BioRN News and Highlights April 2024

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BioRN News April 2024

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New Office, new design, German Biotechnology Days 2025 and more news

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just a few more weeks before we say “bye bye” to the BioRN corporate design and "welcome" to the new BioRN-Logo with fresh colours AND a new website!

The BioRN "Jumper", as shown in the picture above, will soon be history. Look forward to the new design!

In addition, we have a new address as of May 1st we are moving to Neuenheimer Feld 584, 69120 Heidelberg, and look forward to welcome you in our new premises!

At BioRN, we have been working intensively on sustainability issues since last year and have established a continuous dialog in the network as well as shared knowledge in our BioRN Espresso series .
A group is now forming to work regularly on the topic. Please get in contact with Daniela Weber if you would like to join or receive further information.

BioRN was visible in two major roles at the German Biotechnology Days (DBT) taking place April 16 -17th in Berlin: Julia Schaft, as spokesperson of the Council of German BioRegions, was not only able to held one of the opening speeches, but also took over the baton for the upcoming host region.
Looking forward to have the DBT 2025 in Heidelberg! A perfect opportunity to bring the Rhine-Neckar Life Science region even closer to an audience from 29 countries!
Further more the Innovation Award of the BioRegions was once again presented at the DBT.
Read the press release and learn more about the winners.

BioRN exhibited at the European Pharma Days on April 23-24th in Mannheim, organised by Bruker Corporation, M2Aind Industry Consortium and CeMOS-Research and Transfer Center. We enjoyed the valuable discussions and networking opportunities and once again demonstrated our close ties to CeMOS.

Update BioRN Annual Conference (BAC) >> New Therapeutic Modalities in Personalised Medicine<<, October 9th at Heidelberg Congress Center (HCC):
We are delighted to announce Dr. Martina Benesova-Schäfer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), as our keynote speaker on the topic of "Next-generation Radiotheranostics in Modern Cancer Management".

Find more information on our website
The r egistration for the conference is open!
Non-members have the opportunity to purchase an Early Bird Ticket until May 31.
If your are interested in exhibiting as a company please contact us via email: comms@biorn.org

See you tomorrow at 7pm at the BioRN Lounge ?
Andrew Cato and Christoph Grathwol from Karlsruhe Institut of Technology (KIT) will talk about the "Development of novel androgen and estrogen receptor antagonists for prostate and breast cancer therapy“.

Marc your calendar and join the BioRN Lounge at May 14th.
Looking forward to Tobias Dölle, SPRIND, talking about "Circular Biomanufacturing Challenge: Kick-starting the bioeconomy". Registration is already open

Enjoy more news from our network.
Kind regards

Stephanie Füller
PR Manager
BioRN Life Science Cluster Rhine-Neckar

01 | Research Highlights & News

AGC Biologics Announces Successful Completion of Production of Cancer-Specific Therapeutic Antibody Fragments with Var2 Pharmaceuticals [more]

Innovation Award of the Arbeitskreis der BioRegionen: Outstanding ideas continue to demonstrate the scientific excellence of German universities [more]

BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg: The Future of the Healthcare Industry: AI-supported use of healthcare data in Baden-Württemberg [more]

DKFZ:

ERC Advanced Grants for Hannah Monyer and Michael Platten [more]
Combination therapy can delay resistance of lung cancer cells [more]
Precise localization of miniature robots and surgical instruments inside the body [more]

EMBL:

A universal framework for spatial biology [more]
Building the cell’s splicing machine [more]

Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS): Uncovering the complexity of collagen [more]

Heidelberg Pharma granted orphan drug designation by FDA for its proprietary ATAC candidate HDP-101 [more]

Heidelberg University:

European Research Council grants millions in Funding for two Researchers at Medical Faculty Heidelberg [more]
New Emmy Noether Junior Research Group for Biological Data Science [more]

MPI for Medical Research: Premiere in artificial cell division [more]

Merck Expands M Lab™ Collaboration Center in Shanghai [more]

NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute: Collagen: Researchers at the NMI decipher how it works in medical treatment [more]

02 | New Members

DataHarmony Ltd is is a pre-seed startup that is creating a novel platform for biomedical and life sciences researchers.

