International Academy of Life Sciences

• BMEP “Biomedical Sciences Exchange Program between North America and Europe BMEP Inc.”
The exchange program was initiated in 1979 and became a special partner of the GWT (Reg. Ass.), now the IALS (Reg. Ass.), through the Biomedical Network Europe (BMNE) in 1992. It serves to promote the progress of young scientific academics and technology transfer by allocating places at universities and research institutes (approx. 30 participants p.a.) and conducting workshops. Since 1990 it has been a non-profit organization in the USA (BMEP Inc.) and a cooperation partner of the IALS (Reg. Ass.) in Europe. In 1996, the Berlin Biomedical Exchange Office (BBEO) was opened as a partner of the medical faculties at the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Public Health Cooperation at the Technical University of Berlin. It is also a partner of the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin-Buch.

• “ZT Biomedizin – Zentrum Technologietransfer Biomedizin Bad Oeynhausen GmbH” (Bad Oeynhausen Center for Technology Transfer in Biomedicine)
The Center promotes cooperation between science, research and industry within the fields of biomedicine and health in the East-Westphalian region. It is a partner of the University of Bielefeld. In 1991/2 a new Center building was erected, with 2400 m2 of available floor space for – at present – 18 small companies. Their main areas of focus are: biotechnology, medical technology, computer science in medicine, pharmacology, etc. In 2001 the Center was taken over by the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen.

ZTB

• “Umweltanalytik Brandenburg GmbH” (Brandenburg Environmental Analyses) and “Stiftung August Bier für Ökologie und Medizin” (August Bier Ecology and Medicine Foundation)
The company was founded with approx. 60 employees in 1990, in cooperation with the August Bier European Society for Ecology and Medicine (Reg. Ass.) in Berlin. The company and its Foundation provide services ranging from chemical and physical analyses to the sanitation of contaminated ground, refuse tips and industrial plants.

• “SysTA Biomed – Institut für System- und Technologieanalysen der GBM mbH” (GBM Institute for Systems and Technological Analyses)
A spin-off from ZT Biomedizin and since 1992 affiliated to GBM mbH. Its main areas of focus are: technology assessment in biomedicine, molecular epidemiology and in vitro pharmacotoxicology.

• “Biotechnikum an der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Mecklenburg/Vorpommern” (Biotechnical Institute at the University of Greifswald in Mecklenburg - West Pomerania)
Conceptional drafting and realization with a focus on application-oriented research and development in the biomedical sciences. In close association with the medical and scientific faculties of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald. Founded in 1996.

BTG

• “OWL-W.E.G.: Wellness, Ernährung und Gesundheit am Wirtschaftsstandort Ostwestfalen” (Wellness, Nutrition and Health in the Economic Region of East-Westphalia)
A joint project between university institutes, companies (foodstuffs industry, spa and rehabilitation clinics), banks and municipal authorities. Pilot projects: 1) “HEGO” – House Nutrition and Health in NRW; 2) “IALS” – International School Health & Nutrition; 3) German Research Association Mercator professorship “Future of Health Care: The Social Contract and the Impact of Life Sciences. A comparison between Germany and the United States.” awarded to Prof. Robert Rich, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Bearer: Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin. Cooperation partners: Free University of Berlin, Einstein Forum Potsdam, Medical University of Hanover, University of Bielefeld (2000-2003).

• “Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals Online Community”
PlantPharma.org is an online community dedicated to a science-based, medically-oriented public dialog on plant-made pharmaceuticals and their potential to help combat life-threatening illnesses. This community is a project of the International Academy of Life Sciences, a global network of universities, medical schools and related institutions that are dedicated to education, training and research in key issues associated with the life sciences. Our PlantPharma.org project is exploring the related life sciences area of plant-made pharmaceuticals through informed dialog and information-sharing among interested stakeholders. (2002-2007) (see PlantPharma.org)

• Cooperation with OWP Architects to implement a "China Civil Aviation Museum"
Currently under construction at a site near the Beijing International Airport, sponsored by the Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC), and expected to be used in full before the Olympics in 2008.

Peking

• IMNC-International Medical Network Center – St. Petersburg”
The IALS initiative "IMNC-International Medical Network Center – St. Petersburg" is about to be realized, with a first exchange of advanced students and young scientists from Germany going to institutions in St. Petersburg and vice versa for specialized training within certain areas of bioinformatics and eHealth in the study fields pediatric oncology and pediatric cardiology.
This project will also witness the establishment of an international medical center with a special focus on medical diagnostics, clinical genomics and medical imaging.
The IMNC cooperation partners are:
• IALS Life Sciences University Network
• Institute for Experimental Medicine RAMS, Department of Molecular Genetics
• St. Petersburg Pediatric Medical Academy, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology
* Supported by B.Braun Melsungen (s. Fellowship-Program)

• “Outcome Study - BMEP 30 Years”
This study will provide detailed information about the expectations of young German scientists who have completed part of their academic education abroad. With more than 1500 BMEP participants in total, 680 of these in the so-called "Academic Year Program", this Life Sciences collective is unique in Germany and an excellent basis for study.
The general aim of this study is to prove that international education and training, mobility, intercultural experiences and interdisciplinary expertise all benefit later career paths. This is especially positive with regard to global careers and leadership qualities.
Supported by the Else Kroener-Fresenius-Stiftung.
Work has commenced in Fall 2009.

