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Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT

Software for high content drug research using live cells

At the European Lab Automation Congress, held in Hamburg on June 6 and 7, Fraunhofer FIT demonstrates the new Zeta software for cell division analysis, which we developed for the Bayer Pharma AG. In the quest for new cancer drugs, this software supports the full workflow from cell detection to visualization and exploration. As live cells are studied, the results have a higher biological significance and allow characterizing active agents more precisely.

Fraunhofer FIT Annual Report 2012 available

Twitter for crisis communication: Study shows benefits for the police

A study, currently presented in Paris at the international conference CHI 2013, shows how the police can use social media in crisis in order to promptly communicate with affected residents. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, the Rotterdam School of Management and the COT Institute in The Hague analyzed 6672 Twitter messages exchanged between the population and the police during the riots in the summer of 2011.

Further news

  • Process oriented energy control and optimization

    Energy efficiency is a key driver for increasing manufacturer’s competitiveness. Optimizing energy consumption depends on detailed data such as the consumption of individual machines in each manufacturing process step. Fraunhofer FIT developed such a system based on a service-oriented architecture based middleware. The middleware allows easy and rapid integration of heterogeneous sensors and legacy systems in existing production facilities. The system will be demonstrated using an example production line in the automotive industry. Please visit us at HANNOVER MESSE, Apr 08-12, 2013, hall 17, booth F14.

  • Non-glaring photovoltaic installations

    Before a photovoltaic installation may be constructed, engineers calculate, for some selected days in the year, when and where the interfering light reflections occur, especially if airports, highways or larger residential areas are close by. In the future, this will be easier and more comprehensive: with software that creates a three-dimensional depiction of the glare at the touch of a button.

  • Targeted video surveillance in the soccer stadium

    At the end of 2012 the German Soccer League's paper on safety was adopted. It envisages, among other things, improving video surveillance in stadiums. The second-generation Vigilant Eye System can help achieve this aim. This enhanced product from Fraunhofer FIT uses synchronized fixed surveillance cameras and rapid zoom cameras which provide detailed images to clearly identify culprits. Specialized image analysis algorithms allow the system to automatically detect the use of flares at an early stage and pick out other salient events. The system points out critical situations to surveillance personnel and automatically records high-resolution video footage that can be used in evidence.