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  • Stained pancreatic cancer organoid. The newly developed organoids mimic the varied and complex structures of pancreatic cancer in the body. Image: Aris Papargyriou / TUM

    Foundation for new cancer treatment strategies

    Organoids represent the complex cell landscape of pancreatic cancer

    11 December 2024 | A team led by researchers at TUM has, for the first time, grown tumor organoids that mimic the different structures and characteristics of pancreatic cancer. The scientists investigated how the various tumor organoids react to established and novel treatments. This opens the door to the development of effective new therapies.

  • The Dies Academicus 2024 in the TUM Audimax with around 1000 guests. Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

    Dies Academicus under the motto "Facta non verba - deeds instead of words"

    TUM celebrates a successful 2024

    06 December 2024 | TUM celebrated the end of an extraordinarily successful 2024 with the Dies Academicus. Students, employees, and partners of TUM, including Prof. Hendrik Dietz and Prof. Oliver Hayden, PIs at MIBE, gathered in the Audimax at the main campus in Munich under the motto "Facta non verba" - deeds instead of words.

  • Daniel Cremers, Professor of Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM

    Interview with Prof. Daniel Cremers on the future of AI

    “The goal of AI is to make our lives easier”

    05 December 2024 | Technologies based on AI are already affecting our everyday lives – from the systems that facilitate movie and music selections to language assistants that formulate emails. But what developments will come along in the coming years? Daniel Cremers, a professor of Computer Vision and AI at TUM, offers insights into the future of AI.

  • Professors Simon Jacob and Julijana Gjorgjieva will each receive an ERC Consolidator Grant for their research in neuroscience. Additionally, three other TUM researchers have been awarded these renownded grants. Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM

    Neuroscience, quantum computing and artificial intelligence

    Five ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to TUM researchers

    03 December 2024 | How do feedback loops in the brain work and how do they shape everyday behaviour? The team surrounding Prof. Julijana Gjorgjieva, Principal Investigator at MIBE, would like to answer these questions among others, and is one of five research teams at TUM which are supported by the renowned ERC Consolidator Grants.

  • 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.

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