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Science Jan 07, 2026

A new opportunity for Berlin

The Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception has been funded with six million euros. In an interview, Nikolaus Rajewsky and Leif Erik Sander, both spokespeople of the center, explain why new technologies and cross-institutional collaboration will make disease prevention in the future possible.

Dec 18, 2025

Our Highlights in 2025

This year's true highlights came from the people behind our science: Meet 15 people from our community who reflect on scientific achievements, new roles, teamwork, shared challenges, and the everyday...

Science Dec 19, 2025

What determines the fate of a T cell?

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role in ensuring that T stem cells undergo normal cell division. The findings, published in “Nature Cell Biology,” could help boost vaccine response in older adults.

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Science Dec 19, 2025

Bridging science and business

During the Predictive Systems Medicine Partnering Event at the Max Delbrück Center, researchers and industry representatives shared insights and explored commercialization opportunities – advancing our mission to turn discovery into real-world health impact.

Science Dec 18, 2025

Berlin joins national genome data network

The Max Delbrück Center and Berlin Institute of Health at Charité have joined a national network of six Genome Data Centers and the German Human Genome-Phenome Archive, adding Berlin as an operational data hub for genomic medicine and omics-based research.

Science Dec 18, 2025

A spin-off targeting neuromuscular disorders

A team led by Mina Gouti has developed a stem cell-based model that enables researchers to test new drugs to treat neuromuscular diseases and to refine existing therapies. The project, called NMJCare, was named one of the top ten ideas in the national Science4Life start-up competition.

Science Dec 18, 2025

Building environmentally friendly labs

The Max Delbrück Center has recently completed construction of a new Demonstrator Lab as a testbed to reduce the environmental impact of biomedical research. The insights gained will be applied to all new building renovations across the center.

Science Dec 18, 2025

Karen Christman receives Humboldt Research Award

Karen Christman, a Stiftung Charité Visiting Fellow at the Max Delbrück Center, is among the first researchers to have won a Humboldt Research Award under Germany’s Global Minds Initiative. The award will enable her to expand her research in Germany on bioengineering.

Science Dec 17, 2025

Observing synapses in action

Jana Kroll, Christian Rosenmund and their teams have captured the fleeting moment a nerve cell releases its neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. The work was published in “Nature Communications.”

Institute & Campus Dec 16, 2025

What are you reading, Ms Negroni?

Alessia Negroni is a PhD student in Norbert Hübner’s lab, where she investigates pediatric hearts at single-cell resolution. Beyond the lab, she’s a passionate reader, and recommends the latest novel by a contemporary Mexican author — a moving story about friendship and the ambivalences of motherhood.

Science Dec 16, 2025

Captain T Cell closed multi-million-euro round

Captain T Cell, a biotechnology spin-off from the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin, recently closed an equity financing round with both new and existing investors. It provides Captain T Cell with a total budget of EUR 20 million to develop next-generation T cell therapies for solid tumors.

Science Nov 28, 2025

Lifestyle linked to body fat composition

Using data from the German NAKO health study, an international team led by Tobias Pischon has found that a healthy lifestyle – regular exercise, a balanced diet, alcohol in moderation and not smoking – is linked to the accumulation of less visceral body fat. The results are reported in “Obesity.”

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