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MAx Delbrück Center Logo on pride flag
people with a pride banner of the Max Delbrück Center
portrait of a man
big group of people, headline: Bioengineering the future of medicine
illustration of a brain, headline: "A single cocaine dose alters mouse brain cells"
scientific image. headline: "How the skin distinguishes cool from warm"
scientific image. Headline: "Electrical stimulation helps organoids mature"
scientific image, headline: "Inflatmmation links the kidney and the heart"
a naked mole-rat. Headline: "The smell of success"
A large group of Max Delbrück Center staff members stands together outdoors on campus, smiling and waving toward a camera positioned above them for a group photo.
Maike Sander, Scientific Director of the Max Delbrück Center and co-organizer of the symposium, speaking on stage during the opening session.
Portrait of Altuna Akalin smiling outdoors. Overlaid text reads: “Congrats! Altuna Akalin awarded Charité professorship.”
Photo of a panel discussion in a large auditorium at the Max Delbrück Center with a full audience seated in tiered rows. Overlaid text reads: “Bioengineering Symposium 2026,” “July 6,” and “Berlin-Buch, MDC.C.” The Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the bottom right-hand corner.
Side-by-side portraits of Holger Gerhardt and Norbert Hübner. Overlaid text reads: “Holger Gerhardt and Norbert Hübner join EMBO.” Additional text states that the European Molecular Biology Organization has elected both Max Delbrück Center scientists to its membership.
Graphic titled “The Innovation Journey: From Bench to Market.” A vertical pipeline lists the steps Scientific Discovery, Innovation Scouting, IP Protection, Translational Funding, Proof of Concept, Business Strategy, Asset Development, Partnering & Licensing, and Venture Creation. A side box lists I&E support: training and workshops, fundraising guidance, regulatory input, industry and VC access, and more. The Max Delbrück Center logo appears at the bottom left-hand corner.
Graphic for the Max Delbrück Center Bioengineering Symposium 2026 featuring a fluorescent microscopy image in blue, green, and red. Overlaid text reads: “Bioengineering Symposium Final Call” and “July 6, 2026 | Berlin-Buch.” The Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the bottom right-hand corner. The graphic serves as a final invitation to attend the symposium.
Side-by-side portraits of Uwe Ohler and Gaetano Gargiulo. Overlaid text reads: “ERC Advanced Grants for Uwe Ohler and Gaetano Gargiulo.” Additional text notes that each researcher received up to €2.5 million in funding to investigate the regulation of protein synthesis and vulnerabilities in pediatric brain tumors.
Promotional graphic for the Max Delbrück Center’s “Afternoon for Immunology.” A microscopy image of colorful stained cells appears at the top, with text reading: “Afternoon for Immunology,” “MDC-BIMSB (Berlin-Mitte),” and “June 29, 2026.” The Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the lower right-hand corner.
Microscopic image of heart muscle tissue shown in red, with green and blue fluorescent markers highlighting specific cellular structures. Overlaid text reads: “Heart failure caused by an overactive protein.” The Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the lower right.
Graphic with background image and text for the Max Delbrück Center Bioengineering Symposium 2026. The image shows a fluorescent microscopy image in blue, green, and red. The text reads: “Afternoon Session II. Programming and Reprogramming Living Systems. Bioengineering Symposium 2026. 3:30 PM | July 6 | Berlin-Buch.”
Close-up photograph of laboratory cell culture dishes filled with pink growth medium. Overlaid text reads: “SPARK 13 – Concert & Discussion” and “Biases and First Impressions: The Hidden Lens in Art and Science.”
bio:cap participants pose for a group photo in front of the event sign.
Portrait of Gary Lewin standing with folded arms beside a concrete pillar. Overlaid text reads: “Congrats! Gary Lewin elected to Leopoldina.” The graphic uses the institution’s blue branding colors.
Graphic for the Max Delbrück Center Bioengineering Symposium 2026 with a fluorescent microscopy image in blue, green, and red. Text reads: “Afternoon Session I – Tissue and Cell Engineering – Bioengineering Symposium 2026 – 1:50 PM | July 6 | Berlin-Buch.”
Microscopy image showing CAR-T cells and lymphoma cells against a black background. Cells appear in white and turquoise, with small magenta highlights. Overlaid text reads: “A navigation system for CAR-T cells.” A white Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the lower right-hand corner.
Visitors walk across the Max Delbrück Center site on Campus Berlin-Buch during the Long Night of the Sciences. A guide at the front holds a sign for a laboratory tour while a group of attendees follows behind. Large molecular sculptures are visible in the background. Overlaid text reads: “This was the Long Night of Sciences 2026.
Group picture
Graphic with image and text: Portrait of Mascha Koenen standing outdoors beside a birch tree with her arms crossed. Overlaid text reads: “Welcome! Mascha Koenen joins HI-TAC as new Junior Group Leader.” A blue Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the lower right-hand corner.
Graphic with background image and text: It shows a fluorescent microscopy image in blue, green, and red.The text reads: “Morning session. Organoids and organs-on-a-chip. Bioengineering Symposium 2026. 11:00 AM | July 6 | Berlin-Buch.”
Colorful graphic in soft blue, pink, yellow, and green tones with a trans pride flag motif in the background. Text reads: “Pride Symposium. Trans Pasts – Trans Futures. MDC-BIMSB. Jun 12, 2026.” The Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the lower right-hand corner.
Light blue graphic with a central network illustration and a large dark blue “7” in the middle. Text reads: “Long Night of the Sciences,” “Only 7 more days.” A blue Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the lower right-hand corner.
