Flanked by policy the German Automotive Industry is strengthening its foothold in Africa, but it comes at a cost. China is not a passive bystander. Interview with Marius Ochel of German Association of the Automotive Industry on “Partner Afrika”. What has been achieved so far, next steps, the expansion strategy beyond South Africa, and stakes in the African Continental Free Trade Area.Read more ...
Putting artificial intelligence (AI) on its feet is crucial to provide for safety in autonomous driving. While is important, it is not the “Holy Grail”, warns Mario Trapp, Executive Director Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems. He explains different AI tools and reminds of the limits of in-silico learningRead more ...
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With often shaky market data, how can you sort it out for business? Today, laboratory furniture manufacturers come under pressure – not only in Europe, but also in the United States, or Japan. Tobias Thiele, a seasoned executive of the laboratory industry provides a strategic view on the worldwide furniture market. Years later, his observations reveal a remarkable farsightedness. Includes data on United States laboratory markets and activity domains of Analytical Instrument Manufacturers in Japan independently collected by B2Bioworld.Read more ...
Engineering privacy in the era of tightening public concern about oversight and regulationsRead more ...
Personalised medicine? It’s about health. A systems look at human genetic diagnostics and the road ahead for next-generation sequencing by Leroy Hood, President of the Institute for Systems Biology at Seattle, Washington (US)Read more ...
Gauging political claims and educational objectives for a digital civil society. Extended Book Review. Free access.
Science can be fun to read, but be aware. Book Review - open access
Book Review - open access
Schüler’s Compendium on German biotech industry - open access