Our Mission: Translation!

The mission of the BIH is medical translation: The BIH aims to translate findings from biomedical research into new approaches for personalised prediction, prevention and therapy and, conversely, to develop new research approaches from clinical observations.

New software detects hidden errors in complex tissue analyses

Developed by the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) in international collaboration, ovrlpy is the first tool to identify cell overlaps and folds in tissue sections.
Read more
3D printing in microgravity paves way for biological bandages for astronauts

Medical care in space? Researchers at BIH have teamed up with Cellbricks to develop a 3D printer that can print biological bandages and even works in zero gravity.
Read more
Using lab-grown lung tumors as test subjects for tailored cancer therapies

Lung cancer often appears in highly individual forms with very different characteristics. Researchers at the BIH have developed methods to test various therapeutic approaches on tumoroids.
Read more

More news

Events

SeminarQUEST Center
17 Feb 2026
Stop Wasting Your Brains: Designing, Managing and Communicating Research To Achieve Positive Impacts in the Real World
An event as part of the QUEST Seminar on Responsible Research. Speaker: Till Bruckner (In English)
View event
BIH AcademyQUEST Center
18 Feb 2026
Informative meeting: criteria of robust and transparent science 2026_I
For applicants of the BIH Charité (Junior) (Digital) Clinician Scientist Programs
View event
Symposium
19 Feb 2026
RegMed Forum 2026 - Clinical Translation of Advanced Therapeutic Approaches
RegMed Forum 2026 explores challenges and experiences in translating ATMPs and advanced medical devices to clinical benefit.
View event
Lecture
19 Feb 2026
Einstein Circle Lecture | Nan van Geloven
How can prediction models support clinical decision-making when treatment effects are already embedded in the data used to develop them? In this lecture, Nan van Geloven, Professor of Biostatistics at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, presents current approaches to causal…
View event
SeminarQUEST Center
25 Feb 2026
Using of Electronic Lab Books
ELNs offer a number of advantages over traditional paper lab books. But what are these advantages and how can you as an individual or even a whole group use the ELN in a meaningful way? These and all other questions about the ELN will be answered in this course. (In English)
View event
ExhibitionEqual Opportunity
26 Feb 2026
Missed Images at Charité - Opening of the exhibition
The exhibition "Missed Images" brings to light outstanding female physicians and researchers at Charité, whose achievements have long been overlooked. Using AI-generated images, the project highlights their contributions and the stories behind them.
View event
Lecture
05 Mar 2026
GSCN Stem Cell Club
Every first Thursday of the month, the GSCN invites everyone interested to the Stem Cell Club - this time with Michael Peitz (Uni Bonn) and Simone Reber (MPI for Infectious Biology, Berlin). Meet the Berlin stem cell community to exchange ideas and network with colleagues for new projects and…
View event
10 Mar 2026
Exhibition "Berlin - Capital of Women Scientists" in Warsaw
After Lyon, the traveling exhibition has now moved on to Warsaw, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Warsaw. It will be accompanied by a panel discussion and workshops that invite students and the public to exchange ideas about gender equality in science.
View event
Lecture
12 Mar 2026
Talk@BCRT | Malte Spielmann
Malte Spielmann is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Genetics at Charité and a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics. In his presentation, he will discuss the role of non-coding mutations and structural variants in causing human disease.
View event

All events

Capital of female scientists

Get to know women scientists who have had or continue to have a significant impact on teaching, research and our city. More than a hundred years after the first female student was officially enrolled, Berlin can now present itself as the capital of women scientists with the highest proportion of women professors in Germany.

Mehr erfahren

Calls

BIH Academy
12 Mar 2026
Call: BIH Charité Junior Clinician Scientist Program (JCSP) and BIH Charité Junior Digital Clinician Scientist Program (JDCSP) 2026_I
Das BIH Charité Junior (Digital) Clinician Scientist Programm ist ein anerkannter, moderner Karriereweg in der akademischen Medizin, der Ärzt*innen eine strukturierte fachärztliche Weiterbildung mit definiertem Raum für klinische und grundlagenorientierte Forschung ermöglicht. Mit dem spezifischen…
View call
BIH Academy
12 Mar 2026
Call: BIH Charité Clinician Scientist Programm (CSP) und BIH Charité Digital Clinician Scientist Programm (DCSP) 2026_I
Das BIH Charité (Digital) Clinician Scientist Programm ist ein anerkannter, moderner Karriereweg in der akademischen Medizin, der Ärzt*innen eine strukturierte fachärztliche Weiterbildung mit definiertem Raum für klinische und grundlagenorientierte Forschung ermöglicht. Im spezifischen BIH Charité…
View call

All calls

BIH Newsletter

You would like to receive the latest information from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)? Then subscribe to our newsletter and receive regular updates on our success stories in research and translation.

Confirm