Graphic with image and text: Photo of researchers discussing scientific posters during a conference. Overlaid text reads: “Submit your abstracts!” followed by “Bioengineering Symposium 2026” and “July 6, 2026 | Berlin-Buch.” A white arrow icon appears in the bottom right-hand corner.
A group of conference participants standing outside a building, wearing lanyards and smiling for a photo.
Graphic announcing the Long Night of the Sciences press conference, with the text “Press Conference” and “Livestream, May 27, 10:30 AM.” The Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the lower right-hand corner.
Graphic for the Bioengineering Symposium 2026 showing a session overview for the event on July 6, 2026, in Berlin-Buch. Three sessions are listed with colored circular labels and times: “Morning Session – Organoids and organ-on-chip” from 11:00 AM to 12:40 PM; “Afternoon Session I – Tissue and Cell Engineering” from 1:50 PM to 3:10 PM; and “Afternoon Session II – Programming and Reprogramming Living Systems” from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
Graphic with blue network lines on a light blue background. Text reads: “Long Night of the Sciences. Facts & Figures. Max Delbrück Center. Berlin-Buch & Berlin-Mitte. June 6, 2026.”
Graphic for the Max Delbrück Center Bioengineering Symposium 2026 showing a fluorescent microscopy image in blue, green, and red. Text on the image reads: “Abstract submission now open. Deadline – May 28. Bioengineering Symposium 2026. July 6 | Berlin-Buch.” The Max Delbrück Center logo appears in the bottom right-hand corner.
Promotional graphic for European Doctoral Day at the Max Delbrück Center. Five young researchers in lab coats stand together in a bright building. Overlaid text reads “European Doctoral Day,” “MDC-BIMSB & online,” and “May 13, 2026,” with the European Doctoral Day and Max Delbrück Center logos.
Graphic with image and text: A microscopy image of stained cardiac tissue in the background. Overlaid text reads: “Metabolic signature in heart failure” and “New insights into HFpEF and obesity.”
Group photo of panel participants at the European Parliament in Brussels following the discussion “Unlocking Europe’s Innovation Potential,” including Maike Sander and representatives from research and policy organizations.
Promotional graphic for the Long Night of the Sciences at the Max Delbrück Center. An abstract network-like scientific image appears in the background. Overlaid text reads “Long Night of the Sciences,” “Berlin-Buch & Berlin-Mitte,” and “June 6, 2026,” with the Max Delbrück Center logo in the lower right-hand corner.
Graphic with text: Microscopic image showing an organoid derived from a NEDAMSS patient's tissue used as background. Overlaid text reads “Connecting rare disease research and patient perspectives,” with the Max Delbrück Center logo in the lower right-hand corner.
Promotional graphic for the European Doctoral Day at the Max Delbrück Center. The photo shows a group of young researchers in together in a laboratory. Overlaid text reads “European Doctoral Day,” “MDC-BIMSB & online,” and “May 13, 2026,” with the Max Delbrück Center and event logos.
A speaker presents at the front of a room while students sit at tables and listen, with a slide projected on a screen behind them.
Portrait of Karina Yaniv in a lab, with shelves of containers in the background. Overlaid text reads “Karina Yaniv joins HI-TAC as Scientific Director,” along with the Max Delbrück Center logo in the lower right-hand corner.
Microscopy image with cells highlighted in purple and cyan on a dark background. Overlaid text reads “How do nerve cells initiate pain?” with a white Max Delbrück Center logo in the lower right-hand corner.
Promotional graphic for the Max Delbrück Center Bioengineering Symposium. A colorful microscopy image appears at the top. Text reads “Bioengineering Symposium,” “Register now,” and “July 6, 2026 | Berlin-Buch,” with the Max Delbrück Center logo.
Promotional graphic for a "Berlin Brains on Tour" event. A colorful microscopy image of brain tissue appears in the background. Overlaid text reads “Nanoplastic in the brain,” “Berlin Brains on Tour,” “Zeiss-Großplanetarium,” and “April 17, 2026,” with the Max Delbrück Center logo in the lower right-hand corner.
portrait of a man. Text: "Happy 85th birthday, Detlev Ganten!"
a woman and a man. Text: "Our first global fellow postdocs"
scientific image. Text: "Chaos in lymph nodes promotes cancer"
A close-up of a human brain held in gloved hands in a laboratory setting. The surface of the brain and its blood vessels are visible. © Charité | Maria Streltsova
Graphic with text announcing the Max Delbrück Center Bioengineering Symposium. A colorful microscopy image of cells appears at the top. Text reads “Bioengineering Symposium,” “Save the date,” and “July 6, 2026 | Berlin-Buch,” with the Max Delbrück Center logo in the lower right corner.
A laboratory device labeled “Chromium Controller” is shown in close-up. A gloved hand inserts a sample plate into the machine. Overlaid text reads “Making immunotherapy safer,” with the Max Delbrück Center logo in the corner.
Scientific image with text overlay: The image shows a microscopy view of cells on a gray background with numerous bright green fluorescent clusters scattered across the surface. The cellular shapes appear irregular and spread out, with a white scale bar labeled “1000 µm” near the lower center. Overlaid text appears in bold white sans-serif font within dark blue rectangular boxes at the upper left. It reads, “HOW ANCIENT VIRAL DNA CONTRIBUTES TO PREECLAMPSIA.” In the lower right corner is a blue “MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER” logo.
Graphic with scientific image and text: The image features a dark, high-resolution microscopy view of a small organism shown from above, with green and red fluorescent signals highlighting internal structures against a black background. The scientific image is placed at the top and framed by a wide light blue background. Below the image, bold white sans-serif text appears inside dark magenta rectangular boxes reading, “HOW GUT MICROBES INFLUENCE THE HEART.” In the lower right corner is a dark blue “MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER” logo.