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  • An engineering approach to biology in EXplained: BioSysteM with Friedrich Simmel. Image: TUM

    EXplained: BioSysteM with Friedrich Simmel

    An engineering approach to biology

    19 September 2025 | In the TUM "EXplained" video series, the seven Clusters of Excellence with which TUM will enter the next funding phase of the Excellence Competition are showcased. First up is the new cluster BioSysteM, represented by TUM biophysicist Prof. Friedrich Simmel, who is also a PI at MIBE.

  • Franz Pfeiffer, Professor of Biomedical Physics. Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

    International recognition for physicist in the field of X-ray imaging

    Prof. Franz Pfeiffer receives Blaise Pascal Medal

    16 September 2025 | Franz Pfeiffer, Professor of Biomedical Physics at TUM and Director of MIBE, specializes in biomedical X-ray physics. For his outstanding contributions to science, technology, and research education, he is awarded the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Physics by the European Academy of Sciences.

  • Prof. Nassir Navab leitet den Lehrstuhl für Informatikanwendungen in der Medizin & Augmented Reality der Technischen Universität München. Er hat mit seinem Team nachgewiesen, dass ein Avatar den Stresslevel bei den Patientinnen und Patienten senkt. Bild: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

    Autonomous ultrasound systems

    Avatar’s presence inspires trust

    10 September 2025 | Patients have more confidence in autonomous robotic ultrasound systems when an avatar guides them through the process. This was discovered by Prof. Nassir Navab from TUM. The virtual agent explains what it is doing, answers questions and can speak any language.

  • Prof. Oliver Lieleg in the lab

    Hollow microparticles for cargo molecules

    Slime as a material for multifunctional spheres

    05 September 2025 | Prof. Lieleg and his team have developed hollow microspheres made of mucus and polydopamine using a simple and scalable production method. These tiny spheres are intended to serve as packaging for therapeutic substances, for example in joints or on the oral mucosa.

  • Daniel Rückert (right), Professor of AI in Healthcare and Medicine at TUM is discussing research results with a staff member. Image: Juli Eberle

    Faster diagnoses and shorter examinations

    Artificial intelligence in medicine and everyday clinical practice

    25 July 2025 | Artificial intelligence (AI) is also used in the medical field, to evaluate data or search for patterns in large amounts of data. Researchers at Technical University of Munich (TUM) are working on making these human-AI collaborations safe, reliable and efficient.

  • Dr. Hatice Ceren Ates

    Dr. H. Ceren Ates honored with two awards for her doctoral thesis

    Biosensor for personalized drug monitoring of antibiotics

    25 July 2025 | Dr. H. Ceren Ates was honored with two awards for her doctoral thesis. She developed and developed and tested a biosensor that can measure antibiotic concentrations in various body fluids and deliver results within a short time. This opens up new possibilities for personalized therapies.

  • European Research Council funds Proofs of Concepts

    Six ERC Grants for TUM researchers

    14 July 2025 | The European Research Council (ERC) supports scientists, who want to develop marketable innovations based on their research results, with Proof of Concept Grants. Researchers at TUM have now been awarded six of these grants, including two MIBE PIs: Prof. Gordon Cheng and Prof. Fabian Theis.

  • Gliom Connectom Analysis: die Arbeitsgruppe funktionelle Neuronavigation und -monotoring von Prof. Dr. med. Sandro Krieg an der Neurochirurgischen Klinik der TUM am Klinikum rechts der Isar kartiert präoperativ den Bereich der Bewegungs- und Spracharele mittels navigierter transkranieller Magnetsimulation (nTMS), um diese Bereiche bei einer Operation eines Hirntumors (Gliom) zu schonen. Bild: Astrid Eckert / TUM

    TUM Center for Structural and Functional Connectomics

    New center for brain research on the Garching campus

    10 July 2025 | A new connectomics research center will be established on the TUM campus in Garching, which will focus on the comprehensive mapping and analysis of all neuronal connections in the brain.

  • At the Technical University of Munich Prof. Bausch conducts research in the area of cellular biophysics. His work targets a quantitative understanding of the mechanical properties of the cytoskeleton and the microscopic mechanisms of self-organization How exactly does biological tissue find and maintain its shape? With a strongly interdisciplinary approach and a focus on development of powerful experimental model systems, biophysicist Prof. Andreas Bausch and his colleagues have made significant contributions to understanding this fundamental mystery of life. Image: Stefan Woidig / TUM

    Heinz Nixdorf Foundation supports organoid research at TUM

    Andreas Bausch is the new Nixdorf Professor

    08 July 2025 | Biophysicist and organoid researcher Andreas Bausch is taking over the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation Professorship at TUM. This comes with over 2.3 million euros in research funding. In addition, the equipment for a research laboratory in TUM's future Center for Organoid Systems (COS) will be financed.

  • Prof. Axel Haase (left) and Minister President Dr. Markus Söder at the award ceremony for the Federal Cross of Merit.

    High honor for renowned biomedical scientist and TUM Emeritus of Excellence

    Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for Prof. Axel Haase

    4 July 2025 | Professor Axel Haase has been awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of his outstanding contributions to biomedical science.

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