All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Bio-based functional food packaging
The increasing awareness of plastic waste requires answers in the area of food packaging. However, alternative bio-based materials have weaknesses in terms of barrier properties. Active packaging that reduces oxygen by means of targeted chemical reactions can solve the problem. In this project, food packaging films ...
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Data mining in neurological medicine
Restless legs syndrome (RLS, Willis-Ekbom disease) is a neurological movement disorder characterised by motor and sensory symptoms, such as the uncontrollable need to move the legs (and sometimes also the arms). Such need is associated with an unpleasant and disturbing sensation in the lower limbs that typically ...
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Simulation of pedestrian and traffic flows
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GHaNA – The Genus Haslea, New marine resources for blue biotechnology and Aquaculture
Staff exchange activities in an international research consortium around the valorization of bioactive compounds from a unique class of diatome species. Bioprocess development and implementation of product-specific analysis and monitoring strategies.
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Strategies to reduce food loss and valorize side streams in food industry: buildup of an industrial consortium
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Computational literature-based natural product drug discovery
Natural products such as medicinal plants and extract mixtures have successfully supported the discovery of pharmaceuticals. Medically relevant products and their properties are often found through systematic analysis of the literature. In 1980s Swanson found hidden links between pieces of knowledge in the ...
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GACP in Cannabis cultivation
Company consulting and auditing regarding the GACP standard (Good Agricultural and Collection Practice - European Medicines Agency) in Cannabis cultivation
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Safe Hiking 2040 - Strategies for hiking trails in a changing climate
The project "Safe Hiking 2040. Strategies for the hiking trail system in a changing climate" as part of the federal government's pilot programme "Adaptation to Climate Change" from 2019 to 2021 will prepare the hiking trail system for the changed challenges posed by climate change. The Swiss climate scenarios show ...
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Silent pathway awakening to discover novel antibacterial compounds from actinomycetes
There is a tremendous need for novel antibiotics due to the global resistance crisis. Actinomycetes are the most important sources of secondary metabolites. They provide an enormous potential to discover novel antibiotics. Actinobacteria remain an underexploited reservoir of interesting products, especially ...
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Digital simulation for the tailored production of 3D nanofiber filters and their integration in a full protective suit for pandemic cases
We intend the tailored fabrication of 3D nanofiber aerogel (NFA) particle filters and their integration in a full protective suite with blower device for the health market. Digital simulation of the particle nanofiber interaction is used to predict the best microscopic filter geometry.
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Eco-faunistic and vegetation assessment and optimisation of green roof areas
Within the framework of the action plan for the implementation of the Swiss Biodiversity Strategy, scientific principles and findings on the ecological compensation potential of greening buildings are to be developed. On this basis, existing instruments for the implementation and promotion of biodiversity in urban ...
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Engineered bacteriophages for the control of E. coli O157
Bacteriophages (phages) represent a very promising alternative to antibiotics to combat infections caused by Shiga Toxin producing E. coli O157. In this research project, two different O157-specific bacteriophages will be genetically engineered to effectively control E. coli O157. In addition, a scalable setup for ...
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Fighting bites with bytes: Promoting public health with crowdsourced tick prevention
Ticks are on the rise and transmit several infectious diseases, leading to serious illness or even death. The smartphone App “Zecke–Tick Prevention helps people, to remember the tick bite location and to check it for potential Lyme disease symptoms. In an interdisciplinary approach, ZHAW-scientists want to find out ...
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Success monitoring 2019 of the St.Moritz Ski World Championship
As part of the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, various options for high altitude greening were applied to temporary and permanent buildings above 2000 metres above sea level. In a first comprehensive success control, these measures are now to be examined with regard to the success of the greening, ...
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Sustainable Food Chain Model
The value of the food wasted today as food waste in retail and the food industry in Switzerland can be estimated at over 1 billion francs and pollutes the environment with around 10 trillion ecopoints, which corresponds to half of motorized private transport. The federal government is currently developing an action ...
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BIOMAT (Integrated Bio-based Materials Value Chains)
The aim of the project is to develop sustainable bio-based materials to replace the fossil based counterparts. On the one hand, biomaterials will be produced from side-stream products of agro-food industry. On the other hand, green technologies such as cultivation of microalgae will be used to produce biomaterials. ...
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Extending the lifespan of mobile devices
Extending the service life of smartphones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices could significantly reduce their ecological footprint. In pursuit of this, it will be necessary to develop innovative approaches that are both economically viable and appealing to consumers.
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Fine motor skills in school-aged Children with ADHD: A case-control study using digital pens (FAST)
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Microbial Epimerases: A Toolbox for the Synthesis of Novel Peptide-Based Drugs
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Acceptance study in the Regional Parks ELa and Beverin
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Citizens, bees, biodiversity
Bürger - Bienen -Biodiversität Vorarlberg (BBB-V) is part of the Interreg project ABH83 Bürger - Bienen - Biodiversität with the project partners Bodenseestiftung (Leadpartner), BUND Naturschutz Ökostation Schwaben e.V. and Umwelt- und Klimaschutzabteilung im Amt der Vlbg Landesregierung. The project Bürger - Bienen ...
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Evaluation Parc Ela
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Impulse - Digitalization in biofabrication: Design, recombinant production and testing of innovative Protein scaffolds as inks for 3D bioprinting
The goal of the project is the development of novel protein-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting. A range of natural and rationally designed protein structures will be produced recombinantly and used as next generation scaffolds for additive manufacturing of 3D biomaterials.
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Plasmid-Toolbox for enzyme cascades
The goal of the start-up project is to build up a toolbox of different vectors for enzyme cascades. For this purpose, modular cloning using Golden Gate cloning will be established within the project. This will be used to evaluate the interaction of different ribosome binding sites, promoters and terminators for ...
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Thixotropic gels manufacturing process investigation for cell therapy appllication
The objective of the innosuisse project is the development and scale up (1 l – 10 l – 100 l) of the production of thixotropic gels with focus on suitable reaction systems. The goal is demonstration of the production of different products on 100 l scale and process transfer to the implementation partner. ...