Recent News
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Molecular Rings with Drug-like Properties
2025/02/10
Chemistry team of the TU publishes new drug discovery approaches
Ring-shaped molecules often have better pharmacological properties, but the development of these active substances is difficult. Now the working group led by Professor Felix Hausch at the Clemens Schöpf Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at TU Darmstadt has shown in three publications how molecular rings can be built using a modular assembly and how this translates to better properties. This opens up new approaches, for example for the treatment of depression, obesity or chronic pain.
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TU Darmstadt Leads International Consortium to Revolutionize Plasmid DNA Production
2025/02/10
Vibrio natriegens as Auspicious Host for Plasmid DNA Production
Under the leadership of Prof. Torsten Waldminghaus, the Faculty of Biology at TU Darmstadt is leading a new international research consortium entitled “Vibrio natriegens as Auspicious Host for Plasmid DNA Production”. The project, funded by the BMBF's “Bioeconomy International” programme with around €500,000, brings together experts from TU Darmstadt, TU Munich (Prof. Bastian Blombach) and the University of Western Australia in Perth (Prof. Georg Fritz). Bielefeld-based PlasmidFactory, one of the world's leading suppliers of plasmid DNA, is an industrial partner in the consortium.
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Join the TUDa iGEM Team!
2024/11/27
The TUDa iGEM Team is recruiting for 2025!
Are you a Bachelor's/Master's student and would like to experience a student-led laboratory and research project? Then iGEM is the right place for you! We invite you to our info session on 10 December 2024 at 5.30 pm in B101I52 to find out everything you need to know about participating in iGEM 2025!
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CompuGene Student Lab wins Athene Prize for good teaching
2024/11/27
TU Darmstadt honours outstanding best-practice models
Since 2010, the Carlo and Karin Giersch Foundation has awarded the ‘Athene Prize for Good Teaching’ to individuals, groups or organisational units that have introduced exemplary and outstanding formats in academic teaching. The prizes are endowed with a total of 46,000 euros.
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SensUs 2025 starts the new competition year
2024/11/13
12 Motivated students wanted for interdisciplinary study project
TU Darmstadt is taking part in the interdisciplinary student competition SensUs as Team TUcanSense. We are looking for 12 students (B.Sc. at least 5th semester, M.Sc.) from the fields of mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, medical technology, chemistry, biology and all related courses.
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TU iGEM team wins gold medal
2024/11/08
Gold medal for innovative solution to combat oil spills
After a two-year break, a team from TU Darmstadt took part in the international iGEM competition again this year. And they were very successful: with their project to combat oil pollution, the students were awarded a gold medal at the Grand Jamboree in Paris and nominated for two Special Prizes.
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Impressions of a research stay in London by Irem Ergenlioglu
2024/10/28
Irem Ergenlioglu, from the Graduate School LSE, shares her experiences of her research stay abroad in London
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Successful start-up concepts with biomaterials
2024/10/25
ryon Summer School under the motto ‘From the idea to the start-up’
The 2nd ryon Start-Up Summer School took place in Darmstadt in October 2024. Participants had the opportunity to take a look into the future of synthetic biology. Over five varied days, the international participants learnt a lot about business models and how to develop a business model from an idea into a professional pitch deck in just a few days. This year's event focussed on biomaterials in the context of the ‘CoM2Life’ cluster project, which is in the running for a Cluster of Excellence in the renowned Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.
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Biomaterials in the entrepreneurial focus
2024/08/16
ryon Rhine-Main-Universities Summer School 2024
From October 7 to 11, 2024, the ryon Start-Up Summer School in Darmstadt and Gernsheim offers the opportunity to help shape the future of synthetic biology and biomaterials. Under the motto “From idea to start-up”, a platform will be created to offer young researchers the opportunity to develop and realize new business ideas. The event is part of the “CoM2Life” cluster project, which is in the running for a cluster of excellence in the prestigious Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.
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Success for the Graduate School of Life Science Engineering
2024/06/25
Re-award of the DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP)
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Graduate School Life Science Engineering Retreat 2024
2024/06/17
Exciting annual retreat of the Graduate School in Kleinwalsertal
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Significant contributions to life science engineering
2024/05/28
Graduate School presents itself in a video
In the “CoM2Life” cluster project, scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and TU Darmstadt are researching intelligent biomaterials that will enable innovations in medicine such as tissue repair or the development of artificial organs. At TU Darmstadt, the Centre for Synthetic Biology is involved in the project. The International Graduate School Life Science Engineering, which is based there, also conducts research at the interface between biology and engineering.