• “Engineering Life” (An Analysis of the legal Framework)
The goal of the sub-project is to analyze and evaluate the current legal framework surrounding synthetic biology in Germany and the EU.

The project will compile a comprehensive collection of legal regulations that apply to synthetic biology research in Germany (comprising regulations in all fields of legal provisions currently applicable to synthetic biology). Using different realistic future scenarios, the legal status quo will be evaluated and possible regulatory desiderata identified. Furthermore, recommendations for activities and regulations for national legislation, as well as the international level, will be developed. Thus, the project will supply a comprehensive basis for further decision-making in politics. For the practice of synthetic biology, the intention is to develop a quasi guideline or compendium of political action and compliance (informed consent) on the basis of these results.

Supported by the BMBF/DLR (2010-2012) to Dr. Rainer Paslack

2. In the area of public health & public police

• On practical training in caring for the sick and elderly
(Expert’s report produced in German for the Berlin Senate Health Administration, 1993)

• On the quantitative and qualitative improvement of care, with particular focus on training and further training
(Special NRW health report produced in German for Institute for Documentation and Information, Social Medicine and Public Health, IDIS, 1993)

• Expert’s report on practical nursing training in Berlin
(Produced in German for the Berlin Senate Health Administration, 1993)

• German Research Association (DFG) Mercator professorship “Future of Health Care: The Social Contract and the Impact of Life Sciences. A comparison between Germany and the United States.”
to guest Prof. Robert Rich, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Bearer: Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, in cooperation with Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, University of Bielefeld, University of Lüneburg (2002-2004)

• Visiting Scholarships, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law, Munich, Germany, to guest Prof. Robert Rich, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Spring 2007).
Charité University Medicine Berlin

3. In the areas of molecular epidemiology and in vitro pharmacotoxicology

• Recording nephrotoxicological damage in cases of exposure to lead and cadmium at work using new early indicators and with a special focus on the situation in the new German states
(Bearer: German Ministry for Research and Technology, within the framework of the Employment and Technology Program, 1992)

• Studies to evaluate the toxic and pharmacological activities of biotechnological molecules in renal cells using molecular and cell biological methods
(Conducted in cooperation projects at the Medical University of Hanover within the BRIDGE program of the European Community Commission, 1993-94)

• Studies on and validation of early nephrotoxicity markers for risk detection in the wider population – use in children
(Conducted in cooperation projects within the Environment program of the European Community Commission, 1995-96)

4. In the areas of biotechnology and SME promotion

• Brandenburg-Gosener Berge Park for Science, Environmental Issues and Technology and Brandenburg-Märkische Schweiz Research Park
Conceptional drafting with a focus on application-oriented research and development in the biomedical and health sciences, close to science and university as a dependency and project partner of the Humboldt University of Berlin/ Charité and the University of Potsdam.
(Produced in German for the state of Brandenburg, 1990-1993)

• Status and prospects of genome analysis
A status report on state-of-the-art technology, the type and extent of its use and the prospects for its development in the fields of human genetics, industrial medicine, insurance, criminal and civil law.
(Produced in German for the German Parliament, 1992 – see also book publication K. Bayertz et al., 1995)

• Prospects for the application and regulation of genome analysis in the areas of human genetics, insurance, criminal and civil law
A status report.
(Produced in German for the German Parliament, 1992 – see also book publication K. Bayertz et al., 1995)

• Model and demonstration project on the advising of small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of biomedicine – coordination, networking, foreign activities
Individual project to promote national and international activities in small and medium-sized enterprises, concentrating on the Ruhr region.
(Produced in German for the NRW Ministry of Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology and Traffic, 1995)

NRW

• Gene transfer of human somatic cells. State-of-the-art technology, medical risks, social and ethical problems status report.
(Produced in German for the German Ministry of Research and Technology, 1993)

• Foreign economy/ NRW and growth market biomedicine/ USA
Pilot study “Transatlantic BioMedCenter, TBMC”.
(Produced in German for the NRW Ministry of Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology and Traffic, 1995)

• Genetic diagnostics between research and the marketplace (a study of status and potential)
Authors: Rainer Paslack, Matthias Blanke
(Produced in German for the NRW Ministry of Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology and Traffic, 1995-97)

• Future market genetic diagnostics
Presentation of the economic aspects behind “Genetic diagnostics between research and the marketplace (a study of status and potential)”.
Author: Rainer Paslack
(Produced in German for the NRW Ministry of Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology and Traffic, 1997)

• Agency project: St Petersburg Center for Biomedical Technology Transfer and Predictive Medicine and Study project: Development of a strategy in the life sciences in the Baltic area (St Petersburg region)
(Produced in cooperation with PPR Diagnostics Ltd. London and with financial support from the Directorate General for Research, European Parliament, 1995-97)

• Cooperation project GBM/TCE Castrop-Rauxel
Joint projects and individual initiatives, expansion of the existing technology center for transfer and founder activation, 1996-98.

• Internationalization and life sciences
Innovation project in Brandenburg (“School of International Management in the Life Sciences”).
(For the Potsdam Ministry of Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises and Technology, 1999-2001)

• New options with genetic diagnostics
Author: Rainer Paslack
(Produced in German for the NRW Ministry of Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology and Traffic, 2000-01)

• OWL-W.E.G. Wellness, nutrition and health
Bearer: Johanniter Ordenshäuser gemGmbH, Bad Oeynhausen.
Funding: NRW Ministry of Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology and Traffic, Düsseldorf, 2000-05.