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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Ultra Broadband 150 MHz Fiber Sensor Pushes the Limits of Optoacoustic Imaging The approach could support earlier disease detection, improved diagnostics & minimally invasive applications such as endoscopy. 👉 Original publication: t1p.de/dmkpn @tum.de @munichimaging.bsky.social
Ultra Broadband 150 MHz Fiber Sensor Pushes the Limits of Optoacoustic Imaging
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
10 Years of Fr1da: Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes in Children is Broadly Feasible 👏 Since 2015, the #Fr1da study, coordinated by #HelmholtzMunich, has screened more than 220,000 children in Bavaria for early-stage type 1 diabetes through routine pediatric care. 👉 t1p.de/ulduc @tum.de
10 Years of Fr1da: Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes in Children is Broadly Feasible
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
AI Atlas Reveals Hidden Whole-Body-Damage Caused by Obesity Researchers around Prof. Ali Ertürk, #HelmholtzMunich, developed #MouseMapper – an #AI framework that maps disease-related changes throughout the entire mouse body at cellular resolution. 👉 t1p.de/svfv0 @erturklab.bsky.social
AI Atlas Reveals Hidden Whole-Body-Damage Caused by Obesity
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#M1 Launches First Funding Period & Advances Translation in Munich🚀 Seven projects receive €7.45 million through the M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance. #HelmholtzMunich is involved in four funded projects. 👉 t1p.de/disle @tum.de @lmu.de @boyanbonev.bsky.social @erturklab.bsky.social #MunichMedicine
M1 Launches First Funding Period & Advances Translation in Munich
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
👏 Prof. Stephan Herzig (#HelmholtzMunich) receives the 2026 Friedrich Arnold Gries Award from the #DDG for research on #FastingMetabolism and #diabetes complications. Prize sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. 🏅 👉 t1p.de/audvn @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social
Stephan Herzig Receives the 2026 Friedrich Arnold Gries Award from the DDG
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
👏 Prof. Michele Solimena has received the Paul Langerhans Medal, the highest scientific honor of the German Diabetes Society (DDG), in recognition of his outstanding contributions to diabetes research. 👉 t1p.de/uoqki @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
Michele Solimena Honored With the 2026 Paul Langerhans Medal of the DDG
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
AI Model Makes Developmental Paths of Cells Traceable An international research team, led by Prof. Fabian Theis, #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de, has developed #RegVelo, an #AI-based model that can reconstruct developmental paths of cells. 👉 t1p.de/r6wgl #VirtualCell
RegVelo: AI Model Makes Developmental Paths of Biological Cells Traceable
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A research team led by Prof. Gil Westmeyer, #HelmholtzMunich & TUM, has developed a method (#NTVE) that enables transcriptome analysis in living cells without destroying cells. NTVE matches standard methods & allows tracking the same cells over time. 👉 t1p.de/t10ka @tum.de
Reading Genetic Activity from Living Cells Without Destroying Them
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Helmholtz KLIMA @helmholtzklima.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
#HelmholtzKLIMA -Datenbank - Expertise im Überblick: Asthma & Umweltfaktoren Erika von Mutius leitet bei @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social das Environmental Health Center, das sich der Prävention & Bekämpfung umweltbedingter Krankheiten, wie Asthma & Allergien widmet. Zum Profil: t1p.de/tq8ve 1/2
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
👏 Dr. Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo, #HelmholtzMunich, has received 2 prestigious grants from Breakthrough T1D to support innovative research into the causes & progression of #Type1Diabetes. 👉 t1p.de/j9lx3 @teresarc.bsky.social @play.breakthrought1d.org #Type1Diabetes #DiabetesResearch #BreakthroughT1D
New Funding Supports Research into Causes and Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#Type1Diabetes in Children #Fr1da Study Expands Early Diabetes Detection to a total of 12 German Federal States 👉 t1p.de/n3osz #EarlyDetection #Prevention #T1D #AWorldWithout1  #DiabetesResearch ##Fr1daStudy
Fr1da Study Expands Early Diabetes Detection to a total of 12 German Federal States
