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  • 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.

  • Sars-CoV-2 infection causes thrombocytes to attach to the blood platelets. This creates cell aggregates in the bloodstream.

    TUM researchers develop rapid test for severe infections

    Risk of serious COVID-19 infection can now be predicted

    29 November 2023 | Researchers have developed a method for assessing the number and structure of aggregated blood platelets that can potentially help quantify the risk of a severe COVID-19 infection.

  • Dr. Klaus Wagenbauer

    Magazine "Capital" awards talents from business, politics and society

    Klaus Wagenbauer among the "Top 40 under 40"

    24 November 2023 | Dr. Klaus Wagenbauer is among this year's „Top 40 under 40“ of the magazine „Capital“. The physicist has been working on further developing DNA nanotechnology since his doctorate at TUM. 2022, he founded the Spin-off Plectonic Biotech together with other TUM researchers.

  • Julia Herzen, Professor of Biomedical Imaging

    Advancing high-resolution X-ray technology

    ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Prof. Julia Herzen

    23 November 2023 | Prof. Julia Herzen is awarded an ERC consolidator grant for her project DEPICT. She aims to develop a physical model to advance high-resolution X-ray imaging on the micrometer scale and thus be able to determine the composition, distribution, and the amount of individual substances in the samples at such high resolution.

     

  • DNA nanoturbine

    Tiny turbines for nanorobotics

    Nanoturbine made from DNA material

    26 October 2023 | Using DNA origami technology, an international research team has developed a tiny turbine for nanorobotics.

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