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From April 28 to May 24, you can once again buy and give flower creations throughout Germany for the benefit of children and young people with cancer. With its campaign “Blumen schenken. Hoffnung spenden.” (Give flowers. Spread hope.) the Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) wants to draw attention to the urgently needed research for […]

GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced the authorisation of Blenrep by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). In the UK, Blenrep is approved for the treatment of adults with multiple myeloma in combination with bortezomib plus dexamethasone (BVd) in patients who have received at least one prior therapy, and in combination with pomalidomide plus dexamethasone (BPd) in […]

The growth and function of nerve cells is based on a lattice-like structure called membrane-associated periodic skeleton (MPS). However, how the organization of the MPS is controlled has not been elucidated until now. A team from the Max Planck Institutes for Medical Research and for Multidisciplinary Sciences has now discovered that it is regulated by […]

Cytion is a global leader in authenticated cell lines, serving as a trusted repository of high-quality, contamination-free biological resources. Founded in 2004 as Cell Lines Service, the company has curated over 1,000 cell lines from diverse tumors, tissues, and species. Its mission is to safeguard scientific assets and provide researchers with reliable research reagents. With […]

Mirco Julian Friedrich from the DKFZ, HI-STEM* and Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) was included in the renowned Forbes ‘30 Under 30 Europe’ list in the Science & Healthcare category. The physician and cancer researcher, who has headed the Haematology and Immune Engineering junior research group since this year, initially developed successful approaches to reactivate the […]

Heidelberg 9. April 2025: Mehr als 1000 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer aus dem Biotech-Sektor sind heute in Heidelberg zu ihrer jährlichen Konferenz, den Deutschen Biotechnologietagen, eingetroffen. Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmer, Wissenschaftler sowie Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Politik, Administration und Medien tauschen sich hier für zwei Tage über die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Branche und die Rahmenbedingungen für […]

Scientists from the Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University, the University of Mainz, the SAFE Leibniz Institute Frankfurt, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Stanford University, USA, have examined Welsh health data on older people. They found that over a seven-year follow-up period, people who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely […]

Heidelberg, Germany, April 7th, 2025. BioMed X, an independent biomedical research institute based in Heidelberg, Germany, has announced the launch of its XBridge Program, a fast-track initiative designed to support U.S.-based biomedical researchers impacted by the current NIH funding gaps, hiring freezes, and grant terminations. The program offers a pathway for affected principal investigators in all […]

The Medical Faculty Heidelberg of Heidelberg University and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences are combining their expertise in infectious disease research, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics to overcome resistance in malaria vectors. The project is supported by funding from the Gates Foundation. Mosquito nets treated with insecticides are the most effective measure for preventing malaria. However, […]