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This section contains a selection of reportings about SphingoTec in the news.

 

06. October 2023
SphingoTec GmbH has introduced an improved formula for estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) using its kidney function biomarker, penKid. Their data indicates a strong correlation between penKid and measured GFR (mGFR), surpassing the performance of commonly used GFR estimation equations.
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31. August 2023
Point-of-care test developer Boditech Med and biomarker developer SphingoTec announced that they entered a commercialization agreement for a point-of-care blood test to assess kidney function and acute kidney injury.
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10. July 2023
The Thematic Series share thoughts based on scientific data and help the clinician to individualize the different aspects of the patient management. They list the following paper: Evaluation of Proenkephalin A 119–159 for liberation from renal replacement therapy: an external, multicenter pilot study in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury
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09. May 2023
SphingoTec GmbH has received its IVDR certificate for its sphingotest® penKid® confirming the quality and compliance of this product with regulatory requirements.
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30. January 2023
The mission of the company SphingoTec is to improve patient care through innovative diagnostic solutions for acute and intensive care medicine.
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15. November 2022
Boditech Med will develop and make point-of-care tests for acute kidney injury using a kidney function biomarker licensed from SphingoTec.
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23. September 2022
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a life-threatening disease that has no obvious symptoms in the early stages. Early identification of patients with AKI is one of the most critical unmet needs of physicians in their daily clinical practice. The focus of this article is on functional kidney biomarkers since it is not possible for damage markers to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
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18. August 2022
International medical leaders discussed the latest developments in diagnostic and therapeutic innovations for advancing precision medicine in critically ill patients.
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11. August 2022
During the 4th Scientific Symposium held near Potsdam, Germany, international medical experts discussed the latest developments in diagnostic and therapeutic innovations for advancing precision medicine in critically ill patients.
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13. June 2022
Find out why Dr. Rainer Strohmenger from Wellington Partners is convinced that innovations from Henningsdorf are significantly enriching the German life science industry.
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14. April 2022
A multi-center study led by the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) is evaluating one of the first personalized approaches for moderate to severe COVID-19 patients.
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12. April 2022
Biomarker-guided trial led by University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) opens new avenues for personalized medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
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19. October 2021
Serial entrepreneur and industry expert Dr. Andreas Bergmann explains his diagnostic strategy in an interview.
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12. August 2021
Learn more about three major sepsis pathways and how to improve patients outcomes and clinical decisions in the Technology Networks Article by Dr. Karolina Szczesna.
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31. May 2021
In a Private Wealth cover story, Dr. Andreas Bergmann shares his vision and progress towards developing new diagnostics and drugs for diseases that are recognized as global health burdens, such as sepsis.
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19. May 2021
Innovations made in Germany: We are excited to be featured in this Deutsche Welle coverage as healthcare innovators, alongside Biontech and other pioneers of the complex biotech scenery.
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29. March 2021
New tool for critical care: read about the clinical relevance of DPP3 and its potential role in the management of septic patients.
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23. February 2021
A BioWorld article looks at personalized sepsis management: SphingoTec's biomarkers could help to determine the best treatment for critically ill patients. Read the full article for more details.
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18. December 2020
Acute Kidney Injury is affecting 1 in 3 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and the current standard of care diagnostics has considerable sensitivity and specificity limitations, there is an urgent need to implement new biomarkers to assist a better management of AKI.
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16. December 2020
The latest consensus meeting of international experts in critical care and nephrology supports the use of novel biomarkers in the prevention and management of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Read more in the following article.
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10. December 2020
Die Uniklinik RWTH Aachen und die SphingoTec GmbH („SphingoTec“) gaben heute bekannt, dass sie ihre Zusammenarbeit mit der Implementierung der neuen Biomarker in der klinischen Routine weiter ausgebaut haben.
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16. September 2020
penKid is an established biomarker for detecting AKI in adults. The current study shows that reference values for penKid in children are much higher than in adults. Read more here.
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23. July 2020
Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH announced the launch of its IB10 sphingotest bio-ADM, a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to quantitatively determine blood levels of Bioactive Adrenomedullin (bio-ADM).
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23. July 2020
SphingoTec launched IB10 Sphingotest bio-ADM, a CE IVD-marked point-of-care test to quantitatively determine blood levels of bioactive adrenomedullin.
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22. July 2020
Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH ("SphingoTec") today announced the launch of its IB10 sphingotest® bio-ADM®, a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to quantitatively determine blood levels of Bioactive Adrenomedullin (bio-ADM®).
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18. June 2020
Experts representing European medical centers agreed that novel biomarkers are required for triaging and monitoring of these patients to optimally make use of the available medical resources and improve outcomes.
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15. May 2020
High blood levels of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 3 (DPP3) indicate the upcoming multiple organ failure and death in burn patients, as announced by the Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH and 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH.
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15. May 2020
The publication of new data shows that high blood levels of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 3 (DPP3) are indicating upcoming multiple organ failure and mortality risks in burn patients.
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14. May 2020
High blood concentrations of the biomarker DPP3, previously described as an indicator of massive cell death and inflammation, has been shown to be associated with organ failure fatal outcomes in patients with severe burns.
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18. March 2020
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the body's response to an infection. The body normally releases chemicals into the bloodstream to fight infection. Read more here.
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02. March 2020
Proenkephalin (PENK) is a novel candidate biomarker for kidney function that is filtrated in the glomerulus, shown to represent steady-state GFR in patients with different severities of renal insufficiency and is reliably predictive for acute kidney injury in patients with severe burns.
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24. February 2020
Bioactive Adrenomedullin is a biomarker for endothelial dysfunction and allows the prediction of septic shock as elevated blood levels of bio-ADM® predict blood pressure break down and blood vessel leakage resulting in edema
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22. January 2020
Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH have announced the launch of its IB10 sphingotest® penKid®, a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test for Proenkephalin (penKid®), the biomarker that allows real-time assessment of kidney function with a simple blood test. Read the full article here.
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14. January 2020
Hitado GmbH becomes Nexus IB10 distributor for sphingotec in Germany and Switzerland. Read more in the press release.
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28. August 2000
SphingoTec's kidney function biomarker penKid® was found to accurately detect acute kidney injury (AKI) in infants.
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