Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, people around the world are informed about the disease, the situation of women and prevention options. In Berlin-Brandenburg, this topic is…

Going through medical treatment is often similar to a long journey. The term “patient journey” refers to all the stages along this path – prevention, the emergence of the first symptoms of a disease, recovery, the ongoing management of a chronic…

Held once again at the Messe Berlin trade fair center, the DMEA, Europe’s most important event for digital health, provided an overview of the market and the opportunities for the future. The German capital region was again represented with a big…

Whether heart attack, stroke or other heart problems: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in Germany. Even though mortality has fallen in recent years thanks to new examination and treatment methods, there is still a lot to be…

Software development, production, regulatory affairs, laboratory activities – the list of skills required by companies and research institutions is long. Where can companies and research institutions find freshly trained specialists for their…

The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region is one of the leading life science regions in Europe and a lot is being done to keep it that way: with a wide variety of space offerings and support program for founders and start-ups.

The glass ceiling in the healthcare sector in the capital region is getting thinner. More and more women are finding their way into leadership positions. In order to reduce the inequalities that still exist further, stakeholders in the healthcare…

The term “Long COVID” first emerged in the social media. Numerous affected individuals have reported in the social media about their various, long-lasting health limitations after SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region,…

Cell-based medicine has the potential to detect and counteract diseases long before symptoms become apparent. This comparatively young medical approach uses a large number of new technologies to achieve this. The Berlin Cell Hospital, which is newly…

Promoting health is a global task, especially when it’s a case of preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Ideas and advances from the arena of politics, business or research with the aim of improving health worldwide are grouped together under…