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Heidelberg, Germany, October 14th, 2025. BioMed X, today announced the launch of XFem Labs, a new Women’s Health R&D Accelerator in Heidelberg. The purpose of this initiative, which is supported by the Gates Foundation, is to establish a world-class women’s health innovation hub that advances early-stage research into scalable solutions for women in need around the world, including […]

With a closer look at genomic variation, scientists now have a faster, more precise way to uncover new links to disease Summary Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain diseases ‘ran in families’. However, through the years, scientists have kept getting better at finding ways to […]

Tumors are not a comfortable place to live: oxygen deficiency, nutrient scarcity, and the accumulation of sometimes harmful metabolic products constantly stress cancer cells. A research team from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna has now discovered that the acidic pH value in tumor tissue—known as […]

Until today, the aggressiveness of prostate cancer has been assessed primarily using the Gleason grading system—an analysis of cancer tissue in a pathology laboratory that is highly subjective. An international research team led by the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) has now developed a novel, explainable AI model that aims to make the diagnosis of […]

Ruperto Carola is ranked among the world’s “Top 50” and one of the top three universities in Germany Heidelberg University is one of the top three universities in Germany, ranking third in the 2025/2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which have just been published. In 49th position internationally, it is among the world’s “Top […]

AbbVie is launching a US and Europe based golden ticket. The award consists of one golden ticket, which provides one year of fully paid individual bench, a desk and membership at one of BioLabs’ operating locations in the US, France or Germany. The award is intended for early-stage biotech companies developing therapeutics (not devices) in […]

Double success for Heidelberg life sciences: Two of the three prestigious Life Sciences Bridge Awards presented this year go to Heidelberg University’s Medical Faculty. The Aventis Foundation honors infectious disease specialist Dr. Frauke Mücksch and neurologist Dr. Varun Venkataramani for their groundbreaking research. While Mücksch is searching for new ways to one day cure HIV […]

Innovative imaging technique reveals hidden electrical connections in diseased hearts and provides new therapeutic approaches Cardiac fibrosis can be life-threatening: the formation of connective tissue in the heart muscle causes it to become stiffer, impairs electrical signal transmission, and weakens pumping capacity, which can lead to cardiac arrhythmias. However, the effects of cardiac fibrosis on […]

Got a startup idea? Curious about entrepreneurship? Then the GeneNovate program is the perfect place to start! Objective GeneNovate is the first nationwide entrepreneurship program in Germany, designed to empower innovators and entrepreneurs in the field of Gene and Cell Therapies (GCT), Biotech and Medicine. The program targets early-career scientists and physicians, such as advanced […]