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  • The team developed a new method to design large new proteins. Left: Christopher Frank, first author of the new study. Right: Prof. Hendrik Dietz. Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

    Designing large new proteins with AI

    New method for designing artificial proteins

    21 November 2024 |  An international research team has developed a method for designing large new proteins better than before and producing them with the desired properties in the laboratory. Their approach involves a new way of using the capabilities of the AI-based software Alphafold2.

  • With the dark-field X-ray method, Franz Pfeiffer, Professor of Biomedical Physics at TUM, has developed an innovative technology that can be used to visualize the microstructure of lung tissue, for example. The ERC-funded SmartX project aims to develop novel detectors for the method. Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM

    EU funds research into imaging technology and chips for quantum computers

    TUM researchers secure two ERC Synergy Grants

    05 November 2024 | Two projects by researchers at TUM have been awarded highly endowed ERC Synergy Grants from the European Research Council. These international projects focus on groundbreaking future technologies: developing ultra-detailed, low-radiation X-ray imaging and creating computer chips that integrate photonics and electronics.

  • Representatives from TUM and ITM visit the production laboratories. Image: ITM Isotope Technologies

    TUM, TUM University Hospital, and ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE Sign Research Framework Agreement

    Uniting Forces for Precision Cancer Therapies

    24 October 2024 | In an effort to provide more targeted therapies for cancer patients, TUM, the TUM University Hospital, and ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE have signed a research framework agreement. Through this partnership, the institutions aim to enhance their collaboration and involvement of the FRM II research reactor in the fields of nuclear medicine, radiopharmacy, and medical isotope technology.

  • Jelly brain surgery, swelling tiny objects with water and using your mind to control computer games – the Neuroelectronics group, the student club NeuroTUM, and many more groups at MIBE presented their projects to the public at the Open House.

    Shows, experiments, lab tours and more

    Open House

    03 October 2024 | An electrifying science show, X-ray and microscopy tours, neuroelectronics and much more - our research groups presented their projects to the public at this year's Open House.

  • A nanorobot (orange) in Prof. Berna Özkale Edelmann's laboratory. The scientist wants to use such tiny robots and so-called smart microgels to influence the development of stem cells. This and eight other research projects will be funded with ERC Starting Grants. Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM

    EU funding for projects on medicine, space exploration, software, and biomaterials

    Nine ERC Starting Grants awarded to TUM researchers

    05 September 2024 | ERC Starting Grant for MIBE-PI Prof. Özkale Edelmann: Her goal is to turn stem cells into heart cells and thus help people suffering from the consequences of a heart attack.

  • Engaging slams and an engaged audience at MIBE’s Science Slam during the Bioengineering Day 2024. Lisa Budzinski, herself a scientist and TV host of ZDF’s Terra Xplore, moderated the event. Image: Carolin Lerch / TUM

    Science Slam at the Bioengineering Day 2024

    „A story of adventure, science, and a bit of horror“

    27 August 2024 | Magnetoelectric nanoparticles for Frankenstein, medical imaging with polka dot patterns, and microtaxis that move between cells. On Friday, 24 July, at MIBE's third Bioengineering Day, researchers brought their topics to life in the form of science slams.

  • Oliver Lieleg, Professor of Biopolymer Materials at TUM, and his team develop mucin-based materials for medical applications.

    Multi-purpose mucus

    What mucins can do in medicine

    27 May 2024 | Oliver Lieleg, Professor of Biopolymer Materials at TUM, and his team develop mucin-based materials for medical applications such as coatings for contact lenses and intubation tubes.

  • Nuclei of HGPS cells

    Understanding the mechanisms of premature aging in progeria

    “Can we delay age-related diseases?”

    29 February 2024 | Children with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome develop premature aging symptoms. Prof. Karima Djabali wants to understand the biological mechanisms behind these accelerated aging processes.

  • A team of researchers has made a significant advance in prime editing, the most versatile gene editing technology to date. They have developed a method for the targeted degradation of old DNA segments to make room for the insertion of new sequences. The illustration shows two hands and a drawn DNA double helix. One hand is erasing an old sequence, the other one is drawing the new one.

    New method makes space for DNA insertions

    Expanding the gene editing toolbox

    01 February 2024 | Researchers have made a significant advance in prime editing, the most versatile gene editing technology to date. They have developed a method for the targeted degradation of old DNA segments to make room for the insertion of new sequences.

  • A woman injecting insulin

    Optoacoustic imaging method RSOM shows severity of the disease

    Examining diabetes with a skin scanner and AI

    11 December 2023 | Changes in small blood vessels are a common consequence of diabetes development. Researchers at TUM and Helmholtz Munich have now developed a method that can be used to measure these microvascular changes in the skin – and thus assess the severity of the disease. To achieve this, they combine AI and innovative high-resolution optoacoustic imaging technology.

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