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New Loewe focus "Multidrug-TDM" should revolutionize medication on the bedside
Darmstadt. With an innovative sensor system, researchers from the TU Darmstadt and the Goethe University Frankfurt fundamentally improve the treatment of children with cancer. The new Loewe focus "Multidrug-TDM" 4.3 million euros from January 2026 for four years . The goal is a portable device for real -time measurement of medication ingredients - directly at the bedside.
Standard therapy for children with cancer often reach limits because they do not adequately consider individual metabolic differences. The planned system should close this gap: Using precise sensors and intelligent data processing, doctors can adapt the drug dose personalized - even during the visit.
Paradigm shift in pediatric oncology
The core of the project is a new point-of-care sensor that analyzes minimal blood samples and determines the active ingredient levels of vital medication. So far, samples have had to be sent to special laboratories - a time -consuming practice that makes quick dose adjustments impossible. Multidrug-TDM promises faster, safer and more effective therapy, which the medical staff noticeably relieves.
Prof. Torsten Frosch , head of the Biophotonics specialist area - medical technology at the TU Darmstadt, emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary approach: "We only achieve real progress through cooperation. Only when technology and medicine work hand in hand can the complex challenges be solved."
Research with radiance beyond Hesse
Seven specialist areas of the TU Darmstadt work with the Goethe University Frankfurt-a strong alliance of engineering, biophotonics, AI-based signal processing and clinical medicine . In perspective, the project could create a special research area on the subject of "intelligent biosensors".
TU President Tanja Brühl also sees great potential: "Multidrug-TDM is already the third Loewe focus at our university. Funding shows how relevant interdisciplinary research for social progress is-especially in the field of personalized medicine."
Background: Loewe funding
The state offensive for the development of scientific-economic excellence (Loewe) supports strategically significant research projects in Hesse. Loewe focuses are mostly composite projects of several universities and are intended to create internationally visible research profiles in the long term.
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