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Developing new chemicals and materials that are safe and sustainable from the very beginning - this is the aim of the EU-funded project »SSbD4CheM«. Together with 18 partners from 14 countries, the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT is working on an innovative toolbox featuring practical tools, guidelines and databases to support companies, public authorities and researchers in implementing the »Safe and Sustainable by Design« principle. Fraunhofer IBMT contributes its expertise in advanced toxicological and analytical methods, develops new testing procedures and drives the harmonization of standards for assessing safety and sustainability.

Fraunhofer research scientists are optimizing the manufacturing of 3D tissue models using a modular sensor platform and AI. Their solution enables continuous quality control in bioreactors and opens up new perspectives for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries - for more than just animal-free drug testing.

Pests that spread as a result of climate change pose an increasing threat to fruit farming and viticulture in Germany. Fraunhofer researchers are working with partners to develop methods for the early identification of infestations in grapevines and in apricot, apple and pear trees so as to enable timely counter-measures to be taken. A mobile lab, the PhenoTruck®, supports rapid and reliable identification of harmful organisms directly on site. The platform provides a highly mobile system for analyzing disease symptoms, combining machine-learning methods, drone-based multispectral sensing, hyperspectral sensing and molecular biological tests.

As part of the international conference “Sensor and Measurement Science International” (SMSI) 2025, which took place from May 6 to 8, 2025, in Nuremberg, the Fraunhofer Center for Sensor Intelligence ZSI organized its own series of lectures entitled “Sensor Intelligence: Devices and Applications.”