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MANNHEIM, Germany, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Affimed N.V. (Nasdaq: AFMD), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer, today announced its decision to file an application for opening of insolvency proceedings with the local court of Mannheim in Germany. As previously reported, Affimed N.V. (the “Company”) […]

VDI Guideline 5708 “Bioprinting, methods and definitions”: What sounds technical and sober at first glance is an important step forward in the future field of 3D bioprinting. The guideline was developed under the leadership of Dr. Hanna Hartmann from the NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute in Reutlingen as chairwoman and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Groll […]

Dr Dr Varun Venkataramani and Dr Moritz Mall share the 100,000-euro Hella Bühler Prize Dr Dr Varun Venkataramani and Dr Moritz Mall have been awarded this year’s Hella Bühler Prize for their outstanding research on the interaction between nerve and tumor cells and on tumor plasticity. The award granted by Heidelberg University goes to young […]

At the request of Heidelberg University Hospital, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration has confirmed that the merger of the two university hospitals in Heidelberg and Mannheim is deemed necessary to improve hospital care and that the merger does not conflict with any other competition law regulations. Press release from the Ministry of […]

Medulloblastomas, childhood brain tumors in children, are thought to develop between the first trimester of pregnancy and the end of the first year of life. Researchers at the Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) have now published their findings in the journal Nature. They […]

The partnership combines VERAXA’s proprietary ADC technology with OmniAb’s antibody discovery technology for novel therapies targeting solid tumors. ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, May 5, 2025 — VERAXA Biotech AG (“VERAXA”), an emerging leader in designing novel cancer therapies and proposed de-SPAC acquisition target of Voyager Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:VACH, “Voyager”), announced today a co-discovery alliance with OmniAb, Inc. (NASDAQ: […]

Professor Dr. Gerd Auffarth continues to be one of the world’s leading ophthalmologists, according to “The Ophthalmologist”. The journal has now published its “Power List 2025” of the most influential representatives of the field. The Medical Director of the Eye Clinic at Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) has now been named on the list for the […]

Joint press release by the NMI and the Technical University of Darmstadt (How) can we 3D print tissues that mimic the complex anatomy of natural body tissue as closely as possible? 3D bioprinting is a great hope in the field of regenerative medicine to produce miniaturized tissues and organ precursors with biological functionality. Today, however, […]

The proposed business combination would create a publicly traded, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of a comprehensive pipeline of next-generation cancer therapies. ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, and BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA, April 23, 2025 — VERAXA Biotech AG(“VERAXA” or the “Company”), an emerging leader in designing novel cancer therapies, and Voyager Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands […]