Myasthenia gravis is a rare neurological autoimmune disease characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness that worsens with activity. About 17,000 people in Germany suffer from the disease. Many struggle to access appropriate care, especially if they need complex immunotherapies. The start-up RareLink now aims to address this gap with its MyaLink…
With the support of SPARK-BIH and the BIH Biomedical Innovation Academy (BIA), the first cohorts in the project and personal funding programs of the National Strategy for Gene- and Cell-Based Therapies (GCT) have been selected. Within the project funding according to the SPARK method, 17 projects from 13 cities throughout Germany are being funded…
Aiming to bridge the gap between cutting-edge biomedical research and real-world clinical application, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) entered into an agreement with BioLabs, an internationally known innovation laboratory platform with a network of shared lab and office workspaces, to support operations at the full-service BIH…
Dr. Maik Pietzner receives a W2 professorship for life for “Health Data Modeling” at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH). His aim is to find disease-specific small changes in genes and thus target structures for innovative drugs. Using machine learning (ML) to mine huge amounts of heterogenous data sources, he wants to identify new…
Recovery Cat is an app that provides digital therapy support to people with severe mental illnesses. Effective immediately, patients who are insured with Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) can use the Recovery Cat service free of charge. Further insurances will follow. A spin-off from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health…
When the liver is damaged by chronic diseases, it has the ability to regenerate itself. Cancer, however, can develop during the regeneration process. A team of researchers led by Ludovic Vallier, Einstein Professor for Stem Cells in Regenerative Therapies at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), recently showed that liver regeneration…
In cooperation with the BIH QUEST Center, the Einstein Foundation Berlin honors the Dutch microbiologist Elisabeth Bik, the platform PubPeer, and the initiative PixelQuality with the Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research 2024.
The European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) is holding today, October 28, its official launch event, where it will set out its vision and ambition for tackling rare diseases as part of the EU’s research strategy in this field. Representatives of the European Commission, patients’ organizations and ERDERA project groups will present their…