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
👏 Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research at #HelmholtzMunich, has been awarded the 58th Claude Bernard Prize – the highest distinction of the #EASD. 👉 t1p.de/0j0rp @easdnews.bsky.social @tum.de @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #Type1Diabetes
Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler Receives the Claude Bernard Prize for Diabetes Research
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Antje Körner Elected to the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig 👏 🌟 The election recognizes outstanding scientists whose research has made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge in their field. 👉 t1p.de/d817b #HIMAG #ChildhoodObesity #MetabolicResearch
Antje Körner Elected to the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Summer School on Chromatin Biology 2026 at #HelmholtzMunich 🧬 📢 Application Deadline Extended to April 18, 2026. 👉 Further information on the programme & application process: lnkd.in/dN-xXmEr #abcam #summerschool #phd
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Prof. Marcus Conrad, #HelmholtzMunich & TU München, receives the German Cancer Award 2026 for pioneering #ferroptosis research opening new avenues in cancer therapy. 👏 👉 t1p.de/rpctg @krebsgesellschaft.bsky.social @tum.de #CellDeath #CancerResearch #Ferroptosis
Marcus Conrad Receives German Cancer Award 2026
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Lipid Identification: Chemical Fingerprint Instead of Dye A team led by Vasilis Ntziachristos at #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de developed a microscopy method (#HyFOPM) that identifies lipid species in living cells without chemical labels, overcoming the limits of fluorescence tagging. 👉 t1p.de/uo505
 Lipid Identification: Chemical Fingerprint Instead of Dye
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🎤 #Interview with Carolin Daniel Prof. Carolin Daniel is the Director of the newly established Institute for Metabolism and Immunology at #HelmholtzMunich. She strives to cultivate an environment that promotes curiosity-driven research. 👉 t1p.de/zvnao #Immunology #Metabolism #Tregs #prevention
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Timo Müller Receives the #ADA 2026 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award👏 Prof. Timo Müller, #HelmholtzMunich, is a global leader in #MetabolicResearch. His research continues to open new avenues for innovative therapies against metabolic diseases. 👉 t1p.de/qq5nl #DiabetesResearch
Timo Müller Receives the 2026 ADA Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Mapping the Kidney at Single-Cell Resolution 🤖 #HelmholtzMunich and #Novartis Biomedical Research are launching a four-year collaboration to advance #KidneyDisease research with #AI-driven modeling, #VirtualCell simulations, & large-scale perturbation analysis. 👉 t1p.de/yf554 #CellAtlas
Helmholtz Munich Launches Collaboration on AI-Driven Kidney Disease Research
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Up to USD 900,000 from Breakthrough T1D will fund #HelmholtzMunich research on early-stage type 1 diabetes in adults. Using data from 75,000 participants in #NAKO and Babydiab/Babydiet, the team aims to develop adult T1D screening. 👉 t1p.de/2v9je @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social
Early Detection of Adult Type 1 Diabetes Funded by Breakthrough T1D
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Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft @helmholtz.de · 27/02/2026
Germany has the opportunity to extend its strength as an engineering powerhouse into medicine and the life sciences. Vasilis Ntziachristos explains how this can be achieved using three key levers. A comment by Vasilis Ntziachristos @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/...
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Why We Must Act Now in Biomedical Engineering
Germany has the opportunity to extend its strength as an engineering powerhouse into medicine and the life sciences. Vasilis Ntziachristos
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Prof. Sandra Hummel, #HelmholtzMunich, has received the Research Prize of the Dr. Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation for her work on early-life nutrition and epigenetics and their role in the development of type 1 diabetes and obesity. 👉 t1p.de/b5cqk #DiabetesResearch #Type1Diabetes #Epigenetics
How Are Early-Life Nutrition and Epigenetic Mechanisms Involved in the Development of Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity? 
