Events


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Thursday 26. Nov - Friday 27. Nov 2026
12th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology (CAHMV)
The 12th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology (CAHMV) will take place on 26 - 27 November 2026, organized by DR. BRILL INSTITUTES. The CAHMV serves as a premier European multidisciplinary platform that bridges the gap between academic research, regulatory science, and industrial application in the fields of infection prevention and antimicrobial efficacy.
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Wednesday 16. Sep - Thursday 17. Sep 2026
PortPIC 2026 – 7th In-Port Inspection & Cleaning Conference
From 16-17 September 2026, Mülheim will host PortPIC 2026 - the 7th In-Port Inspection & Cleaning Conference. Topics at PortPIC include aquatic invasive organisms, diver operations in ports, next-generation antifouling technologies, operators’ perspectives on cleaning, performance-based cleaning, regulations and guidelines, and robotic cleaning and inspection. Dr. Brill + Partner Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion will, of course, be there. We will inform you about the program and our contributions in due course - but please mark your calendars now, as we would be delighted to meet you or see you again in Mülheim!
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Thursday 17. Sep - Friday 18. Sep 2026
14th International Fresenius Academy Detergents and Cleaning Products Conference
The presentation that Dr. Florian H. H. Brill will give at the 14th International Akademie Fresenius Detergents and Cleaning Products Conference is entitled "Current regulatory developments on hygiene products & microbial cleaners". This presentation will take place during the session "Regulatory implications for hygiene & innovation". The presentation will cover the following topics:
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Monday 28. Sep - Tuesday 29. Sep 2026
Infection Prevention 2026 with poster presentation by Dr Florian H. H. Brill
At the end of September, the Infection Prevention 2026 (IP 2026) conference will take place in Leeds, at which Dr Florian H. H. Brill will be attending and presenting a poster. His topic is: "Standardising the Efficacy Testing of Reprocessing Procedures for Semi-Critical Medical Devices. A Case Study Using UV-C Chambers for Ultrasound Probes". In addition to Dr Brill, the co-authors are Anna Ulatowski, Henrik Gabriel and Kerstin Walendy-Gnirß – all from our institute.
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Thursday 1. Oct - Friday 2. Oct 2026
Biofouling Management Conference Norderney including field trip 2026
On 01-02 October 2026, Norderney will become the gathering place for the antifouling community already for the third time: That is when the BIOFOULING-MANAGEMENT-KONFERENZ Norderney including field trip will take place there (formerly the "Antifouling Conference"), an important industry gathering organized by the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (Maritimes Cluster Norddeutschland, MCN) in collaboration with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH), the German Sailing Association (Deutscher Motoryachtverband, DSV), and the German Motor Yacht Association (Deutscher Motoryachtverband, DMYV). The event will focus on innovative, environmentally friendly strategies to prevent fouling on ship hulls or other underwater structures.
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Thursday 28. Oct 2021
Online-Update Hygiene and Infektions­prävention: COVID-19 #7
More than any other crisis, the pandemic affects all generations, all social groups and social, economic, political and cultural life worldwide. It is being felt everywhere, albeit to varying degrees. In this free online update, we would like to offer you the opportunity to find out about important questions on the topic and to exchange ideas with our experts from the clinical, research, political and industrial sectors. The online update is a cooperation event with Dr. Brill + Steinmann, MedWiss4you and HIHeal.
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Tuesday 14. Sep - Friday 17. Sep 2021
6th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC)
This year's "International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC)" will take place in Geneva from 14.09.2021 to 17.09.2021. Dr. Florian H. H. Brill is also involved in this year's conference with two presentations.
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Monday 30. Aug - Wednesday 1. Sep 2021
6th Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC)
From 30th August 2021 to 1st September 2021, the Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC) will be held in Pontignano, Italy. The conference will focus on presentations and discussion sessions on the following topics: ISO 19030 and beyond / sensor technology / human factors in reporting & understanding performance / information fusion / big data / uncertainty analysis / hydrodynamic models / business models / cleaning technology / coating technology / ESDs Dr. Bernd Daehne from our Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion will give a presentation at the conference on 01.09.2021 at 13:55 entitled: "ROBUST: Integrated Coating & Cleaning Concept for Offshore Structures".
