Research

The weight of expectant mothers could play a role in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in daughters – but not in sons. This has been shown by researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is rare overall, but accounts for about a quarter of childhood cancers. To identify possible […]

Third funding phase for collaboration between research and industry – BMBF funds five-year project with ten million euros The goal of the interdisciplinary research campus “Mannheim Molecular Intervention Environment” (M²OLIE) is to provide tailored treatment for cancer patients with oligometastases that is both minimally invasive and efficient. Based at the Mannheim University Hospital, 25 research […]

Another EMBL-engineered advance to Brillouin microscopy significantly widens the aperture and provides for quick, more efficient 3-D imaging of light-sensitive samples Summary A new paper updates an EMBL technology advance even further. More details about the original technology can be found in our initial reporting here. EMBL tech developers have made an important leap forward with […]

Donating blood saves lives – but what long-term effects does this practice have on our bodies? Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM stem cell institute* and the German Red Cross Blood Donor Service, among others, have now discovered that frequent blood donations cause genetic adaptations in blood stem cells that promote […]

Today, we announced that our company won two awards from the annual CDMO Leadership Awards, sponsored by Outsourced Pharma and Life Science Connect. AGC Biologics was named a winner in both the “Biologics – Global” and “Cell & Gene – Global” categories and is one of the few in the industry that scored high enough […]

Basel, Switzerland, 12 March 2025 – Celonic Group, a Swiss-Based Quality contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced that it is integrating Merck’s Breez™ micro-bioreactor platform into its process development. This addition will further enhance Celonic’s capabilities in monoclonal antibody (mAb) development and manufacturing by enabling highly efficient, scalable perfusion-based bioprocessing from early-stage development to […]

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Mannheim Medical Faculty and Columbia University in New York have now published in the journal Nature that hepatic stellate cells […]

Together with the Max Planck Society, the foundation promotes pioneering research and talent in Heilbronn The Max Planck Society and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation (DSS) have embarked on a groundbreaking initiative. On March 13, 2025, they signed an agreement through which the foundation will support an innovative approach by the Max Planck Institute for Medical […]

A research team including scientists from Heidelberg University Hospital has gained new insights into HIV-1. Researchers from Martinsried, Heidelberg und Yale have discovered the mechanism behind an important step in the life cycle of HIV. Working together with teams at Heidelberg and Yale Universities, they found that the enigmatic “spacer peptide 2”, one of the […]