Sandra Hummel Honored With the Research Award of the Dr. Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Epigenetics Community at #HelmholtzMunich, together with #Abcam, is hosting the 3rd #Chromatin #SummerSchool in Munich: 📆 17–29 August 2026 ⏰ Apply by March 29, 2026 👉 Applications & info: bit.ly/4oGDR8f @epihmgu.bsky.social @metorrespadilla.bsky.social @robertife.bsky.social
Summer School on Chromatin Biology 2026
Hands-on Expedition at Helmholtz Munich
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Big Data Make Hidden Genetic Drivers of Type 2 Diabetes Visible 🧬 An international team led by Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini from #HelmholtzMunich used global genetic and multi-omic data to prioritize disease-relevant genes and proteins. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/oz0ux @tum.de
Big Data Make Hidden Genetic Drivers of Type 2 Diabetes Visible
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
More Than Just Gut Cohabitants: How Gut Bacteria Control Immune Responses New research led by #HelmholtzMunich shows that common gut bacteria can actively shape our immune system by injecting proteins directly into human cells. 👉 t1p.de/g2b98 🔗 Original publication: t1p.de/v42xb #Microbiome
More Than Just Gut Cohabitants: How Gut Bacteria Control Immune Responses
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Detecting Heart Disease Early, Through the Skin With #fastRSOM, researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & TUM can non-invasively detect tiny blood vessel changes before symptoms appear – opening new paths for earlier prevention & personalized care. 👉 t1p.de/ds5is @munichimaging.bsky.social @tum.de
New Imaging Technology Detects Early Signs of Heart Disease Through the Skin
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
BioPathNet: New AI Uncovers Hidden Patterns in Biomedical Knowledge Graphs Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & Mila have developed #BioPathNet, an #AI tool that systematically explores large biological data networks to reveal hidden connections between genes, diseases, and drugs. 👉 t1p.de/hmoin
BioPathNet: New AI Uncovers Hidden Patterns in Biomedical Knowledge Graphs
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Adipose Tissue Under the Microscope Funding for Two Metabolic Health Projects 👏 Dr. Maria Keller, #HelmholtzMunich, has secured funding for two research projects focused on adipose tissue & its role in #MetabolicHealth in people with #obesity. 👉 t1p.de/jky9x @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #HIMAG
Adipose Tissue Under the Microscope: Funding for Two Metabolic Health Projects
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Weight Loss in Cancer: New research led by #HelmholtzMunich shows that #cachexia affects multiple organs in a coordinated metabolic way, not just muscles. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/q0ukw @ondrej-kuda.bsky.social @iphys-cas.bsky.social @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @dzhk.de
Weight Loss in Cancer: Coordinated Multi-Organ Response
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Colon-Adjacent Fat Interacts With the Immune System A new study by researchers from #HelmholtzMunich, Karolinska Institutet & Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen shows that fat located next to the colon plays a unique role in immune regulation. 👉 t1p.de/4wq67
Colon-Adjacent Fat Interacts With the Immune System
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
How Do Metabolic Changes Influence Our Genes? 🧬 Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich have discovered new mechanisms by which metabolism impacts our genes through epigenetic regulation. 🔗Original publication: t1p.de/uh7j8 @epihmgu.bsky.social @robertife.bsky.social #Epigenetics
How Do Metabolic Changes Influence Our Genes?
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
How diet and cold rewire brown fat – at the epigenetic level Researchers from #HelmholtzMunich & partners show how #diet & #cold exposure reshape the genetic activity of #BrownFat. 👉 t1p.de/mmdg2 🔗Original publication: t1p.de/hpc7t @unileipzig.bsky.social #Epigenetics #Obesity #BrownFat #HIMAG
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Mapping Proteins in African Genomes – New Clues for Type 2 Diabetes🧬 A study led by #HelmholtzMunich, links 18 blood plasma proteins to #T2D in a Ugandan cohort – some already targeted by existing drugs. 👉 t1p.de/3n22e @elezeggini.bsky.social #Genomics #Proteomics #GlobalHealth #PrecisionMedicine
Mapping Proteins in African Genomes – New Clues for Type 2 Diabetes 🧬
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🧬 Researchers from #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de mapped carotid artery plaques at single-cell resolution, revealing how cell types and structures change as disease progresses. Insights may help improve #stroke risk assessment and guide future diagnostics & treatments. 👉 t1p.de/pkpgl @dzhk.de
Mapping Carotid Artery Plaques at Single-Cell Resolution
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🌟 Happy Holidays From Helmholtz Munich! 🌟 @helmholtz.de #HappyHolidays #HappyNewYear #AIinHealth #InnovationInScience
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Normalizing Blood Sugar Can Halve Heart Attack Risk 🩺 👉 Learn more in our news: t1p.de/x4f0q 🔗 To the original publication: t1p.de/pe52s @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #Diabetes #Prediabetes #CardiovascularHealth #DZD
Normalizing Blood Sugar Can Halve Heart Attack Risk
