Intensive care medicine / 2024
Pathogen identification – next-generation sequencing optimizes diagnostics
![Established partnership (from top left to bottom right): Dr. Kai Sohn (Fraunhofer IGB), Prof. Thorsten Brenner (University Hospital Essen), Dr. Silke Grumaz and Dr. Philip Stevens (both from Noscendo GmbH).](/content/igb/en/press-media/press-releases/2024/pathogen-identification-next-generation-sequencing-optimizes-diagnostics/jcr:content/fixedContent/teaserimage.img.1col.jpg/1718215875979/Forschungspreise-Portraits-quer-8650x6000.jpg)
Invasive infections such as sepsis require immediate and targeted treatment. Experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and group partners have succeeded in establishing a reconceptualized detection principle that can make a crucial contribution to saving lives through fast, ultra-accurate pathogen identification. They have been chosen to receive the 2024 Stifterverband Science Prize for their efforts.
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