Hannover Messe trade show for its "Genomatix Genome Analyzer" (GGA). The GGA is an innovative platform for the analysis, visualization and interpretation of next-generation sequencing data. The jury…
Following first periods of successful collaboration, three Leibniz Association institutes intend to renew their co-operation with Ascenion:
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim (ATB)German Primate Centre (DPZ)Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN)
“We have achieved a lot in the first phase of our cooperation,…
Praxis Unico, the UK’s leading organization for commercialization professionals invites members and colleagues from around the world to share knowledge, exchange experience, gain new insights and discuss subjects of topical relevance to their profession. The programme offers inspirational talks from high-profile speakers, together with a blend of…
Two experienced professionals joined Ascenion this April: Natascha Reinert joined Ascenion’s team in Munich as accountant and controller at the beginning of April. Born in the Netherlands, she has spent her almost twenty years of education and professional experience in Bavaria. She holds a diploma in nutrition technology and a master…
Have you ever met an ‘RTTP’? If not, this could change soon. Ascenion, for instance, now has three of them: Esther Lange, Sigrid Scheek and Christian Stein. All three were designed RTTP (‘Registered Technology Transfer Professional’) status under the recognition programme recently launched by the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals…
Good news for life-sciences research and industry in Germany: The federal government has published further details on the new ‘High-Tech Strategy 2020’. Among others, it has defined eleven ‘forward-looking projects’ as focus of future research and innovation policy. One of these is ‘treating illnesses more effectively with the help of…
Anja Zimmermann, analyst with Ascenion, was recently appointed member of the ASTP’s Professional Development Committee (ASTP: Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals). Together with her Committee colleagues, seven seasoned professionals from six European nations, she will help develop recognized professional…
The Leibniz Association has just launched a new website providing companies, non-profit organizations, scientists and the general public with facilitated access to assets relevant to a broad range of possible applications. These include not only patents and licensable technologies, but also databases, know-how, services and infrastructure. At…
23 May 2011, Munich – The venture capitalist Vesalius Biocapital and the technology transfer company Ascenion have together developed a new tool for the commercial exploitation of promising results from publicly funded research: the Spinnovator. The project is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Working in…
17 February 2011, Munich and Göttingen, Germany – The German Primate Center (DPZ) and its technology transfer partner Ascenion announced today the signing of a license agreement providing Biogen Idec with exclusive, worldwide rights to a patent portfolio directed to a recombinant virus-like particle (VLP) containing VP1 protein for the detection…