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Wednesday 25. Aug 2021
Hamburg Copenhagen Business Forum 2021
The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to the 4th "Hamburg Copenhagen Business Forum". The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce is organizing the forum together with the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce and Dansk Industri this year under the motto "Germany and Denmark - Joining Forces for Green Growth". In addition to discussion forums on renewable energy, the green real estate industry, urban mobility and the digital health industry, the conference offers business representatives from both countries the opportunity to network and expand business relations in their respective neighboring countries. Among others, Hamburg's Senator for Economy and Innovation, Michael Westhagemann, and the Danish Minister of Transport, Benny Engelbrecht, will participate in the forum. In addition to the full-day conference on August 25, 2021, the following day will include a tour program to the House of Green, the Middelgrunden Offshore Wind Farm, and the Amager Resource Center including Copenhill.
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Tuesday 15. Jun 2021
Workshop: Vergabekriterien für die Zertifizierung von Antifouling-Systemen mit dem blauen Engel
Das Problem durch Bewuchs (= Fouling) auf Schiffen ist so alt wie die Schifffahrt selbst. Schiffsrümpfe werden über kurz oder lang von festsitzenden, pflanzlichen und tierischen Organismen besiedelt. Dieser Bewuchs erhöht den Reibungswiderstand der Schiffe, was die Fahrtgeschwindigkeit mindert und den Treibstoffverbrauch erhöht. Um das zu verhindern, werden Antifoulinganstriche benutzt. Nach derzeitiger Kenntnis sind rd. 75 % aller Antifoulinganstriche (AF) im Sportbootbereich und rd. 95% aller Beschichtungen in der Berufsschifffahrt kupferbasiert. Hinzu kommen weitere Biozide, die derzeit für diese Verwendung genehmigt sind. Alle diese Biozide werden direkt und intendiert in die Gewässer eingetragen und können dort, neben den eigentlichen Zielorganismen, auch andere im Gewässer lebende Organismen schädigen. Am Beispiel Kupfer konnte bereits gezeigt werden, dass die Emissionen aus Antifoulingbeschichtungen eine relevante Umweltbelastung darstellen. Eine Möglichkeit, diese Umweltbelastung zu minimieren, ist die Nutzung von Alternativen, die ohne die Abgabe von Bioziden die Bewuchsbildung verringern. Es stellen sich aber die Fragen: Wie umweltfreundlich und wie wirksam sind diese Alternativen? Das Umweltbundesamt lässt derzeit im Rahmen des Projektes FKZ 371 96541 50 diese Fragen prüfen, um daraus Kriterien für die Vergabe des Umweltzeichens Blauer Engel für Antifouling-Systeme zu entwickeln. Schlussendlich sollen mit dem Umweltzeichen alternative und umweltfreundliche Bewuchsschutzmethoden gefördert werden. In dem Online-Workshop soll nun ein erster Vorschlag für Vergabekriterien einem Interessentenkreis aus Herstellern, Behörden und NGOs vorgestellt werden. Anschließend gibt es die Möglichkeit zur Diskussion.
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Thursday 6. May - Thursday 12. Nov 2020
Online-Update Hygiene and Infektions­prävention: COVID-19 #5
More than any other crisis, the pandemic affects all generations, all social groups and social, economic, political and cultural life worldwide. It is being felt everywhere, albeit to varying degrees. In this free online update, we would like to offer you the opportunity to find out about important questions on the topic and to exchange ideas with our experts from the clinical, research, political and industrial sectors. The online update is a cooperation event with Dr. Brill + Steinmann, MedWiss4you and HIHeal.
