BIOTRONIK Achieves First Human Implantations of LivIQ Leadless Pacemaker

- Extending BIOTRONIK’s DX Technology to leadless pacing

- World’s first leadless pacemaker to deliver AV synchronous pacing using atrial electrical far-field signals

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Prediabetes: Blood-Based Epigenetic Markers Enable More Precise Risk Assessment

Prediabetes is an extremely heterogeneous metabolic disorder. Scientists from several partner institutes of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have now used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify epigenetic markers that indicate an…

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Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf wins Alzheimer‘s research grant

How do the ApoE4 gene variant and the herpes simplex virus work together to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease? Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf has been awarded a grant from Stiftung Alzheimer Initiative to study the molecular interaction…

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Biological bandages from a 3D printer, for use in outer space

Scientists at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) have teamed up with a company called Cellbricks to develop a 3D printer that can produce a biological wound closure: Using a mix of gelatin and skin cells, the device prints a perfectly…

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Using lab-grown lung tumors as test subjects for tailored cancer therapies

Lung cancer varies widely from patient to patient, and that diversity makes it hard to find effective treatments. Researchers at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) have developed a method to evaluate multiple therapeutic approaches on…

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AI NATION Accelerator

Incorporated high-potential AI startups based in Germany ready for scaling can now apply for the next AI Nation Accelerator batch.

 

Application deadline: February 1, 2026

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AI NATION Grant

Early-stage AI startups can now apply for the next AI Nation Grant.

 

Application deadline: February 1, 2026

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Berlin Bio × AI Hackathon

Applications open February 2nd · February 27–28, 2026 · 24 hours to solve real problems

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New Junior Research Group led by Ignacio Rebollo Pioneering Gut-Brain Interactions funded by Landmark ERC Starting Grant

A new junior research group, headed by Dr. Ignacio Rebollo, officially started operations in January 2026 at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), marking a significant advancement in the burgeoning field of gut-brain…

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Microbially Produced Secondary Bile Acids Accelerate Colorectal Cancer Development

For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) has demonstrated the causal role of microbially produced secondary bile…

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