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Researchers led by Dr. John Heiker, Inka Rapöhn (HI-MAG, #HelmholtzMunich) & Dr. Juliane Weiner (CRC1052) identified vaspin as a “cool-down” hormone that slows heat-producing fat. Vaspin acts as a brake on thermogenesis & may open new paths for obesity therapies. 👉 t1p.de/fs0rw #MetabolicHealth
New "Cool-Down" Hormone Found: Vaspin Slows the Body’s Heat-Producing Fat
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🎉 Eleftheria Zeggini Appointed to the ERC Scientific Council The European Commission has appointed Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini to the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) – the ERC’s governing and decision-making body. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/0k3y2 @erc.europa.eu
Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini Appointed to the ERC Scientific Council
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Fit trotz Klimawandel – Das Genom ist der Schlüssel zur Widerstandsfähigkeit von Nutzpflanzen🌾 👉 Mehr über die #HelmholtzMunich Forschung an Pflanzen-Genomen für klimaresistentere Getreidesorten: t1p.de/s27xl 👉 Weitere Forschende, die das #ParisAgreement unterstützen: t1p.de/oogn6 @helmholtz.de
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Congratulations to Dr. Jian Cui, Principal Investigator at the Helmholtz Pioneer Campus, on receiving an #ERC Consolidator Grant for his project #PhotonSignaling. 👏 👉 t1p.de/d9sz8 @pioneercampus.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #ERCGrant #ERCCoG #HorizonEurope
Jian Cui Wins Prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Dr. Raffaele Teperino, #HelmholtzMunich, receives the PRO-SCIENTIA Award of the Eckhart-Buddecke Foundation for his #Nature study showing how a father’s diet & weight can impact his future children’s health. 👉 t1p.de/av5p9 @epihmgu.bsky.social @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @epitep.bsky.social
Dr. Raffaele Teperino Honored With the Pro-Scientia Award of the Eckhart-Buddecke Foundation
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Great news for the #FERROPath consortium! The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is extending funding for two more years. 👉 t1p.de/taddg @onderyildirimcpc.bsky.social @uniregensburg.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social #CellDeath
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Tracking Metabolic Clues Years Before Type 2 Diabetes Develops Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich have identified early biological changes that occur long before #Type2Diabetes is diagnosed. 👉 t1p.de/cx97k @comphealthmunich.bsky.social
Tracking Metabolic Clues Years Before Type 2 Diabetes Develops
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
#HelmholtzMunich at #NeurIPS2025 Our researchers contributed 15 papers to NeurIPS 2025. 👉 Explore the papers: t1p.de/6ej6i @neuripsconf.bsky.social @comphealthmunich.bsky.social @helmholtzai.bsky.social
Helmholtz Munich Researchers at NeurIPS 2025
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Researchers from #HelmholtzMunich, TUM & LMU University Hospital Munich have uncovered the first molecular evidence that #ferroptosis can directly drive #neurodegeneration in the human brain. 🧠 👉 t1p.de/2n0u2 @tum.de @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social
Single Enzyme Failure Found to Drive Neuron Loss in Dementia
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
C-Compass – Ai-Based Software Maps Proteins and Lipids Within Cells Developed by #HelmholtzMunich, DZD & University of Bonn, C-COMPASS makes spatial proteomics & lipidomics easier to use – no coding needed. 👉 t1p.de/2gn5c
C-Compass – Ai-Based Software Maps Proteins and Lipids Within Cells
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
👏 Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, this year’s Leibniz Prize laureate, has now been honored with the Bavarian #Maximiliansorden for Science and Art. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/d5vq0 @metorrespadilla.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social @pioneercampus.bsky.social #StemCells #Epigenetics
Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla Honored with the Maximiliansorden
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🔬Funding Project #EDGE Brings New Technology for Precise Therapeutic Delivery Closer to Clinical Application 👉Read more: t1p.de/mu60p
Funding Project Brings New Technology for Precise Therapeutic Delivery Closer to Clinical Application
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#HelmholtzMunich joins #PROBE – a new EU initiative to transform #osteoarthritis diagnosis and treatment. Funded by Horizon Europe with €26M, including €1.4M for Helmholtz Munich. 👉 t1p.de/64zie @ihieurope.bsky.social @fabiantheis.bsky.social @ja-schnabel.bsky.social @comphealthmunich.bsky.social
Helmholtz Munich Launches Pioneering Osteoarthritis Research Project With EU Partners
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Helmholtz Munich @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🌍 The #HelmholtzMunich Talent Forum 2025 brought together exceptional early-career scientists in #epigenetics & nucleic acids research to foster exchange, collaboration & research excellence. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 👉 t1p.de/3dsix @boyanbonev.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social #TalentForum
A Platform for Emerging Talent: The Helmholtz Munich Talent Forum 2025
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