Medical technologies
The quality of therapy measures hinges not least on the technical medical equipment and methods available to doctors. In developing these technical aids, the researchers draw on their findings from basic research to devise practical solutions that generally not only improve diagnosis and treatment options but also the patients’ quality of life. For example, the Institute has developed a measuring device for diabetic patients that facilitates or dispenses with the laborious work of dosing insulin. The team’s interdisciplinary know-how is also required when evaluating medical equipment.
Health management – public health
The basis for providing optimum health services to as many people as possible is analysis, monitoring and improvement of the mechanisms underlying our complex, expensive health system. The key task facing the interdisciplinary team of doctors, business management specialists, and information engineers is to identify deficits in this system and to devise appropriate solutions so as to enable the best possible deployment of financial and human resources. In concrete terms, the aim is to optimise databases and cost analyses and to establish new structures for efficient dissemination of medical knowledge.
Bioanalytics
One of the greatest challenges facing medical researchers is to identify substances in extremely low concentration in biological samples. Therefore, answering important medical questions often depends on the analytical options available to the experts. The Institute’s own laboratory develops new methods of analysis and materials specifically for these demands in human research. The researchers use their expertise and cutting-edge equipment both for commissioned analysis jobs and for applied medical research in human studies.