Fabian Theis bei Eröffnung des Google AI Centers Berlin

AI, Awards & Grants, Computational Health, ICB,

Google Opens AI Center in Berlin and Supports AI Projects by Fabian Theis

On March 5, Google opened its first German AI Center in Berlin. The event was attended by representatives from politics, business, and science, including Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär, Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger, Berlin's…

Kidney Picture AI-Generated

AI, Transfer, Computational Health, ICB,

Helmholtz Munich Launches Collaboration on AI-Driven Kidney Disease Research

Helmholtz Munich and Novartis Biomedical Research are launching a four-year collaboration to advance kidney disease research. Starting in early 2026, the partnership will work to develop an integrated, cross-species “kidney disease atlas” at…

DNA Double Helix with Mutation

Awards & Grants, Computational Health, ING,

Arcangela Iuso Receives the Eva Luise Köhler Research Award

Dr. Arcangela Iuso from the Institute of Neurogenomics at Helmholtz Munich was awarded the Eva Luise Köhler Research Award. The foundation thus honors a highly innovative research project on RNA base editing for a rare neurodegenerative disease.

Genetic Diagnostic for Type 2 Diabetes

New Research Findings, Computational Health, ITG,

Big Data Make Hidden Genetic Drivers of Type 2 Diabetes Visible

Numerous genetic studies have identified many risk variants for type 2 diabetes (T2D) – but which genes and proteins are actually involved in the disease mechanisms? An international team led by Helmholtz Munich has now used globally collected…

Big data technology data science analysis

AI, New Research Findings, Computational Health, ICB,

BioPathNet: New AI Uncovers Hidden Patterns in Biomedical Knowledge Graphs

A new artificial intelligence (AI) method called BioPathNet helps researchers systematically search large biological data networks for hidden connections – from gene functions and disease mechanisms to potential therapeutic approaches. BioPathNet was…

Detailed view of a computer interface used by geneticists showing a complex genome mapping software with colorful DNA strands without displaying any personal identity in a modern research lab

AI, New Research Findings, Computational Health, ICB,

Pertpy: A Software Toolbox Reveals How Individual Cells Respond to Therapies

With single-cell technologies, researchers can measure millions of cells in parallel and track how each one responds to specific perturbations – targeted interventions such as drug treatments, changes in gene activity or disease-like conditions.…