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Picture: Milica RadisicPicture: Milica Radisic
Minisymposium “Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering”
2024/05/21
FLOW FOR LIFE presents Humboldt Research Award winner Milica
The LOEWE Research Cluster FLOW FOR LIFE will host a Minisymposium “Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering” at the Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberghaus with Humboldt Research Award winner Milica Radisic from the University of Toronto on Wednesday, July 3rd 2024, from 13:30. Other speakers include Wolfram Zimmermann from the University of Göttingen, Katharina Landfester from the MPI for Polymer Research Mainz and Aranzazu del Campo from the University of Saarbrücken.
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Lecture on DNA as a storage technology by Prof Marc Riedel
2024/03/12
As part of the Centre for Synthetic Biology, a lecture by Prof. Marc Riedel will take place on 11.04.2024 at 15:00 in room S3|06 337 at the Department of Computer Systems. The title of the lecture is “DNA Storage: In theory, there's no difference between ”theory“ and ”practice“. But in practice there is.”.
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Picture: GreenTech Accelerator ryon / Arne LandwehrPicture: GreenTech Accelerator ryon / Arne Landwehr
Opening of the Transition Centre of the ryon GreenTech Accelerator
2024/02/23
From research to application
Innovation starts now – this was the motto under which the ryon GreenTech Accelerator Transition Centre in Gernsheim was opened last week. The Centre was on board with the presentation of a selection of topics and is also featured in the Hessenschau report on the opening.
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Join the TUDa iGEM Team!
2023/12/11
The TUDa iGEM Team is recruiting for 2024!
You are a Bachelor/Master student and want to experience a student-led lab and research project? Then TUDa-iGEM is the place to go! We invite you to our info-session on Jan. 10th 2024, at 5 PM in B101I52 to learn all about participating in 2024!
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Picture: Andrea Belluati / Scott CaperPicture: Andrea Belluati / Scott Caper
Breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells
2023/12/05
International Team publishes results in “Nature Chemistry“
A groundbreaking study published in “Nature Chemistry” reveals a remarkable leap in the synthesis of artificial cells using synthetic materials, achieved by an international team led by Dr. Andrea Belluati, Prof. Nico Bruns (both TU Darmstadt) and Dr. Sètuhn Jimaja (University of Fribourg). These cells, crafted through a process called biocatalytic polymerization-induced self-assembly (bioPISA), represent a significant advancement in the field of synthetic biology.
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Call for applications for the EU funded MSCA-COFUND doctoral program is now open
2023/11/14
Join us in shaping the future at the intersection of life sciences and engineering.
The structured Graduate School Life Science Engineering at TU Darmstadt is seeking 15 excellent international PhD students to join the EU MSCA-COFUND program trainLSE. We invite highly motivated and talented candidates to become a part of our vibrant research community.
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Young researchers on air
2023/11/13
“Friday Science Bites” podcast covers a wide range of topics
From AI to pharmaceuticals and chromosomes to laser technology: the “Friday Science Bites” podcast by three TU doctoral students offers young scientists a platform to present their research. We introduce the team in an interview.
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Human stem cells in the spotlight
2023/11/13
Research by AG Nuber paves the way for a better understanding of midbrain development and innovative tissue models
Professor Ulrike Nuber's research group at the Department of Biology has published an article on human organiser cells entitled “Enrichment of FGF8-expressing cells from neurally induced human pluripotent stem cell cultures” in Stem Cell Reports.
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In search of active substances against stress-related diseases
2023/11/10
Researchers at TU Darmstadt present two new publications
Depression, obesity or chronic pain – all of these disorders can be triggered or promoted by stress. In two recent publications in renowned scientific journals, researchers at TU Darmstadt show new ways of treating stress-related diseases.
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Picture: Jan Christoph HartungPicture: Jan Christoph Hartung
Over two million euros for doctoral programme
2023/09/26
TU Graduate School Life Science Engineering receives EU funding
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Impressions of a research stay in Sweden by Jorge Lerma Romero
2023/08/28
The PhD student Jorge from the Graduate School Life Science Engineering tells about his experiences from his research stay abroad
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From Idea to Start Up
2023/06/30
The first ryon Summer School of the Rhine-Main Universities
The first ryon summer school will bring together scientists with the aim to generate business ideas in the domain of synthetic biology. The number of seats is limited to 50 persons.
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SynBio World Cafe 2023
2023/06/28
Bridging the gap between academic research, industrial infrastructure and venture capital
On 27-28 June, the 4th SynBio World Cafe took place in Darmstadt, Germany, organised by the German Association for Synthetic Biology – GASB e.V. with support from SPRIND – Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen and the Centre for Synthetic Biology at TU Darmstadt. Bridging the gap between academic research, industrial infrastructure and venture capital, the SynBio World Cafe brings together individuals from all over the Synthetic Biology landscape.