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Wednesday 5. May 2021
11. eHealth-Lounge - "Die Zukunft der Hygiene"
Grippeepidemien oder auch die aktuelle Corona-Pandemie zeigen eindrucksvoll, wie sich Mikroorganismen innerhalb kürzester Zeit ausbreiten und welche Folgen derartige Verbreitungen für eine Gesellschaft haben können. Tragfähige Hygienekonzepte sowie präventive Maßnahmen zur Vorbeugung von Infektionen sind daher in allen Lebensbereichen relevant. Sowohl in Krankenhäusern als auch in stationären sowie ambulanten Einrichtungen und Diensten müssen neue, nachverfolgbare und sichere Infektionspräventionslösungen entwickelt und umgesetzt werden. Welche (digitalen) Lösungsmöglichkeiten für einen besseren Hygieneschutz bestehen bereits und wie lassen sich diese Lösungen auf andere Bereiche und Sektoren übertragen? Was können wir aus den Anforderungen der Pandemie lernen? Wie gehen wir zukünftig mit dem Thema Hygiene um? Anlässlich des Internationalen Tages der Handhygiene greift das eHealth-Netzwerk Hamburg der Gesundheitswirtschaft Hamburg GmbH diese und weitere Fragen in unserer nächsten Online-Veranstaltung auf und lädt zur 11. eHealth-Lounge - "Die Zukunft der Hygiene" ein. 
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Friday 16. Apr 2021
DISTANCE WEBINAR “Mechanisms and assessment of bacterial resistance”
Dr. Pierre Grascha is an expert in chemical processes in industry. In 2015, Dr. Pierre Grascha founded SPG ACTIONS, a private consulting and training company specialized in formulation of cosmetic and biocidal products, microbiology, hygiene in production and industrial chemical processes. On the 16th of April 2021, Dr. Pierre Grascha invites to the webinar "Mechanisms and assessment of bacterial resistance". This webinar will provide participants with knowledge about the different mechanisms that lead to bacterial resistance. In addition, participants will be taught how to assess the risk of microbial resistance.
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Monday 12. Apr - Wednesday 14. Apr 2021
15th Congress for Hospital Hygiene
This year's 15th Congress for Hospital Hygiene will take place online from 12.04.2021 - 14.04.2021. Again this year we will be represented with some lectures.
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Thursday 26. Nov - Friday 27. Nov 2020
6th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology
In 2020, the Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology starts already in its sixth year! After the again successful CAHMV 2019, which impressed with outstanding presentations and attracted more than 100 participants from 17 countries, we are already inviting you to mark the date for this year's new edition. The 6th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology will take place 26 - 27 November 2020 in Hamburg, presented by Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie and the DR. BRILL ACADEMY. The conference venue is once again the AMERON Hamburg Hotel Speicherstadt in the picturesque and historic "Speicherstadt". Please save the date. We would be very pleased to welcome you to the 6th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology as a participant here in Hamburg.
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Thursday 12. Nov 2020
Online-Update Hygiene and Infektions­prävention: COVID-19 #4
Despite the significant decrease in new infections in Germany and Europe, the corona pandemic and its effects continue to dominate clinics, industry and research. In the context of this free online update, we would like to offer you the opportunity to inform yourself about important questions on the topic and to exchange information with our experts.
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Wednesday 23. Sep 2020
Forum AKKREDITIERUNG 2020
Nehmen Sie am Forum Akkreditierung teil, • wenn Sie sattelfester im Thema DAkkS-Akkreditierung werden wollen • wenn Sie die berechtigten Interessen Ihrer Firma gegenüber der DAkkS besser durchsetzen wollen • wenn Sie Ihre Mitarbeiter und Ihr QM-System auf dem aktuellen Stand der Normung und Akkreditierung halten möchten • wenn Sie sich für eine pragmatische und wirtschaftliche Akkreditierung ohne übertriebene Formalismen einsetzen • wenn Sie sich mit anderen akkreditierten Stellen austauschen und voneinander lernen möchte
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