New Study on the Benefits of Covid-19 Nasal Spray Vaccination Published in “Nature Communications” - Joint research led by scientists at Freie Universität Berlin reaches another milestone

Rocketvax AG, together with the German Research Foundation (DFG), has financially supported a study carried out as part of a joint project of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, National Research Program “Covid-19,” NRP 78) and the German…

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Releasing “brakes” in the brain - Researchers use deep brain stimulation to localize disrupted neural pathways

When certain connections in the brain do not function correctly, disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette’s syndrome may result. Targeted stimulation of specific areas in the brain can help…

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Interview | Prof. Dr. Peter Nicholas Robinson "Humboldt Professor for Artificial Intelligence 2024"

Using data for precision medicine

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How COVID-19 affects the brain - Neurological symptoms apparently not a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection of the brain

Scientists still are not sure how neurological symptoms arise in COVID-19. Is it because SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain? Or are these symptoms the result of inflammation in the rest of the body? A study by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has now…

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Competition call for the Deep Tech Award

Deadline: April 26, 2024

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MTIP Invests $15 Million in Caresyntax

MTIP invested $15 million to accelerate Caresyntax's commercial growth and to expand its data-driven surgery platform.

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EARLYBIRD HEALTH CLOSES FRESH FUND OF EUR 173M

● The Fund’s focus is on healthcare innovations that improve patient outcomes

● Leveraging Earlybird Eagle Eye, a cutting-edge proprietary AI tool, the Fund

gains deal flow and market intelligence

● Uniquely, the only European fund with public…

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FyoniBio collaborates with BioLamina and Alder Therapeutics

FyoniBio, Alder Therapeutics, and BioLamina enter Consortium Grant Agreement to Propel Recombinant Human Laminin Development for Clinical Applications

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Pain and touch sensations require Schwann cells

Special receptor cells under the skin enable us to feel pain and touch. But Schwann cells also play a key role in detecting such stimuli, researchers at the Max Delbrück Center report in “Nature Communications.” This discovery opens new avenues for…

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Computer-engineered DNA to study cell identities

A new computer program allows scientists to design synthetic DNA segments that indicate, in real time, the state of cells. Reported by the Gargiulo lab in “Nature Communications”, it will be used to screen for anti-cancer or viral infections drugs,…

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