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Innovation & Equity Health Tech Summit, November 18, 2024, Heidelberg – an initiative of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in cooperation with encourageventures and Heidelberg Startup Partners. Take advantage of this unique platform to engage in conversation with forward-thinking leaders, investors and founders. Experience exciting keynotes, panels and startup pitches that showcase groundbreaking innovations in health technology. Dive into a dynamic and diverse entrepreneurship ecosystem. Secure your early bird tickets by 1st November, 2024 and help shape the future of biotechnology.

On July 12, members from all Alliance institutions embarked on a memorable journey on the beautiful Neckar river connecting Heidelberg and Mannheim during the Alliance ScienceSplash 2024. The atmosphere buzzed with innovation as participants engaged in captivating presentations, learned more about groundbreaking research and pioneering technologies, and connected during engaging networking sessions. For more insights, check out our article here.

Alliance Technology Platform experts and users met on June 12, 2024 in an event that led to fruitful discussions, insight into the state-of-the-art technologies, and new collaborations.

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Did you miss one of the “Akademische Mittagspause”-lectures or want to watch them again? There are recordings of all talks on the Health + Life Science Alliance YouTube-channel. Talks were given in German.

The Baden-WĂĽrttemberg Minister of Science, Petra Olschowski, visited Heidelberg University on May 17, 2024, to find out about current projects in medicine, life sciences and medical technology as part of the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim, which is funded as an innovation campus.

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Watch the feature created by Baden-WĂĽrttemberg International about Alliance Junior Group Leader Arica Beisaw at Heidelberg University Hospital. “The Alliance, funded by the state of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, especially promotes interinstitutional collaborations between the research institutions in the Rhine-Neckar region which has been extremely fruitful for my research on zebrafish heart regeneration.” Thanks to Baden-WĂĽrttemberg International for producing this short movie within their project Career-start BW.

 

Interinstitutional postdoctoral researcher Roger Ottenheijm is working with Marc Freichel (Medical Faculty Heidelberg) and Daniel DĂĽrschmied (Medical Faculty Mannheim / UMM) on Ca2+ entry and release channels in platelets.

“Thrombosis and inflammation are very common conditions relevant for all humans. I strive to shed light on the underlying processes involving calcium entry and release in the great interdisciplinary environment of Heidelberg.”

Interinstitutional postdoctoral researcher Fredrika Rajer is working with Michael Zimmermann (EMBL), Christian Gille, Burkhard Toenshoff and Alexander Dalpke (Medical Faculty Heidelberg) on the effect of long-term antibiotic prophylaxis in infants.

“The effect of long-term antibiotic prophylaxis on the infant gut microbiome and the development of antibiotic resistance is unclear. I’m dedicated to understanding its impact.”

Interinstitutional postdoctoral researcher Changgyun Park is working with Christel Herold-Mende (Medical Faculty Heidelberg) and Peter Lichter (​dkfz) on the drug responses in tumor organoids of brain metastases.

“Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer which can metastasize into other tissue, like the brain. I aim to improve the lives of breast cancer patients with brain metastases through the integrative analyses of personalized drug response and genomic data. The great support provided by the Alliance enables me to tackle this meaningful topic.”