KS KNEISSL & SENN TECHNOLOGIE GMBH

Development of a CPA and FFP mask for commercial use. The focus of the project is the development and manufacture of a CPA mask in Austria in order to be able to compensate for supply bottlenecks in the best possible way in times of crisis. The development of know-how in relation to materials, their procurement and processing as well as all around a machine park is extremely important in order to subsequently strive for the production of FFP masks in Austria. By examining the immune system after COVID-19 infection, the planned project aims to achieve a better prognosis and improved treatment options for the affected patients. In addition to an excessive inflammatory reaction and reduced control of virus-infected cells by the immune system, defective adaptive immunity could also be involved in a fatal outcome of a COVID-19 infection. Investigations for the early diagnosis of the macrophage activation syndrome as the main cause of a severe COVID-19 disease are to be carried out and the importance of a weak immune system with reduced cell-mediated cytotoxicity and / or reduced antibody formation for the outcome of a COVID-19 infection should be shown Has.