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Sanofi’s Wayrilz approved in the EU as the first BTK inhibitor to treat immune thrombocytopenia

Sanofi’s Wayrilz approved in the EU as the first BTK inhibitor to treat immune thrombocytopenia Paris, December 23, 2025 – The European Commission has approved Wayrilz (rilzabrutinib), a novel, oral, reversible, Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, as a new treatment for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adult patients who are refractory to other treatments. This follows the positive opinion by […]

Sanofi to acquire Dynavax, adding a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine and phase 1/2 shingles candidate to the pipeline

Sanofi to acquire Dynavax, adding a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine and phase 1/2 shingles candidate to the pipeline Paris, December 24, 2025. Sanofi announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Dynavax), a publicly traded vaccines company with a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine (HEPLISAV-B®) and differentiated shingles vaccine […]

Heidelberg University Hospital is the first German hospital to receive a special manufacturing license (hospital exemption permit) for CAR-T cells in leukemia therapy.

Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) is the first academic institution in Germany to receive a hospital exemption permit from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) for the manufacture and use of a novel cell product for the treatment of blood cancer. The drug “Heidagen-lecleucel” consists of modified, patient-specific immune cells known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T […]

Sanofi’s efdoralprin alfa earns orphan designation in the EU for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency related emphysema

Sanofi’s efdoralprin alfa earns orphan designation in the EU for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency related emphysema Paris, December 17, 2025. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan designation to efdoralprin alfa (SAR447537, formerly known as INBRX-101), an investigational recombinant human alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT)-Fc fusion protein, for the potential treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) related […]

Contracts signed for Heidelberg-Mannheim hospital network

It’s now official: the alliance between the two university hospitals in Heidelberg and Mannheim can start as planned on January 1 and begin its work. Press release from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts. Full Text in German below. Verträge zum Klinikverbund Heidelberg-Mannheim unterzeichnet Nun ist es offiziell: Der Verbund zwischen den […]

New Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research

In March 2026, Kevin Jahnke will establish a research group on ‘Biomembrane Engineering’ at the new Heilbronn site of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research. Its focus will be on engineering synthetic lipid nano- and microstructures, with the aim of investigating the biophysics of both cells and lipid vesicles. Connecting biophysical insights with biotechnological […]

Christiane Herzog Foundation honors cystic fibrosis facilities at Heidelberg University Hospital

The Christiane Herzog Foundation has honored the Cystic Fibrosis Center at the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and the Cystic Fibrosis Outpatient Clinic at the Thorax Clinic as the “Christiane Herzog Center.” With this award, the foundation recognizes the exceptional commitment and high level of expertise in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis […]

Heidelberg neurologist and neuroscientist becomes new member of the EMBO Young Investigator Program

Dr. Varun Venkataramani, Heidelberg Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University and German Cancer Research Center, discovered that nerve cells in the brain come into contact with tumor cells, thereby significantly promoting the growth of highly aggressive glioblastomas. In doing so, he laid the groundwork for the new field of research known as “cancer neuroscience.” The European […]

Universität Heidelberg: Outstanding Placings in Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subjects

Clinical medicine and medical technology internationally in 18th position – top placements for biological sciences and human biological sciences With clinical medicine and medical technology, Heidelberg University is among the best representatives of the medical sciences worldwide. In the 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, both rank 18th internationally. Clinical medicine thus continues to hold […]