News Archive

On our Vimeo account you can now find a new video, explaining everything about our biocorrosion division.

We are experts in experiments that use specialized test methods to investigate the biocorrosion of various materials such as concrete and steel. We test sediments to determine the risk of microbially induced corrosion and conduct material tests of concrete compounds in cooperation with the Frauenhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT. The services we offer also include damage clarification to determine whether the corrosion was microbially induced.

Dr. Brill+Partner GmbH is overly excited to participate in the european funded project CRM-geothermal (Raw materials from geothermal fluids: occurrence, enrichment, extraction) and to contribute our expertise to secure the supply of rare raw materials for Europe in a medium to long term perspective. 

You can find all details about the project HERE

The program of the 8th CAHMV has been updated and is now complete. 
We are especially looking forward to a highlight by Dr. Luisa Denkel, with the Key Note Lecture: Antiseptic baths in ICU patients for the prevention of CLABSI (central line-associated bloodstream infections) - What is the current evidence?

The full program and all registration information can be found HERE

We are happy to invite you to our 8th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology. After the very successful first hybrid edition in 2021, which impressed again with outstanding presentations and attracted more than 100 international participants from 22 countries, we are now inviting you to this year's conference. The 8th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology will take place 24 - 25 November 2022 in Hamburg and once more also online. We would be very pleased to welcome you as a participant. The program has just been updated. Register now here: https://academy.brillinstitutes.com/en/CAHMV

On October 22nd, the anniversary celebration for the 15th anniversary of the association "tat für tat Malawi e.V." will take place on our company premises in Hamburg-Hummelsbüttel.  You can expect a colorful program with music, food & drink as well as a vernissage with an auction of works of various artists. Furthermore, you can of course learn everything about the association and the cooperation with the House of Hope in Malawi.

When: 22.10.2022 from 14.00 clock

Where: Stiegstück 34 ,22339 Hamburg

We are happy to be a member of the Hanse Club now and to support the Handball Sport Verein Hamburg in the coming seasons!

Prof. Dr. med. Ewa Stürmer has won this year's Hygiene Prize of the Rudolf Schülke Foundation with her work "Comparative analysis of biofilm models to determine the efficacy of antimicrobials" (you can find the publication HERE).

The research project was funded by the Initiative Chronische Wunde ICW e.V. and carried out in cooperation with Professor Stürmer in our Hamburg laboratories. This project would thus be awarded the Hygiene Prize of the Rudolf Schülke Foundation.

Part of the project was also to establish a procedure that can be routinely performed in the laboratory. This was also successful. So if you are interested in the novel model, please feel free to contact us. 

Within the framework of this free online update, we would like to offer you the opportunity to inform yourself about important questions on the topic of hygiene and infection prevention and to exchange ideas with our experts from hospitals, research, politics and industry.

Topics and speakers:

Dr. Frank Schreiber - Senior Researcher, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)

• Resistance of bacteria to biocides - evolution, mechanisms and methods

Dr. Roland Knieler - Managing Director Knieler & Team

• Approval of biocidal products: practical experience and current developments in product families

Dr. Annette Bitsch - Bereichsleiterin Chemikaliensicherheit und Toxikologie Fraunhofer ITEM

• Biozide wirksam aber auch toxisch? Diskussion ausgewählter toxikologischer Endpunkte und ihrer Bewertung im Zulassungsverfahren

More speakers will follow

All registration information can be found HERE

The online update is a cooperation event with Dr. Brill + Partner, MedWiss4you and HIHeal.

Life Science Nord GmbH coordinates the HIHeal network as the first so-called "Hamburg Cluster Bridge Project", whose funding is provided by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Another topic area within the project is eHealth, coordinated by Gesundheitswirtschaft Hamburg.

On April 12th, 2022, the German Association of Independent Testing Laboratories (VUP) established the Project Group Efficacy Testing of Antimicrobial Products. Dr. Claudia Hildebrandt, Prof. Dr. Katrin Steinhauer and Dr. Henrik Gabriel were elected to the board. In a keynote speech, we introduced the topic and possible fields of action. Important topics to be worked on in the project group include method development and standardization, knowledge transfer and exchange of experience, accreditation requirements and quality assurance through interlaboratory comparisons and comparative measurements. The project group offers the participants the opportunity to quickly exchange information and data in a dialog. In consultation with all parties, the further procedure is now being concretized. The relevant information for the new project group has been published on the VUP website and member platform MyVUPortal. The presentations and the minutes of the founding meeting will also be made available there shortly.
Interested and non-members of the VUP can still participate in this project group. If you are interested, please contact the VUP office.

This year's 16th Congress of Hospital Hygiene will take place from 01 to 04 May 2022 as a hybrid event. Also this year we are represented with some lectures. 

The following lectures will be held by speakers from our company: 

02.05.22, 16:45-18:15, Saal 2 - Salon 21 - Symposium Hygiene in der Zahnarztpraxis

• Virucidal potential of oral rinses and nasal sprays against SARS-CoV-2 and their mode of action: T. L. Meister (Bochum)

03.05.22, 10:30-12:00, Saal 1 - Berlin - Symposium Reinigung, Desinfektion und Sterilisation

• Fibrin-Prüfkörpermodell – Bestimmung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Reinigern für die manuelle Instrumentenaufbereitung: M. Wehrl, U. Rosenberg, F.H.H. Brill, H. Gabriel, A. Kampe, W. Michels, K. Roth, L. Schnieder, P. Frey, J. Köhnlein, O. Riebe, A. Hartung, R. Bloß, G. Kirmse, M.-T. Linner, D. Martini, M. Tschoerner, U. Weber, S. Krüger, H. Martiny, J. Gebel  (Krefeld, Zuchwil, Hamburg, Warburg, Tübingen, Schwerin, Frankfurt am Main, Tuttlingen, München, Lörrach, Gütersloh, Grünendeich, Berlin, Bonn)
• GA/PES-screen. Eine Schnelltest zum visuellen Nachweis von Desinfektionsmittelrückständen auf Endoskopen: A. Kampe, M. Wehrl, F. H.H. Brill (Hamburg, Krefeld)

03.05.22, 14:00-15:30, Saal 1 - Berlin - Symposium Reinigung und Flächendesinfektion

• Einflüsse der chemisch-physikalischen Formulierung alkoholbasierter Desinfektionsmittel auf die Wirksamkeit gegen das Adenovirus: M. Ruhlandt, A. Arndt, H. Henze, A. Dotzauer, B. Becker, D. Paulmann, F. H. H. Brill (Hamburg, Bremen)

04.05.22, 11:00-12:30, Saal 2 - Salon 21 - Symposium Freie Vorträge

• Das schafblutbasierte Wund-Biofilm-Modell(sb-BIOM). Eine praxisnahe Methode zur Wirksamkeitsevaluierung von antimikrobiellen Wundprodukten im Milieu chronischer Wunden: A. Kampe, V. Wiencke, F. H.H. Brill (Hamburg)

The complete program of this year's congress can be found HERE

The staff of Dr. Brill has diligently collected donations. They collected 843.43 €, which the company doubled. Half of the donations went to the account of "Aktion Deutschland Hilft" and half to "Hanseatic Help". We would like to thank all employees!

On behalf of the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion of Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH has worked on a research project in cooperation with Hydrotox GmbH to develop award criteria for an eco-label (Blue Angel) for biocide-free antifouling products. 

These award criteria can now be found online on the UBA website: https://www.blauer-engel.de/de/zertifizierung/vergabekriterien#UZ221-2022.

Our colleagues on Norderney will be pleased to assist with the necessary efficacy tests.