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Full Text in German below. Strategische Investition in Deutschland: Roche weiht hochmodernes 90-Millionen-Euro-Distributionszentrum in Mannheim ein Mannheim, 23. März 2026 Mit einer Investition von 90 Millionen Euro stärkt Roche den Standort Mannheim als ein zentrales Drehkreuz im globalen Distributionsnetzwerk für Diagnostika des Unternehmens. Das neue Distributionszentrum für Europa umfasst eine Fläche von rund 16.300 Quadratmetern, […]

International research team under Heidelberg supervision examines role of NAC complex in essential process of protein folding In the earliest phase of creating human proteins, the protein complex NAC performs an essential task by starting the first steps towards folding proteins into their correct three-dimensional structures. This discovery was made by an international research team […]

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in mapping the organization of immune cells in human lymph nodes. The study was led by scientists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf University Hospital, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), and the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) in Berlin. They were able […]

In ovarian cancer, immunotherapies using checkpoint inhibitors have so far been effective in only a small number of patients. Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology (HI-TRON Mainz*) have now discovered that lipid metabolism processes in the tumor microenvironment play a decisive role in how well such therapies work. The findings open up new […]

It is a beacon in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region: The Heidelberg-based research company BioMed X is developing new approaches to drug development at the intersection of science and industry – currently, for example, through “XFem Labs,” a women’s health project funded by the Gates Foundation. Full Text in German below. BioMed X: Regionale Power für […]

Heidelberg, March 18, 2026 – At yesterday’s meeting of the Board of Trustees of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the board decided to become the fifth shareholder of InnovationLab GmbH (iL). In addition to BASF SE and HEIDELBERG (Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg are […]

On March 17, 2026, the Heidelberg Cell and Liquid Biobank’s large-scale sample repository was inaugurated on the Heidelberg Medical Campus. More than five million patient samples can be stored automatically in two systems in accordance with high-quality standards. The new large-scale sample repository thus serves as a central infrastructure for patient-oriented research at the Heidelberg […]

The goal of “KIRR Real: Real-World Lab for Legally Compliant AI and Robotics,” a joint initiative by Fraunhofer IPA and ARENA2036, was to support companies in Baden-Württemberg in implementing the EU AI Act and the EU Machinery Directive, which will take effect in 2027. The results of the collaboration with 15 companies have now been […]

Brain tumors can hijack the nervous system, tap into its activation signals, and thereby accelerate their growth. For these groundbreaking discoveries regarding the role of the nervous system in the growth of brain tumors, the Paul Ehrlich Foundation honored Dr. Dr. Varun Venkataramani, a neuroscientist at Heidelberg University’s Faculty of Medicine and a neuro-oncologist at […]