Prof. Evi Kostenis is the head of a research group at the Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology of the University of Bonn that validated a label-free screening test system for pharmaceutically active substances. It is based on optic biosensors and is applied to numerous research projects with great success. They use a Peltier-cooled incubator IPP and an incubator I, both by Memmert, to ensure precise temperature control during the assays.
With about 1000 members, the G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitutes the largest protein family there is. Research on this family of super-proteins was honoured with two Nobel prizes, one in 1994[I] and one in 2012[II] , reflecting how important it is for intercellular communication. The exa
