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10 November 2026 | People who experienced infections or traumatic experiences in childhood or adolescence have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s. However, it remains unclear how these early stressors contribute decades later to the development of the disease. A new research project will address this question in the coming years. The hypothesis: stress-induced inflammatory responses alter certain long-lived molecules, which in turn can influence cellular functions.

09 November 2026 | Prof. Axel Haase has been honored with the 2026 Otto Stern Award from the Division of Magnetic Resonance of the German Chemical Society (GDCh). With this award, the division recognizes his groundbreaking work in high-speed magnetic resonance imaging as well as his contributions to the development of hardware components for the application of magnetic resonance in the life sciences. The award ceremony took place on September 17, 2026, in Mainz.

26 October 2026 | How can technological innovations help solve medical challenges? For 25 years, the Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering (MIBE) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has brought together medicine, engineering, and the natural sciences to address this question. Its interdisciplinary research ranges from developing innovative imaging technologies and studying organoid systems to the emerging field of neuroconnectomics.

05 October 2026 | A new, innovative biotechnology research center has opened on the Garching campus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM): The Center for Organoid Systems (COS) significantly strengthens the Munich Institute for Biomedical Engineering (MIBE). The organoids studied there reproduce organ functions with a high degree of accuracy. They provide new insights into the human body and lay the groundwork for new therapies for common diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

24 September 2026 | Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a high-performance adhesive whose key ingredient is extracted from mistletoe berries. The fully bio-based glue bonds materials including wood, metal, glass and Teflon. Of particular interest is its ability to be reactivated several times by applying heat after a bonded joint has been separated. In the future, this could make repairs and recycling easier, for example in electronic devices.

23 September 2026 | Researchers at MIBE have developed a way to shape flowing liquids into almost any cross-section inside a hair-thin channel and then freeze that shape with a flash of UV light, producing tens of thousands of precisely structured microparticles and fibers per hour, using microfluidic chips cast from cheap 3D-printed molds instead of cleanroom equipment.

03 September 2026 | Prof. Julian Grünewald, Professor for Gene Editing at TUM and PI at MIBE, receives an ERC Starting Grant in order to develop new gene editing tools and approaches with the help of AI.

06 July 2026 | Generative AI like ChatGPT can write text, generate images, and even write code. But when it comes to the physical world, these models reach their limits. They have only a limited understanding of spaces and changes in the environment. The team at the startup SE3 Labs has developed a spatial AI technology that uses images, videos, and map data to create realistic 3D models.

06 July 2026 | TUM has developed a soft, pneumatic glove that restores the ability of people with paralyzed hands to grasp objects. To achieve this, researchers at the TUM Chair of Cognitive Systems use electrical signals from the forearm muscles to reliably predict when a person intends to grasp an object.

03 July 2026 | The development of programmable molecular machines is moving closer. Researchers at TUM have now developed an extremely reliable and stable DNA switch. It can be controlled electrically and used to regulate molecular functions.