Division of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy

Prof. Dr. Dagmar Fischer

The Fischer group is focussed on the development of natural and synthetic micro- and nanocarriers for drug delivery in the field of infection, inflammation and inflammation-related diseases as well as aging. A major focus is related to biopharmaceutical test systems according to the 3R principle to investigate the life cycle of drug delivery systems and the influence of the physiological environment. Furthermore, nanosafety and safe-by-design concepts as well as quality assurance concepts are provided

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06./07.03.2026 Two-day BLAK Seminar “Pediatric Extemporaneous Formulations” by Dr. Stefan Seyferth and Dr. Andreas Ziegler

Back in the lab - twenty-four trained pharmacists took part in the advanced training course on pediatric pharmacy offered by the Bayerische Landesapothekerkammer in Erlangen. The program covered key aspects such as selecting appropriate excipients and preservatives, as well as suitable devices and ...

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Kick-off für den Forschungsraum EQUIP

Die Projektpartnerinnen und Projektpartner der Technischen Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt, der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, des Fraunhofer ISC, dem Projektträger VDI, der Stadt Schweinfurt und der Region Mainfranken beim Kick-off des Projekts EQUIP (Foto: THWS/Eva Kaupp)

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Lukas Pietsch sucessfully defended his thesis

Congratulations to Lukas Pietsch! He successfully defended his thesis with the title „Spray-freeze drying process development for the production of solid powder particles for a needle-free injection“.

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Nur über ZOOM, Präsenzveranstaltung entfällt: 29.01.2026 DPhG Vortrag Prof. Antje Neubert “Sichere Arzneimitteltherapie bei Kindern – Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze für die pharmazeutische Praxis“

am 29.01.2026 begrüßen wir Frau Prof. Antje Neubert, Kinderklinik des Uniklinikums Erlangen, zum BLAK/DPhG-Kolloquium. Sie wird einen Vortrag mit dem Titel „Sichere Arzneimitteltherapie bei Kindern – Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze für die pharmazeutische Praxis“ halten, wozu ich herzlich ein...

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Hydrophobic and pH-responsive motifs in guanidinium methacrylamides

Congratulations to Jan Egger who published together with our collaboration partner Prof. Kalina Peneva from the University of Jena about „Controlled design of guanidinium-functionalized methacrylamides: tuning polyplex formation and transfection efficiency through hydrophobic and pH-responsive moti...

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Nano goes Robotics! Project EQUIP started

The EQUIP research facility at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Institute for Medical Technology Schweinfurt (IMES) is an automated laboratory for processes in the field of life science engineering. We are delighted to be working with THWS and Fraunhofer ISC in Würzburg as p...

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Sustainable Pharmacy – Summer School in Halle

See https://www.deutsche-apotheker-zeitung.de/news/artikel/2025/10/13/nachhaltige-pharmazie-gemeinsam-die-perspektive-weiten The fourth Summer School on Sustainable Pharmacy demonstrated how important interdisciplinary thinking and international sustainability networking are for the future of ph...

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Workshop “Rezeptur für ausländische Apotheker” with Dr. Stefan Seyferth and Dr. Andreas Ziegler at LPTB on October 18–19

In an intensive two-day workshop on various aspects of extemporaneous formulations—both theoretical and practical—Dr. Seyferth (FAU) and Dr. Ziegler (Zience) welcomed internationally trained pharmacists to Erlangen. The participants, coming from various countries, are working toward becoming licens...

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Final Meeting TEL-Drug Delivery in Heilbad Heiligenstadt

Thank you very much iba in Heilbad Heiligenstadt for hosting us at 13. and 14. 10.2025 to discuss the actual data and file the papers! It was a pleasure to work with you all!

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