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Heidelberg/Germany, May 27, 2025. RHEACELL announced today that it has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with the AOP Health Group, who will commercialize RHEACELL’s two stem cell products, EBESANAR® and AMESANAR®, in Europe, Turkey, Israel and the MENA region (Middle East and Northern Africa). RHEACELL retains full commercialization rights to EBESANAR® and AMESANAR® in […]

How do stellar explosions or the evolution of galaxies influence our universe today? How can synthetic biology and specially designed cells aid in the protection of our immune system against infections and cancer? Tackling these research questions from different disciplines is the endeavor of two projects that have been selected as Clusters of Excellence in the […]

Funding for research projects at the highest level internationally In the context of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Heidelberg University has been successful with three applications in the Cluster of Excellence funding line. According to the decision on selection announced today (Thursday 22 May 2025), not only will the existing cluster […]

Peer Fischer, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and Professor at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials at Heidelberg University, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). “The appointment is a great honor,” says Peer Fischer. ”I […]

World Novelty: Artificial HPL Solution First Artificial Human Platelet Lysate BioScience Raises the Bar in Cell Culture Technology with artificial HPL PL BioScience develops worldwide first artificial Human Platelet Lysate (HPL) solution, and thus a key ingredient for the research & production of cell-based pharmaceuticals. In partnership with the Korean biotech DewCell Biotherapeutics, PL BioScience […]

More Information in German below. EditCo Bio und Promega schließen Partnerschaft, um eine neue Ära biologisch relevanter zellbasierter Forschung einzuläuten Redwood City, CA, USA. (12. Mai 2025) EditCo Bio, Inc. hat eine strategische Lizenzvereinbarung mit der Promega Corporation bekannt gegeben, die EditCo den Zugang zu den Technologien HiBiT, HaloTag® und NanoLuc® von Promega ermöglicht. Diese fortschrittlichen […]

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 […]