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State of Baden-Württemberg funds the intensifying of existing cooperative relations with ten million euros On the basis of the cooperative relations that have developed over time, Heidelberg University and Harvard University are going to deepen and expand their cooperation. Prof. Dr Alan M. Garber, President of Harvard University, and Prof. Dr Frauke Melchior, Rector of […]

The shortlist of the Cancer Grand Challenges selection process 2025 has been announced and Roman Sarott, Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg and Heilbronn, has been selected for the final stages as part of team NeoCircuit. The team tackles the challenge of developing and applying novel ways to rewire cancer […]

German Arthrosis Aid Association supports Heidelberg project for the treatment of chronic arthrosis pain With funding of €500,000, Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe e.V. is supporting research into chronic osteoarthritis pain at Heidelberg University’s Medical Faculty. The aim of the funding is to scientifically evaluate a data set on patients with chronic pain that has been compiled over […]

The aim of the project is to use special quantitative MRI to visualize early changes in the intervertebral disc and enable timely treatment. Ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI opens up completely new approaches to preventive imaging that are difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional MRI methods. Full text in German below. DFG fördert Heidelberger […]

aimed analytics GmbH has successfully closed its first funding round, raising a six-digit investment. At the same time, the company has completed the acquisition of ValueData GmbH, further strengthening its position as a pioneer in AI-driven biomedical data analytics. “Our mission is clear: to shape the future of medicine through the power of data analytics. […]

Alumnus Bastian Linder discusses the origin of this start-up and how a tRNA mechanism is helping scientists understand the importance and use of various RNA modifications as they pertain to disease. With just two dots above a letter, the German umlaut can instantly change a word’s pronunciation, its quantity (singular to plural), or even its […]

European Research Council funds groundbreaking projects by early-career researchers The European Research Council is awarding four valuable grants to Heidelberg University. These ERC Starting Grants go to researchers in early stages of their career who want to carry out groundbreaking research with ERC funding. They include Dr Michael Gerlt, who will do research at the […]

Merck announced that the European Commission granted approval for Ogsiveo for the treatment of adults with desmoid tumors. 18 Aug 2025 | Darmstadt, Germany Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced today that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for OGSIVEO® (nirogacestat), an oral gamma secretase inhibitor, as monotherapy for the treatment of adults with progressing […]

The Dietmar Hopp Foundation is supporting the establishment of an experimental production unit for gene therapies for the heart at Heidelberg University’s Medical Faculty, in the Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology at Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD). The new production capacities for therapeutic viruses, the “gene taxis” to the diseased heart, strengthen the pioneering role […]