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To translate results from academic research in the Rhine-Main-Neckar life science region, the drug discovery and development company Evotec, in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb, recently launched the "beLAB2122" research network. The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) as one of the academic partners of the new BRIDGE academic partnership. Evotec has now selected a DKFZ project for initial funding.

Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom to Give Public Lecture and Seminar at KIT on October 29

This Winter Semester, the Lecture Series at KIT Focuses on the Complex Relationship between Science and Politics

Alliance for green hydrogen technology with participation of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon launches

New biomarkers could predict which therapy is likely to be most effective in treating the distant metastases of colorectal cancer. Researchers from the MDC and Charité as well as from industry partners have identified the molecular signatures of such metastases using mouse and 3D models, as they now report in the journal “Molecular Cancer”.

Immunologists at the University Medical Center Magdeburg and the HZI have deciphered a new role of nitric oxide in the defense against pathogens. "Nitric oxide has two very different effects during an infection: On the one hand, it can directly destroy pathogens that have been taken up by phagocytes. On the other hand, above a certain concentration, it prevents the recruitment of further phagocytes to the site of infection, thus preventing unnecessary tissue damage that would be caused by an excessive immune response," says Andreas ...

Technology Assessment Experts Investigate AI-based Fakes

Are prototype vaccines key to prepare for future pandemics? And how does an infection with SARS-CoV-2 impact the cardiovascular health of patients? Together with partners, the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) is hosting panel discussions on COVID-19 at World Health Summit and Berlin Science Week.

Hybrid Welcome Event – In the 2021/22 Winter Semester, the Number of Students at KIT Totals about 22,000

Accelerator and control systems expert Roland Müller received the ICALEPCS Lifetime Achievement Award. In the more than thirty years of his career at BESSY, the physicist has advanced many projects on control systems at accelerators and has been particularly committed to the international exchange of knowledge.