Press releases in 2020

Pharma companies have long complained that findings from the laboratory are often not reproducible and that preclinical research does not provide a meaningful basis for developing new therapeutic agents. Scientists from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, along with colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institute…

Charité’s application, which involves close cooperation with the BIH and MDC, is successful

With the appointment of Claudia Langenberg to BIH Professor of Computational Medicine, the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin are strengthening and expanding their leading role in data-driven medicine from September. Combining her expertise in genetic epidemiology and public health, she examines the molecular…

Atopic dermatitis is an insidious disease that occurs primarily in children and young people and not only affects the skin, but can also become a major psychological burden. An app created by the Berlin-based medical device manufacturer Nia Health helps patients and parents better manage the disease and collects personalized data to develop…

How does cancer develop and progress? A team led by pediatric oncologist Dr. Anton G. Henssen has set out to further improve our understanding of these processes. The researcher at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a joint institution of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in…