In case of increased humidity, wood-destroying fungi can easily form, which can massively influence the stability of the wood and thus the statics of relevant building components. In particular, the detection of true dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) is of particular interest, as many building insurers and waste disposal companies have region-specific regulations for remediation and disposal.

The 7th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established by the UNESCO in 2015 to recognizing that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened.

At LKF – Laboratorium für Klinische Forschung, (member of GBA Group) we always believed in the principles of gender equality. It is a matter of course for us to ensure equal opportunities to our female employees.

Since 1971, the "Ramsar Convention" has been in place to protect the world's wetlands. It is one of the oldest international conventions on nature conservation and aims to raise awareness for the protection of wetlands.

Out of 22 sampled vanilla beans, one out of four do not comply with the legal requirements according to Regulation (EC) 1334/2008. One out of four vanilla samples was blended with already extracted vanilla beans, another sample was made from vanilla beans that were dipped in vanilla flavoring.

Today, February 4th 2022, is the 21st World Cancer Day. This international day is intended to provide information about cancer prevention options and current developments in the fields of diagnosis, therapy and aftercare.

Pharmacelsus, a company of the GBA Group Pharma, accompanies research and drug development. For more than 20 years, we have been planning, organizing and implementing customer-specific preclinical studies. Our biomarker services help to predict bioactivity, efficacy and adverse reactions of the lead compound in the early development phase and, thus, allow the selection of only promising drug candidates for the clinical phase. This is how we contribute to drug discovery and cancer therapy.