Abstract: The invention relates to compounds selected from among the group comprising general formulas (1), (2), (3), and/or (4) and/or the enantiomers, diastereomers, and derivatives thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for producing a medicament used for therapeutically and/or preventively treating disease and pathological conditions linked to regulation of the insulin and/or insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signalling pathway and/or for chemically inducing longevity.

Abstract: The invention relates to drugs and the use thereof, wherein said drugs contain compounds selected from a group comprising general formulas (1), (2), (3) and (4) and/or enantiomers, diastereomers or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Said drugs are used for treating autoimmune and tumoral diseases and/or for immunosuppresion.

Abstract: A medicament containing a compound of the following formulas (Ia) and (Ib): wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of a covalent bond, at least one at least divalent hetero atom, a saturated, unsaturated, branched, unbranched and/or cyclic, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon chain, a saturated or unsaturated, branched, unbranched and/or cyclic, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon chain provided with hetero atoms in the chain thereof, or combinations thereof; R?1 to R?4 and R?1 to R?5 independently represent H, at least one hetero atom, especially oxygen, nitrogen or halogens, a saturated, unsaturated, branched, unbranched and/or cyclic, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon chain, a saturated or unsaturated, branched, unbranched and/or cyclic, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon chain provided with hetero atoms in the chain thereof, or combinations thereof; the two cyclopentadienyl rings are optionally linked together via any of residues R?1 to R?5; R1 and R2 independently r

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for cultivating undifferentiated stem cells in suspension and in particular to a method for cultivating stem cells on microcarriers in vessels. The method enables stem cells to be cultivated in a scalable process for the first time, without losing their pluripotentiality. Different types of vessels are suitable for cultivation, such as e.g. spinners and bioreactors. The option of precisely setting the cultivation conditions in said vessels aids the process of obtaining a pluripotentiality of the stem cells. the inventive method also permits large yields of stem cells of an unvarying quality to be produced.