DataHarmony's platform will facilitate efficient and collaborative research in the cloud. They aim to create a platform on which researchers from public and private organisations of all sizes can share datasets, applications and analysis pipelines in a secure and privacy-first approach. Their platform will be a game-changer for the biomedical and life sciences sectors. It simplifies scientific collaboration and enhances scalability through a unique cloud solution that provides easy access to computing resources tailored for life scientists. Features include global collaboration zones, virtual machines optimised for life sciences, and unparalleled security—all available from a web browser with clear pricing. We aim to democratize advanced research technologies, making them accessible and efficient for scientists everywhere.

InnovationLab GmbH is the expert for printed and organic electronics with a focus on flexible printed pressure sensors.

They provide tailored print solutions for their customers' R&D challenges. InnovationLab's expertise relies on a solid understanding of materials, processes and printing technologies which are essential for the development of flexible and hybrid electronic systems. Together with their partners from academia and industry, such as BASF SE, SAP SE, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Heidelberg University, they continuously expand their portfolio in printed electronics. Their cluster management team coordinates the agile community, consisting of partners on-site and in the extended network.

InnovationLab offers services in the field of research & development, pilot and industrial production as well as consulting and facility management. Here, the main focus is on accompanying customers from their first idea to the industrial production of their product - from LAB-2-FAB. They are able to take over at any stage of development and will lead their customers' products to success in compliance with their individual needs.

For industrial production, InnovationLab has a strong partner on their side in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, which prints sensors in 3-shift operation at its production site.

03 | Events Spotlight

04 | Event Calendar & Discounts

BioRN Lounge with Andrew Cato and Christoph Grathwol, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Topic: „Development of novel androgen and estrogen receptor antagonists for prostate and breast cancer therapy”
April 30, 2024 - Heidelberg, Germany >>

BIOTECHGATE DIGITAL PARTNERING
May 13-17, 2024 - Virtual
Free Premium Access for BioRN Members >>

BioRN Lounge with Tobias Dölle, SPRIND
Topic: „Circular Biomanufacturing Challenge: Kick-starting the bioeconomy"
May 14, 2024 - Heidelberg, Germany >>

2nd SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling”
May 15-17, 2024 - Heidelberg, Germany >>

Knowledge for Growth
May 15-16, 2024 - Antwerp, Belgium
BioRN Members receive 15% off prices! >>

ACHEMA-Kongress
June 10-14, 2024 - Frankfurt a. M., Germany >>

TREFFpunkt Gesundheitsindustrie 2024
June 11, 2024 - Ulm, Germany >>

Curious2024 – Future Insight Conference
July 10-11, 2024 - Mainz, Germany & Online
Book your Curious2024 tickets now. BioRN Members receive 15% off prices! >>

EuroSTEMPeers 2024
June 28-29, 2024 - Heidelberg, Germany >>

BioRN Annual Conference 2024
October 9, 2024 - Heidelberg Congress Center (HCC) Heidelberg, Germany
Information about exhibition and sponsoring package on our website.

05 | Innovation Promotion

In this section we provide selected information on funding calls and events:

Impact Day:
How can the relevance of research for society, business and politics be experienced? How can its benefits be communicated and impact generated? Knowledge and technology transfer are the focus of Heidelberg University's annual IMPACT DAY. [more]

Innovationspreis des Landes Baden-Württemberg:
The Innovation Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg is awarded to small and medium-sized companies from industry, trade and technological services based in the state for exemplary achievements in the development of new products, processes and technological services or in the application of modern technologies in products, production or services.
Submit your application! Find more information here

Life Science Investor´s Day Heidelberg, October 10th: The Life Science Investors’ Day facilitates a continuous exchange between investors and founders. Recognizing opportunities early and jointly realizing potential. Call for applications for startups open from March [more]

06 | Open Positions

BioThrust:

Working Student, Product Developer (m/f/d) [more]
Founders Associate / Entrepreneur in Residence (m/f/d) [more]

MetaSystems:

Software Developer Image Processing (m/f/d) [more]
Sales Representative for Image Analysis Systems / Microscopy (m/f/d) [more]
Service Technician (m/f/d) [more]
Software Developer Hardware (m/f/d) [more]

mfd Diagnostics GmbH:

Tierpfleger/in (Forschung und Klinik) oder Tiermedizinische(r) Fachangestellte(r), Biologielaborant/in, Biologisch-technische(r) Assistent/in (BTA) (m/w/d) in Voll- oder Teilzeit [more]
Vertriebsmitarbeiter/Außendienstmitarbeiter im Bereich der biomedizinischen Forschung (w/m/d) [more]
Biologielaborant / MTA / BTA / Biologe / Biomediziner (w/m/d) [more]

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