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In the first phase of the medical exams, students at Heidelberg University’s Faculty of Medicine once again achieved excellent results: In the so-called “Physikum,” the state exam in medical theory, they ranked first in Germany—for the fifth consecutive year. Full Text in German below. Heidelberger Medizin-Studierende weiter absolute Spitze in Deutschland Im ersten Abschnitt der […]

With funding from the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Heisenberg Program, DKFZ researcher Aurélie Ernst aims to investigate how massive changes in the genome contribute to the development of cancer. Her research focuses on a phenomenon known as chromothripsis – a catastrophic event in the genome in which chromosomes break apart and are reassembled incorrectly. In […]

Our latest publication demonstrates a robust strategy for antibiotic-free maintenance of multiple plasmids using orthogonal conditional complementation. You can read the article here. Key highlights: ✅ Maintenance of two plasmids without antibiotics or resistance markers✅ Functionality in non-supplemented media✅ Flexible one- or two-plasmid configurations using orthogonal inducible promoters✅ Productivity equivalent or superior to conventional antibiotic-selected […]

Sanofi and Cheplapharm to create new strategic partnership in mature medicines Paris, September 14, 2026. Sanofi and Cheplapharm, a European leader in well-established medicines, today announced their intention to create a strategic partnership under which Cheplapharm would take over from Sanofi a selection of 20 mature medicines and three manufacturing sites worldwide. In return, Sanofi will […]

Researchers have used advanced X-ray crystallography methods to determine the structure of the archaeal rubredoxin protein at unprecedented resolution Summary Proteins are high-performance molecular machines that carry out nearly every biochemical function inside living cells. To understand how they achieve this, scientists often look into their detailed atomic structure, which holds important clues to their […]

FluoSphera and Sciomics Launch Integrated Safety and Efficacy Profiling Service for Preclinical Drug Development One workflow, one experiment: human 3D multi-tissue biology plus high-content proteomics show not only whether a compound is efficacious or toxic, but in which tissue, through which pathway, and with which candidate biomarkers. Geneva, Switzerland, and Neckargemünd, Germany, September 16th 2026 […]

Effective 1 October 2026, Professor Jakob Nikolas Kather will assume the Hopp Foundation Professorship for “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine” at the Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University. Associated with the professorship is the establishment of the new Institute for Medical AI (IMAI) at Heidelberg University Hospital, which Professor Kather will lead as its founding […]

GenScript to offer wet lab data generation services to biotech companies using the TuneLab drug discovery platform GenScript Biotech Corporation today announced an agreement with Lilly TuneLab™, a collaborative AI/ML drug discovery platform created by Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly). Through the agreement, GenScript will offer preferred-rate wet lab services to TuneLab member companies, helping […]

From AI-assisted brain tumor diagnostics to training a new generation of interdisciplinary specialists: Two European collaborative projects are set to advance the diagnostics of tomorrow. They are being coordinated by Professor Dr. Dr. Felix Sahm of the Heidelberg Medical Faculty at Heidelberg University and the Department of Neuropathology at Heidelberg University Hospital. The European Union […]