Press

Reports about InhalPlus and our technology, our press releases and information for journalists.

Media coverage

2026

VentureCapital Magazin 07/2026, special edition „Start-up 2027“ · in German

InhalPlus: Spin-off denkt Medikamentengabe bei Frühgeborenen neu

Case study: from the doctoral project to the spin-off, laboratory results and the planned clinical study.

28 October 2026 · Schaumburger Nachrichten, page 11 · print, in German

Jeder Atemzug zählt

Regional report on co-founder Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann, the development of the bypass system and the investment by NBank Capital.

26 October 2026 · Niedersachsen.next · in German

InhalPlus: NBank Capital investiert 500.000 Euro in Hannoveraner Medizintechnik-Startup

Report on the pre-seed investment by NBank Capital.

23 October 2026 · VC Magazin · in German

NBank Capital: 0,5 Mio. EUR Investment in InhalPlus

Deal report on the investment by NBank Capital.

22 October 2026 · transkript · in German

NBank Capital investiert in InhalPlus

Life sciences magazine on the investment, the planned clinical study and market entry.

20 October 2026 · startupvalley.news · in German

Inhalation bei Frühgeborenen: Fraunhofer-Ausgründung InhalPlus sichert sich 500.000 Euro

Report on the investment by NBank Capital in the Fraunhofer spin-off.

20 October 2026 · NBank · in German

Damit Medikamente bei Neugeborenen ankommen: NBank Capital investiert 500.000 Euro in InhalPlus

Press release by NBank on the investment of NBank Capital.

October 2026 · hannoverimpuls · in English and German

Ensuring Medications Reach Premature Infants: InhalPlus Receives 500,000 Euro Investment

The economic development agency of the Hannover Region on the investment by NBank Capital.

6 October 2026 · bionity · in English

InhalPlus GmbH founded to improve drug delivery to the lungs of premature infants

Report on the founding of InhalPlus GmbH.

5 October 2026 · Fraunhofer ITEM · in English and German

InhalPlus GmbH founded to improve drug delivery to the lungs of premature infants

Press release by Fraunhofer ITEM on the founding of InhalPlus GmbH as a spin-off. German version

5 October 2026 · MT-Dialog · in German

Inhalative Medikamente gezielt an Frühgeborene verabreichen

Report on the founding and the planned proof-of-concept study.

5 October 2026 · Beatmungspflegeportal · in German

InhalPlus: Neue Technologie soll Medikamente gezielt in die Lunge von Frühgeborenen bringen

Report for respiratory care professionals on the founding of InhalPlus.

2025

7 July 2025 · Plattform Life Sciences · in German

Case Study InhalPlus: Inhalationstherapie für Frühgeborene

Case study on the technology, the team and the path to the clinic.

May 2025 · Techniker Krankenkasse · in German

„Gerade als Gründer muss man ständig pitchen“

Interview with Dr. Felix Carl Wiegandt on networks, pitching and everyday life as a founder.

2024

3 December 2024 · Fraunhofer ITEM · in English

Fraunhofer ITEM’s spin-off project Inhale+ receives a boost of €1.3 million

Funding from the Institute for Biomedical Translation (IBT) Lower Saxony for the clinical proof-of-concept study, then still under the project name Inhale+.

27 September 2024 · Fraunhofer · in English

Innovative inhalation therapy for premature babies

Fraunhofer portrait of the founder and the planned spin-off, then still under the name Inhale+.

Issue 2/2024 · mt|medizintechnik, pages 36 to 38 · print, in German

Paradigmenwechsel als Ziel: Neue Generation der inhalativen Therapie Frühgeborener

Technical article by Dr. Felix Carl Wiegandt, Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann and Dr. Ute Urban on the challenges of inhalation therapy in preterm infants.

Press releases

20 October 2026 · InhalPlus

NBank Capital Invests €500,000 in InhalPlus

Press release with PDF downloads in English and German and press photos with captions and credits.

5 October 2026 · InhalPlus

InhalPlus GmbH Founded as a Spin-off of Fraunhofer ITEM

News on the founding of InhalPlus GmbH with links to the press release by Fraunhofer ITEM.

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Press material

Press photos with captions and credits as well as our latest press release as a PDF in English and German are available with the press release of 20 October 2026. For further material, please contact us.

About InhalPlus

InhalPlus GmbH, based in Hannover, Germany, is developing a patented platform for inhaled drug delivery in patients receiving respiratory support. Its first application is premature infants on non-invasive respiratory support. The company was founded in August 2026 as a spin-off from Fraunhofer ITEM.

Media contact

InhalPlus GmbH
Dr. Felix Carl Wiegandt, CEO
Fichtestr. 37, 30625 Hannover, Germany
Phone +49 151 68423003
felix.wiegandt@inhalplus.com