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In five essays, research and administration staff at the Max Delbrück Center have outlined their visions for an ideal research institute environment. The occasion was this year's "Utopia Institute of Research Essay Contest," organized by EU-LIFE and the scientific journal "Nature."

No science-remote phase-out plan for animal research in Europe – the EU-LIFE research alliance, which includes the Max Delbrück Center, welcomes the EU Commission's response to the European citizens' initiative "Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics".

Multiple sclerosis progresses very differently and is therefore difficult to treat. Under the leadership of Charité, researchers at the ECRC and elsewhere are working on an online platform that predicts the course of the disease. The EU's Innovative Health Initiative is financing the project with 9,9 million euros.

In June 2023, the Max Delbrück Center was awarded the “berufundfamilie” certificate for the fifth time – a sign of the center’s commitment to its employees. For “We at the MDC”, Petra Nibbe, head of People and Culture, explains how the institute intends to position itself as an attractive place to work.

A Berlin-based team led by ECRC researcher Dominik N. Müller is analyzing how inflammation of the intestinal mucosa affects blood vessels. They are still looking for study participants – especially people with inflammatory bowel diseases, multiple sclerosis, high blood pressure and diabetes.

She wants to uncover the mechanisms behind inflammatory neurodegenerative diseases, while also developing new therapeutic approaches and testing them in clinical trials. With these goals in mind, Frederike Cosima Oertel is launching the Translational Neuroimmunology Lab at the ECRC.

Ahead of the European Parliament’s hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative “Save cruelty-free cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing” on May 25th, 2023, EU-LIFE and LERU express their concern about the call to phase out all animal testing in Europe.

The Max Delbrück Center has been awarded its fifth “Work and Family” audit certificate. It includes a three-year action program focusing on collaborative culture, leadership, personnel strategy, and idea management. Here, Dana Lafuente and Gabriele Kollinger explain all the details.

What role do a common receptor and diet play in chronic inflammation? That is the question that the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) and other partners will pursue over the next three years in a consortium project funded by the BMBF.

Colleagues are donating money for medicines, working groups are offering jobs for Ukrainian researchers, and the student lab is opening its doors to children from Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has inspired great solidarity at the MDC. Overview.