Matthias Russwurm

SIRS-Lab GmbH focuses on the development and commercialization of solutions for identification and detection of pathogens and antibiotic resistances. The company offers VYOO sepsis test that detects various bacterial and fungal species that cause sepsis, and LOOXSTER, which concentrates bacterial and fungal DNA contained in DNA-preparations, such as whole blood or ascites. It also provides gene expression services. SIRS-Lab was founded in 2000 by Stefan Russwurm, Eberhard Straube, Konrad Reinhart, and Hans Peter Saluz and is headquartered in Jena, Germany.