Posts by Dr. Thomas R. Dietrich

Was ist Ihr Vorsatz für das neue Jahr? Vielleicht auch mehr Aktivität in Sachen "Nachhaltigkeit"? Das Thema ist immerhin in aller Munde. Überall wird darüber geredet, dass wir „nachhaltiger“ Leben und Arbeiten müssen, um unsere Umwelt zu erhalten, den Klimawandel zu bremsen und unsere endlichen Ressourcen zu schonen. Aber: Was ist eigentlich genau unter „Nachhaltigkeit“ zu verstehen?

Doing business successfully abroad? But preferably without laborious learnings and burnt money. Anyone with experience in international business development knows that many steps are necessary to successfully gain a foothold. Wouldn't it be nice if there were effective shortcuts on the road to success? An effective measure can be to proceed strategically and first and foremost identify the right partner for one's project.

Analogous to the rising and falling incidences, many offices have been filling and emptying at regular intervals since last year. Some remain completely empty. Covid-19 has been making the world more digital. Ideas that have been in the drawer for a long time have now been and are being implemented in many places. Inhibitions about new technologies and working methods are being overcome. On the other hand, we are tired of the many web conferences and would like to have some exchange of ideas in the office kitchenette. Will we fall back into the old patterns after Corona?

Medical technology is a key growth sector in Japan and Germany. It is of great strategic importance in a health-conscious society. Also, the health systems in Japan and Germany face similar challenges, for example, steadily increasing demands due to demographic change.

In the medical market, the photonics industry is seeing new product launches that have specific requirements for health applications. Europe is a source of both application markets and innovative technologies. The session on laser and photonic applications, organized and carried out in cooperation with EPIC, shows examples from developers of photonic medical devices and their supply chains.

Smart products are becoming a reality in more and more markets - including medical technology and health. The key technological pioneers in this development are intelligent sensors that not only collect data, but can also interpret and communicate. The market for medical technology is developing rapidly. Medical products are increasingly focusing on the patient and are becoming more and more functional and intelligent.

The miniaturization of the dimensions, the precision of the components with their increasing variety of shapes and greater functional integration are the keys to future developments. They are also influenced to a large extent by new technologies that originate from materials engineering and physical process engineering.

Nicht nur die akuten Inzidenzwerte leeren die deutschen Büros. Es ist offensichtlich: Covid-19 macht die Welt digitaler. Ideen, die schon lange in der Schublade waren, wurden und werden jetzt vielerorts umgesetzt. Hemmungen gegenüber neuen Technologien und Arbeitsmethoden werden überwunden. Fragen Sie sich auch manchmal, ob das alles gut und nachhaltig ist? Oder werden wir nach Corona wieder in die alten Muster verfallen?

The Corona crisis has turned the world upside down and shown us once again how dependent we are on key technologies such as microtechnology and nanotechnology. These technologies support the fight against Corona, for example, in the field of rapid diagnostics, in the low-cost production of miniaturized components for urgently needed medical devices and in the development of vaccines.

Individual patient care is becoming increasingly important. On the one hand, this saves valuable resources, for example in terms of medication and diagnostic tools, and on the other hand helps to provide targeted medical treatment for patients' ailments.