Brain Tumor Meeting 2026

The 12th Brain Tumor Meeting will take place at the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin.
For 25 years, this meeting has brought together the international brain tumor community to discuss tumor biology, genetics, translational advances, and emerging therapeutic opportunities.
Why attend? The meeting is designed to foster interdisciplinary exchange and catalyze new collaborations across basic, translational, and clinical research. Who should attend? Scientists, clinicians, neuro-oncologists and technical staff at all career stages are all welcome. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are welcome, and selected contributions will be recognized with presentation awards. As a new feature of this edition, early registrants may nominate speakers or suggest topics for the Scientific Committee to consider before finalizing the program.

 

Important Dates & Information

April 2026: Registration opens
Mai 15, 2026: Deadline for stipend application and speakers/topic nominations
June 14, 2026: Deadline for oral presentation considerations
July 15, 2026: Deadline for early registration and full program announcement
September 15, 2026: Deadline for late poster registration

 

Registration fees (taxes included)	Early Bird Rates Until 15/07/2026 - 23h59	Regular Rates
Students	80,00€	120,00€
Researchers/Clinician/Clinician Scientist	180,00€	240,00€
Exhibitors and Industrials	400,00 €	400,00 €
Extended event	60,00€	60,00€

On-site registration will be available.

Poster Boards	Height 120 cm Width 100 cm	Wider formats cannot be accepted,    the poster board space is strictly limited.
Talks	Plenary Speakers	30 min. (talk) + 10 min. (disc)
	Oral Presentations	15 min.( talk) + 5 min. (disc)

Stipends

Travel grants will be awarded to young qualified researchers for participation in the Brain Tumor Meeting 2026.
More details will be announced.

Criteria for application:

• eligible are students, Ph.D. students and young postdocs
• the age limit is 35 years by the time of application
• the applicant participates with an own contribution (poster or oral presentation)
• the applicant is first (co-)author/presenter 

The application must contain the following documents:

• short cover letter with contact data
• 1 page CV
• list of publications (if applicable)
• copy of the abstract
• one short letter of recommendation
• if a preprinted/published version of the work is available, please indicate the link

Language

The official meeting language is English.

Hotels in the vicinity of the venue

A25Hotel Berlin-Karow, Hagenstr. 1A, 13125 Berlin-Karow
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 94 20 09 0
http://www.a25hotel-berlin.de
(distance to venue: 4 bus stops)

 

Hotel Alt-Karow, Alt-Karow 2, 13125 Berlin-Karow
Tel.: +49 30 94 20 94 0
http://www.hotel-alt-karow.de/index.php
(distance to venue: 3 bus stops)
 

Pension Boje, Alt-Karow  37, 13125 Berlin Karow

Tel.: +49 30 9430106, mobile: 0179 8787094

www.pension-boje.de

(distance to venue: 3 bus stops)
 

Hotel Stadtgut Berlin-Buch, Alt Buch 45-51, 13125 Berlin-Buch
Tel.: +49 3094796580
http://www.hotel-stadtgut-berlin-buch.de
(distance to venue: 10 min. walk)

 

Pension Il Castello, Karower Str. 1, 13125 Berlin-Buch

Tel.: +49 30 941 37 40

https://il-castello-berlin.de/pension-in-berlin-buch/

(distance to venue: 10 min. walk)

 

Pension am Helios, Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße 81, 16341 Panketal

Tel.: +49 30 67062685; +49 1590 2426647 (mobile)

http://www.pension-am-helios.de/

(distance to venue: 15 min. walk / via Helios Clinic)

Recommended hotels in town

Park Inn by Radisson Berlin, Alexanderplatz 7, 10178 Berlin

Alternative options in the city center may be found in close proximity of the S-Bahn (S2 line)

Credit Points

The following message concerns medical doctors practicing in Germany only.

Alle Brain Tumor Meetings sind bisher von der Berliner Ärztekammer als Fortbildungsveranstaltung für Mediziner anerkannt worden, so dass Teilnehmer*innen an der Tagung Fortbildungspunkte erhalten.

Auch für das Brain Tumor Meeting 2026 wird die Anerkennung wieder beantragt werden, so dass Teilnehmer*innen an der Tagung Fortbildungspunkte erhalten.

2024 hatte die Ärztekammer insgesamt 12 Punkte (6 Punkte für Donnerstag und 6 Punkte für Freitag) vergeben.

Für die Meldung der Teilnehmer*innen an die Ärztekammer liegen dann Teilnehmerlisten aus, in die sich die an Fortbildungspunkten interessierten Teilnehmer*innen eintragen müssen. Dafür wird ein Barcode-Etikett benötigt. Bitte bringen Sie diese zum Einkleben mit. Die Teilnahme-Bescheinigungen erhalten Sie ebenfalls an der Registrierung.

Contact

Organisational Inquiries:
MDC Events Team
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC)
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
13125 Berlin
Email: BTM2026@mdc-berlin.de

Scientific inquiries:
Dr. Gaetano Gargiulo
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC)
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
13125 Berlin
Email: Gaetano.Gargiulo@mdc-berlin.de